THIS BLOG WAS INTENDED TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF BANDS, MUSICIANS, PERFORMERS, etc, THAT HAVE EMERGED FROM THE POTTERIES AND SURROUNDING AREA: FROM THE DAWN OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TO ROUGHLY THE END OF THE 20th CENTURY, FROM AS FAR AS MACCLESFIELD IN THE NORTH, STAFFORD IN THE SOUTH, UTTOXETER IN THE EAST, & MARKET DRAYTON IN THE WEST. FROM DISCHARGE TO ROBBIE WILLIAMS, AND EVERY TWO-BIT NO-HOPER IN BETWEEN.
HOWEVER, THIS PROVED TO BE NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE! SO IT IS CENTERED AROUND THE PUNK/NEW WAVE/SYD’S BAR/STOKE MUSICIANS COLLECTIVE/TORCH MAGAZINE SCENE OF THE LATE SEVENTIES AND EARLY EIGHTIES, AND SOME OF WHAT CAME AFTERWARDS, PLUS SELECTED INTERESTING HISTORIC BANDS AND SINGERS FROM THE AGES, FOCUSING MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ON BANDS DOING THEIR OWN MATERIAL.
THE BLOG IS NOW CLOSED TO ANY MORE ENTRIES, BUT FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON ANY OF THE POSTS. I WILL ADD ANY FURTHER INFORMATION AS AND WHEN. MOST OF THE PICTURES HAVE BEEN LIFTED FROM OTHER SITES ON THE INTERNET, HAPPY TO CREDIT THE OWNERS OR REMOVE, IF REQUESTED.
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