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5 Oct 2026

Eight Diary Fragments from 1981 with Reference to Malcolm McLaren and My Teenage Politics

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Malcolm Mclaren holding Vol. II (1981) of  The Von Hell Diaries  (1980-89)     1981 was a big year for me: I turned eighteen (13 Feb); I lef...
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28 Sept 2026

Go Ape Crazy: On the Role of King Kong in Malcolm McLaren's Imagination

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Malcolm Mclaren and Vivienne Westwood:  'Exposé: Punk Rock Sex' T-shirt (Seditionaries 1978) Image via: metmuseum.org     King Kong,...
2 Sept 2026

A Little Slice of Post-Punk Music History: How Lieutenant Lush Became Boy George

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Annabella Lwin and George O'Dowd (Lt. Lush) Photo by Kevin Cummins (1981)   Sex gang children gang up on you, jump on top, on top of you...
8 Feb 2026

Prince, Oh Prince of Darkness: Notes on the Case of Peter Mandelson

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Lord Peter Mandelson  (The Prince of Darkness)    'He who knows not that the Prince of Darkness is also the King of Light, knows nothing...
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3 Dec 2025

Never Ever Say Hey Ho! Off We Go: Why I'm Sceptical of the Work Ethic

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        linkedin.com      I've expressed my contempt for those professional network hippies and Silicon Valley fascists at LinkedIn befo...
22 Oct 2025

On Answering the Call of the Void

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Can You Resist the Call of the Void? (SA/2025) Based on Ernst Stückelberg's painting of Sappho (1897) [1]     I.    Apparently, the urge...
30 Sept 2025

Russ Bestley: 'Turning Revolt Into Style' (2025): Notes on Chapters 3-5

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Russ Bestley:  Turning Revolt Into Style   (Manchester University Press, 2025)     I.   It's true that although UK punk began in London,...
29 Sept 2025

Russ Bestley: 'Turning Revolt Into Style' (2025): Notes on Chapters 1-2

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A Gentleman and a Punk Scholar  [a] Stephen Alexander à la Jamie Reid (2025)    I.    Russ Bestley's new book,  Turning Revolt Into Styl...