WELCOME TO THE BORED TEENAGERS WEB SITE LAST UPDATED 2nd JANUARY 2009

THE ROXY LONDON WC2 - A Punk History By Paul Marko BOOK £19.99 (IT'S FINALLY OUT!!! MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO DO THIS BOOK, A FEW HAD STARTED DOING THIS BOOK BUT ONLY PAUL MARKO HAS ACHIEVED IT. BASICALLY IT TELLS THE WHOLE STORY WITHOUT PULLING ANY PUNCHES THE TRUTH, THE HISTORY, THE BANDS, THE PUNTERS, BEHIND THE SCENES AND THE MYTH BEHIND THIS GRASS ROOTS LEGENDARY PUNK VENUE. 510 PAGES PACKED FULL OF RARE PHOTOS, STORIES AND QUOTES FROM MANY OF THE BANDS THAT CUT THEIR TEETH AT THIS VENUE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS THAT HAS EVER COME OUT ON THIS GREAT BRITISH CULT THAT WAS CALLED "PUNK ROCK")

 

THE RHYTHM METHOD - By Nicky Forbes BOOK £15 (WHO THE HELL IS NICKY FORBES I HEAR YOU ASK….WELL, HE WAS ONLY THE BLOODY DRUMMER OF ‘THE REVILLOS’ & ‘THE PORK DUKES’. (PLUS HIS BROTHER WAS ‘EUGENE REYNOLDS’  OF ‘THE REZILLOS) THE BOOK, THE RHYTHM METHOD, SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR EVERY NASCENT POP STAR OR ARMCHAIR MUSIC FAN. YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE REZILLOS / REVILLOS TO ENJOY MAINLINING THIS OUTSTANDING, UN-PUT-DOWNABLE MEMOIR, WHICH IS PEPPERED WITH THE SPICY MINUTIAE OF ROCK. NICKY FORBES, A.K.A. REVILLOS DRUMMER ROCKY RHYTHM, DRAWS ON HIS MUSICAL ESCAPADES IN THE 1970S PUNK SCENE AND BEYOND INTO THE 1980S, RECALLING MEMORABLE ANECDOTES THAT ARE PART TRAVELOGUE, PART RITES-OF-PASSAGE, BUT ABSOLUTELY ALL ROCK’N’ROLL. AMONGST OTHERS, NICKY HAS WORKED WITH GLEN MATLOCK OF THE SEX PISTOLS, KEITH LEVINE OF PIL, DAVID VANIAN’S PHANTOM CHORDS, TENPOLE TUDOR, THE PORK DUKES, AND WITH SINGERS AS DIVERSE AS POP PRINCESS SINITTA, TO THE CLASH’S JOE STRUMMER. PUBLISHED AS A LIMITED EDITION BY SUFFOLK AND WATT BOOKS, AND WITH A COVER DESIGNED BY RENOWNED LOWBROW FETISH ARTIST VINCE RAY, THE RHYTHM METHOD IS DESTINED TO BECOME A CULT CLASSIC)

 

 

Gigs to put into your diary!!
	FAST CARS + THE LETTERS + ?????? Live at Dirty Water Club The Dome, 178 Junction Road, London, N19 5QQ   March 2009

 

 

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This web site is dedicated to the youth explosion that swept the UK during the late 70's and early 80's ....We follow it through all it's different stages. Punk, New Wave, Powerpop, Mod...

Our aim is to document all the bands that were involved in this exciting period of the UK music scene. No other music has shaken up the industry since Punk began!

Along with this web site, we run a compilation series on Vinyl and CD to accompany it.

If there is any band that you would like to be featured or feel should be featured then please get in touch.

If you were involved in any of the bands featured then please also get in touch as we would like to interview you to add to your page.

BAND INDEX

NEW ENTRIES IN PINK

UPDATED ENTRIES IN YELLOW

007	ACCIDENT ON THE EAST LANCS	BACKSEAT ROMEOS	CANE	DAS SCHNITZ
25 RIFLES	THE ACCUSED	BACK TO ZERO	THE CANE	THE DAZE
100 FACES	ACK ACK	THE BAZOOMIS	THE CASSETTES	THE DEAD
	ACME SEWAGE CO.	BEE BEE CEE	CHAOS	THE DEEP THROATS
	THE ACTION	THE BEEZ	CHAOS UK	DEFIANT
	ADDICTION	BENZINE JAG	CHARGE	THE DELETED
	ADRENALIN	BERLIN	THE CHORDS	THE DELINQUENTS
	THE ADVERTS	BEYOND THE IMPLODE	THE CIGARETTES	DEMOLITION
	THE AGGRAVATORS	BITCH	CLAY FAV	DEMON PREACHER
	THE ALSATIANS	THE BLEACH BOYS	CLOCKWORK CRIMINALS	THE DETOURS
	THE ALTERNATORS	BLITZ	COCK SPARRER	DICK ENVY
	AMAZING SPACE FROGS	BLITZKRIEG BOP	THE COILS	THE DIKS
	THE AMBER SQUAD	BLOODSPORT	THE COMMITED	THE DIRECTIONS
	AMSTERDAM	BLUNT INSTRUMENT	THE CORTINAS	DISCHARGE / THE FILTH
	THE ANAL FLEAS	BLUSH	THE COWARDS	DISCO ZOMBIES
	ANTI-SOCIAL	THE BOMBSHELLS	THE CRABS	DISORDER
	THE ATTENDANTS	BRIX	THE CRIME	DOMESTIC BLISS
	AUNTIE SOCIAL	B.T.P. FOLDERS	THE CROOKS	THE DONKEYS
			THE CYBERMEN	THE DOUBT
				THE DREGS
				THE DREGS (2)
				DRESDEN
				THE DRIVE
				THE DUNNEAU

 

 

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G

H

I

EAST COAST ANGELS	THE FACE	GENERATION X	THE HAMSTERS	THE IGNERENTS
EATER	THE FAKES	GRAFF X	HARRY HACK & THE BIG G	THE INFESTED
THE EGO'S	FAST BREEDER	GREAT BRITISH HEROES	THE HEAD	THE INJECTORS
THE ELEVATORS	FAST BREEDER (2)	GRIMLY FIENDISH	HEADACHE	THE INTROZE
THE ELITE	THE FAUVES	THE GROOVE	HENRY ESSENCE	THE ISAWS
EMERGENCY EXIT	THE FENCE	THE GROUT	HERE TODAY
END RESULT	THE FIRST STEPS	GUNS FOR HIRE	THE JEFF HILL BAND
EXCEL	THE FIXATIONS		THE HOAX
THE ESCORTS	THE FLICKS		HORRORCOMIC
THE EXILE	THE FORCE		HOSPITAL TREATMENT
THE EXITS	THE FRISKY PIGS		THE HYBRIDS
THE EYES	FUBLIC DICK		TANYA HYDE & THE TORMENTORS
	FUN 4
	F-X

        

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L

M

N

THE JELLY BABIES	THE K9's	THE LAMBRETTAS	THE MACHINES	NADA
THE JERKS	KICKSTARTS	THE LAST RESORT	MAG/SPYS & THE OBTAINERS	THE NAME
THE JERMZ	KIDZ NEXT DOOR	THE LAST STAND	MARTIN & THE BROWNSHIRTS	THE NARCOTICS
THE JETS	THE KILLERMETERS	LD50	MASTERSWITCH	THE NEEDLES
THE JETZ	THE KILLJOYS	THE LEEPERS	MATT VINYL & THE DECORATORS	NEGATIVE EARTH
JOHNNY & THE SELF ABUSERS	KNIFE EDGE	LES ELITE	MATT VINYL & THE UNDERCOATES	THE NEGATIVES
THE JOLT	THE KUNTS	THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS	THE MAZE	THE NEGATIVES (2)
JUST THE JOB		LLYGOD FFYRNIG	THE MEANIES	THE NEGATIVZ
		LOCKJAW	MEAN MACHINE	THE NEON HEARTS
		LONDON	THE MEAT	THE NEW HEARTS
		LONDON PRIDE	THE MEDIA	PETE NEWNHAM
		LONDON PX	THE MENTAL	NICKY & THE DOTS
		THE LOSERS	THE MERTON PARKAS	NO COVER
		LOW PROFYLE	MIKE MALIGNANT	THE NOSEBLEEDS
		THE LURKERS	THE MILK	NO WAY
			THE MIRRORS	THE NUMBERS
			MISSPENT YOUTH
			MODEL MANIA
			THE MODS
			THE MOLESTERS
			THE MOST
			MOUTH TO MOUTH
			MUVVERS PRIDE
			MYSTERIOUS FOOTSTEPS

                               

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THE ONLOOKERS	THE PASSION KILLERS	QUALITY DRIVEL	R21	THE SATELLITES
OPEN SORE	THE PATHETIX		RADIO BLANK	THE SCABS
THE ORDINARYS	THE PEDESTRIANS		THE RATS	THE SCENE
THE OUTSIDERS	THE PERFECTORS		REACTA	THE SCENE  (2)
OXY & THE MORONS	PIN POINT		THE REALLY 3RDS	SCHOOLGIRL BITCH
	THE PLAGUE		THE RED LIGHTS	THE SCOOP
	THE PLASTIC PEOPLE		THE REPORTERS	SECRET AFFAIR
	PLASTIX		THE REVENGE	SECURITY RISK
	THE POSE		REV VOLTING & THE BACKSTABBERS	SELF CONTROL
	POTENTIAL THREAT		THE REZILLOS	SEMA 4
	THE PREFECTS		THE REZIZTERS	SEVENTEEN
	PRESS STUDS		RINGER	SHAG NASTY
	THE PRISONERS		THE RIVALS	THE SHAPES
	THE PSEUDO EXISTORS		THE ROMFORD STOMPERS	THE SHOCK
	THE PSYKIK VOLTS		RUN 229	THE SHY
	THE PUBLIC PISSTAKE		THE RUNNING SORES	THE SICK THINGS
	THE PULLOVERS		THE RUNS	SILENT NOISE
	PUMPHOUSE GANG			SKIDMARX
	PUNCTURE			THE SKIDS
	THE PURPLE HEARTS			THE SKUNKS
				THE SLEEPERS
				SLIME
				THE SLITS
				THE SLOWGUNS
				THE SMALL HOURS
				THE SMITH
				THE SNIFTERS

   

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SNYDE	THE TARTS	THE UNTAMED YOUTH	V2	WASTED
THE SOCKETS	THE TAX EXILES	THE UNWANTED	THE VALVES	WASTELAND
THE SODS	THE TEENBEATS	THE USERS	THE VAMP	THE WHAT
SOLID WASTE	THEY MUST BE RUSSIANS	U.X.B.	THE VAMPS	WHY CONTROL
SPASMS	THE THRUST		THE VAPORS	WILFUL DAMAGE
SPEED	THE TOADS		THE VARIATIONS	WIRE
SPEEDBALL	THE TOILETS		THE VARICOSE VEINS	THE WORST
SPITFIRE BOYS	THE TRANSMITTERS		THE VARICOSE VEINS (2)	WRIST ACTION
THE SPOTTY DOGS	THE TREND		THE VEKTORS
SQUAD	THE TWO-TONE-PINKS		VICTIMIZE
THE STA-PREST	TUBEWAY PATROL		THE VICTIMS
THE STEREOTYPES			VIDEO & THE COD CRAPS
THE STERILE ANDROIDS			VIOLATION
THE STEROID KIDDIES			THE VIOLATORS
STONEBREW			THE VOID
THE STOWAWAYS
THE STRAITS
STRANGEWAYS
THE STRAPS
STREET PEOPLE
THE STUDIOZ
THE STUKAS
THE SUBS
SUBSTITUTE
SUBURBAN STUDS
THE SURGE
SWANK

                       

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Y

Z

XL5		THE ZEROS
XPRESS		THE ZIPS
X-RAY SPEX		ZOOT ALORS
X.S.ENERGY
THE XTRAVERTS

         

 

 

See the photos from the night

 

Daily Mirror February 3rd 1979	Daily Mail February 3rd 1979	Daily Express February 3rd 1979	Sunday People February 4th 1979	The Sun February 3rd 1979

 

"Bored Teenagers" would like to thank....   Martin Cass (Former Bombsite editor), Mike Clarke, Alyn Currie, Ingo Eitelbach,  John Hodgson (aka Blank Frank), Ian Furr, James Mayes, Alex Ogg, Mario Panciera, Chris Plummer, Martin Ryan (Former Ghast Up editor), Tony Slingsby, Ken Watkins, Gordon Windsor, Mark Woodley,

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