Punk Lives On In The Cyber Universe

As we all should've learned in elementary school, the time it takes for the light of a distant star to reach us here on Earth is mind-blowingly huge. And so it is that the mere act of gazing upon celestial bodies places us in a cosmic time machine in which we see the stars as they once were and not as they are today.

In the frantic realm of The Internets™, however, one minute is equal to one light year, so when ya run across something that's been up for five years and documents a period from some three decades ago it's like looking at the brilliance of a star located an eternity away.

Just such a stunning experience happened to me last week when I stumbled upon Andy Rosen's "London Punks 1976-1984" photostream on Flickr, uploaded in 2005. Seeing as y'all know I cannot tell a lie, let me just say that I was so amazed and delighted to find these images that I nearly fell off my oh-so comfy chair!

Presented in all their fantastically dark and brooding glory are The Clash, Paul Weller of The Jam, Dave Vanian of The Damned, Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17, David Sylvian and Richard Barbieri of Japan, Johnny Rotten--band name not necessary--Siouxsie Sioux without the Banshees, Steve Strange, Midge Ure of Ultravox, Specimen, and my all-time favs Peter Murphy and David J of Bauhaus.

Just who in the hell are these musical/cultural rebels of a bygone era? If ya don't know, take Mom's advice and look it up!

Ah, good times, kids, good times. Reminds me a punk rock girl I used to know very, very well:

Unfortunately the link to Rosen's blog yields nada, but you can watch a 2006 video interview with him at Current.

Link (via Boing Boing)

Related:
Avant-Garde/Acoustic/Punk Never Felt So Right
That’s Pretty Underground

Comments

[Steve Hawthorne]

This 1987 Punk Rock Cricky photo gave me a nice chuckle to help end the day!

[William Zuback]

I think you are still wearing the jacket? Nice photo.

[Mary Dally-Muenzmaier]

Bill: Your are correct, sir! The leather remains an essential item in my fashion rotation. Twas a gift from my parents on my 17th birthday. Best. Birthday. Ever.

Steve: It warms my little heart that I could bring you a chuckle! You are aware, however, that PR Cricky would've served you with the fatal look of death. :)