Punk in London

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 2 00:13:16,041 --> 00:13:19,208 One of the most exciting bands on the live album of Roxy Club 3 00:13:19,291 --> 00:13:20,750 is X-Ray Spex. 4 00:20:26,041 --> 00:20:31,166 It's humiliating to live in a flat without your own front door. 5 00:20:32,166 --> 00:20:35,708 In the South of London, Artury Bassick lives in one of these flats 6 00:20:35,791 --> 00:20:39,208 with his parents. He is the 19-year old bass player of The Lurkers. 7 00:20:39,291 --> 00:20:41,500 The Lurkers have been around for a few months. 8 00:20:41,583 --> 00:20:45,083 They've released their own single "Shadow" and it's very successful. 9 00:28:54,458 --> 00:28:57,250 The Red Cow in Hammersmith, where The Lurkers performed, 10 00:28:57,333 --> 00:29:01,250 is less stylish than other clubs, but the atmosphere is better. 11 00:29:01,333 --> 00:29:05,375 Lots of bands have started here. The sign that said: "Free entry" 12 00:29:05,458 --> 00:29:08,875 has been replaced by "Live Music". 13 00:29:08,958 --> 00:29:11,750 Before The Lurkers, a band jumped on stage unannounced. 14 00:29:11,833 --> 00:29:14,458 They thought punk meant that you couldn't play. 15 00:32:00,125 --> 00:32:03,833 The nerve centre of punk was the office of Miles Copeland. 16 00:32:03,916 --> 00:32:07,791 From here, he managed a lot of bands and record labels as well as <i>Sniffin' Glue…</i> 17 00:32:07,875 --> 00:32:09,541 The biggest punk magazine. 18 00:38:08,416 --> 00:38:10,958 Unfortunately, we noticed The Killjoys too late. 19 00:38:11,041 --> 00:38:12,958 They opened for The Electric Chairs. 20 00:38:13,041 --> 00:38:16,166 We look them up the next day as they play in the Greyhound in Fulham 21 00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:18,750 after the daily striptease show. 22 00:48:24,625 --> 00:48:25,666 In Camden, 23 00:48:25,750 --> 00:48:28,833 on a dilapidated terrain of the British Railways, 24 00:48:28,916 --> 00:48:31,958 is the rehearsal space "Rehearsal Rehearsals", belonging to The Clash. 25 00:48:32,041 --> 00:48:35,250 A lot of new bands are allowed to practice there. 26 00:54:31,458 --> 00:54:35,333 On the same site, above the rehearsal space, lives Roadent. 27 00:54:35,416 --> 00:54:38,250 He's the roadie and practically fifth band member of The Clash. 28 01:04:22,333 --> 01:04:27,041 In the prestigious 100 Club, The Jam, the purest punk band… 29 01:04:27,125 --> 01:04:31,291 Is recording their first live album for Polydor. 30 01:04:31,375 --> 01:04:35,000 All their shows are sold out, even though the venue is twice as big as this one. 31 01:09:33,666 --> 01:09:37,375 The new wave band with the most commercial success is The Stranglers. 32 01:09:37,458 --> 01:09:40,916 Their first album was the eighth most successful of last year. 33 01:09:41,000 --> 01:09:46,166 But are they really a punk band, apart from their name? 34 01:09:46,250 --> 01:09:51,208 We want to ask their PR manager, but we are refused. 35 01:15:40,000 --> 01:15:43,041 In The Marquee Club, The Boomtown Rats are playing today. 36 01:15:43,125 --> 01:15:46,375 Although 700 people are refused at the door, 37 01:15:46,458 --> 01:15:50,666 the club is so hot and crowded that the singer faints on stage. 38 01:17:03,750 --> 01:17:06,291 It started with the Sex Pistols last year 39 01:17:06,375 --> 01:17:08,541 when they were a support act. 40 01:17:09,416 --> 01:17:13,458 Musically speaking, they were awful. The singer couldn't sing. 41 01:17:13,541 --> 01:17:18,750 The bass only had three strings and the drummer was drunk. 42 01:17:19,333 --> 01:17:24,333 The audience didn't like it and then we were through with punk. 43 01:17:24,416 --> 01:17:29,666 In the three, four months that followed, punk gained a huge following 44 01:17:29,750 --> 01:17:35,625 because of new fashion and lots of attention by the press. 45 01:17:36,250 --> 01:17:40,375 A lot of people asked me if I could please book some punk bands. 46 01:17:40,458 --> 01:17:45,750 I caved and I booked some punk rock bands last summer. 47 01:17:46,375 --> 01:17:49,375 That was a huge success and since then we do punk rock. 48 01:17:49,458 --> 01:17:54,333 What kind of bands played here before? - Rock bands, hard rock… 49 01:17:54,416 --> 01:17:57,125 Underground. Hard rock bands. 50 01:17:57,708 --> 01:18:01,125 What's the difference between the punk crowd 51 01:18:01,208 --> 01:18:06,000 and the fans of other bands? There has been some talk about violence. 52 01:18:06,083 --> 01:18:11,041 Kids want to listen to music here. Whether it's punk rock 53 01:18:11,125 --> 01:18:15,083 or other bands, they come to The Marquee for live music. 54 01:18:15,708 --> 01:18:19,250 They don't come to fight or to get wasted. 55 01:18:19,333 --> 01:18:21,375 Good music for good money. 56 01:18:24,250 --> 01:18:28,375 How come you're running The Marquee, as a German guy? 57 01:18:28,458 --> 01:18:30,833 It's one of the biggest clubs in London. 58 01:18:30,916 --> 01:18:34,791 I had heard about The Marquee in Germany. Then I went to England. 59 01:18:34,875 --> 01:18:39,875 I started watching bands in The Marquee in London. And I liked it. 60 01:18:39,958 --> 01:18:44,125 I asked around for a job, that's how I started here. 61 01:18:44,208 --> 01:18:48,333 It was hard. I worked 12, 14 hours a day. That's how I worked my way up. 62 01:18:48,416 --> 01:18:51,750 After three years, I book the bands and run the club. 63 01:18:53,125 --> 01:18:57,166 Does punk have a future? 64 01:18:58,000 --> 01:19:03,208 Punk has a great future. All the music labels are interested. 65 01:19:03,875 --> 01:19:10,250 Punk sells good because it's new, different and fashionable. 66 01:19:11,375 --> 01:19:15,583 For kids, it's fresh. They don't feel like 67 01:19:15,666 --> 01:19:18,500 going to concerts of Yes or Genesis. 68 01:19:18,583 --> 01:19:21,750 It's too complicated. Punk is simpler. 69 01:19:22,875 --> 01:19:25,750 Simple, hard music. Hard rock. 70 01:19:25,833 --> 01:19:29,708 Music that's played fast. They can go and join in. 71 01:19:30,583 --> 01:19:33,166 What do you personally think about punk? 72 01:19:33,250 --> 01:19:35,625 Professionally, punk is really good for us. 73 01:19:35,708 --> 01:19:39,083 And personally… At home, I listen to the Eagles. 73 01:19:40,305 --> 01:20:40,312 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org