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‘I knew it was over for us’: the bands who got left behind when punk exploded

Fifty years ago this week, the Sex Pistols played their first Manchester gig and caused a sonic revolution. What happened to the other bands that were tipped for big things that year – and why did the rock’n’roll dinosaurs survive?

The Guardian - UK

Supporting the Jam, sausages with the Bay City Rollers and defying skinheads: post-punk girl group Dolly Mixture look back

The all-girl trio gave punk a playful spin and drew admirers in Paul Weller and Captain Sensible – but, singer Debsey Wykes recalls, faced confusion for being out of step with era’s noise and anger

The Guardian - UK

‘I hated playing by the rules’: Johnnie Walker, the empathetic radio DJ with a rebel spirit

His BBC career began with a year-long suspension and he was later fired for on-air comments. Yet the broadcaster’s warmth meant listeners followed him for more than five decades

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Johnnie Walker, legendary BBC Radio presenter, dies aged 79

Walker first rose to fame among British music fans as a disc jockey on pirate station Radio Caroline in the Sixties, and later became a favourite among BBC listeners, even if he did hate the Bay City Rollers

The Independent UK

New musical featuring sons of huge Scottish band to open in Glasgow

A BRAND new musical featuring the hit songs of an iconic Scottish band is set to open in Glasgow...

The National (Scotland)

Great British Railway Journeys season 15: release date, destinations, exclusive interview and everything we know

Great British Railway Journeys season 15 on BBC2 sees politician-turned-presenter Michael Portillo explore Britain’s post-war history by train.

WhatToWatch

“I wanted us to be the punk Monkees, the mainstream Ramones or Mötley Crüe with sneakers”: the story of Candy, the cult 80s LA glam rockers who produced a future Guns N’ Roses superstar

With their debut album, Whatever Happened To Fun?, LA power-pop outfit Candy should have been huge

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Rod Stewart rocks Edinburgh with a few surprises in 'emotional performance for the ages'

The iconic singer performed one of his last-ever gigs at Edinburgh Castle with a few surprises that delighted fans who had to endure some bad weather along the way.

Edinburgh Live

Legendary Edinburgh band Bay City Rollers announce new member ahead of worldwide tour

Edinburgh band Bay City Rollers have announced a new member for their worldwide tour, with childhood fan John McLaughlin joining them ahead of their 50th anniversary celebration.

Edinburgh Live

Bay City Rollers' new member announced by band ahead of worldwide tour

Dream come true for childhood fan John McLaughlin who joins the legendary Scots band ahead of their 50th anniversary celebrations next year

Daily Record

Original Edinburgh Bay City Rollers frontman vows to recover decades' worth of royalties

Clark has vowed to recover decades worth of royalties having been the voice of the band for almost a decade before being replaced by the late Les McKeown who died in 2021

Edinburgh Live

Original Bay City Rollers frontman vows to recover decades’ worth of royalties

For almost a decade, Gordon 'Nobby' Clark was the voice of the Edinburgh band before being replaced by Les McKeown, who died in 2021.

Daily Record

Bay City Rollers star Les McKeown 'screamed in his sleep' for decades after being abused by the band’s manager

Les McKeown's family have laid bare the suffering and anguish he battled after being raped by manager Tam Paton.

Daily Record

The world nearly got a supergroup featuring members of the Sex Pistols, Blondie and the Bay City Rollers

Blondie’s drummer, the ex-Sex Pistols bassist, the Bay City Rollers’ guitarist and Paul Weller nearly made up punk’s weirdest supergroup

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'The Tory party has moved on from Boris, leaving behind a sad and angry clown'

At the best, his shot at becoming leader again is blown - the gloss has come off him and the circus that is the Tory party has moved on, leaving behind a sad and angry clown.

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