Happy Birthday!

Shane MacGowan of The Nipple Erectors/Nips and The Pogues turns 52 today.



Wikipedia: Nipple Erectors

A Fansite: pages.cs.wisc.edu/~mroman

Video: The Nips - Infatuation - live - 1979 - youtube

Blogload: The Nips - Only The End Of The Beginning - live - asfm.blogspot.com



Wikipedia: The Pogues

Official Website: pogues.com

Video: The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah (1989) - youtube

Blogload: The Very Best Of The Pogues - needscreated.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday!

Lee Thompson of Madness turns 52 today.


From the top: Chas Smash, Mike Barson, Suggs McPherson,
Mark Bedford, Lee Thompson, Daniel Woodgate and Chris Foreman

Wikipedia: Madness

Official Website: madness.co.uk

Video: Madness - One Step Beyond (1979) - youtube

Blogload: Madness - The Peel Sessions - sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday!

John O'Neill of The Undertones turns 52 today.


The Undertones, left to right: John O'Neill, Damian O'Neill,
Michael Bradley, Bill Doherty and Feargal Sharkey

Wikipedia: The Undertones

Official Website: theundertones.com

Video: The Undertones - Here Comes The Summer - on Top Of The Pops - 1979 - youtube

Blogload: The Undertones - An Anthology - abc-afterglow.blogspot.com

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Budgie (born Peter Edward Clarke) of Siouxsie and The Banshees turns 52 today. He had previously been in The Spitfire Boys, Big In Japan and The Slits.


Siouxsie and The Banshees, left to right:
Budgie, Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin

Wikipedia: Siouxsie and The Banshees

A Fansite: vamp.org/Siouxsie

Video: Siouxsie and The Banshees - Christine (1980) - youtube

Blogload: Siouxsie and The Banshees - Once Upon A Time - The Singles - ya-cant-go-home.blogspot.com