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Tag Archives: eighties
Ran like clockwork
Here’s an interesting one for 80s Walsall music fans, a fanzine of the period – I feature these occasionally, as I come upon them in my stash or as they’re sent in.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 1988, 80's, Brownhills local history, Clockwork Sausage Dog, eighties, fanzine, Local History, Mother, Noise News, Noize Neuze, Overstrand, Punch and Judy, Ron's Neighbours, Sossidge, Walsall, Walsall local music, Walsall Musicians Collective, WMC
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Brave new world?
The Birmingham Bull Ring feature I compiled last week seems to have stirred quite a bit of interest, both here and on Facebook. I realise it’s a long way from Brownhills, but for people of a certain age, hopping on … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Science, Environment, Features, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Just plain daft, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 70's, 80's, Birmingham, Birmingham it's not shit, bretwilde, Bull Ring, Bullring, Central Court, Cheap tat, Danny Smith, Derelict, eighties, FrMark, Jon Bounds, Lady Wulfruna, local blogs, Local History, Martineau Place, memories of Birmingham, New Photos, Pallisades, Redevelopment, seventies, Silly, Snow Hill Station, Telly Savalas
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Acceptable in the 80’s
Long term readers will remember that last year, I published a post about local music fanzines of the late eighties produced by David Frost of Brownhills, and what a profound effect they had on the young BrownhillsBob. Whilst rooting for … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged 1988, 80's, Apna Sangeet, Biss the Pocket Opera, Blue Ox Babes, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, David Frost, Dogs D'Amour, eighties, Fanzines, Jo Digger, Little Red Schoolhouse, Local History, Mother, Noise News, Noize Neuze, Nose Flutes, Overstrand, Punch and Judy, Ron's Neighbours, Sandkings, Split in Two, Walsall, Walsall Council, Walsall local music, Walsall Musicians Collective, Wimpletodes, WMC, Woderstuff
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