Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWhkbDMISl8 In the late 70's another music phenomenon that emerged almost simultaneously with punk, was "new wave". A less often remarked upon punk characteristic, shared with "new wave", was its reaction against the larger and larger venues played by rock bands in the seventies, particularly "prog rock" groups like Pink Floyd, Yes and Jethro Tull. The idea was that it was more exciting to see bands close-up, loud and sweaty in the back room of
New Rose - the Damned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6olrtHmM3kI Next up, Brian James, lead guitarist from the Damned, who died March 6th, 2025. One of the bands I always thought I saw at the Squat in Manchester was the Damned, but I can't find any evidence that they ever played there, so maybe I saw them somewhere else. Or maybe I just imagined it. Certainly their first single "New Rose" is the epitome of everything that was played in the Squat from 1976-78. It is generally regarded as the first
