>Anybody know what became of Steve Ignorant, Peeve Libido, and
>Joy de Vivre from Crass? Polemical poetry plus!
John - terrific stuff, welcome reminder.
Have no idea where they've gone to. Have
caught sight of Vi Subversa (Poison Girls)
more recently on the edges of the performance
scene. Sianed and i made a video with Vi as
one of the performers a few years back.
But Crass. Only ever saw them play live once.
In a pub next to West Hampstead station.
So much of that appeared to be re-configured
thru SMILE magazine, Karen Eliot (who's having
multiple parties around the UK i read) and
even Stewart Home, the Art Strike and so on.
Crass reminder me now of Babylon near Luton,
Cumbawumba (certainly a fluffier version) and
the roads movement (no, not The Levellers).
Many of the punk + groups had charged readable lyrics.
Swell Maps, the Slits, This Heat, the Raincoats,
The Door and The Window (what ever became of Bendal?
if his trajectory is in any way a guide he got into
radiology / holistic medicine). Always treasured
the 'bye bye bendal' graffitti at the gateway to the
Isle of Dogs.
Not all on the acerbic front, but front nevertheless.
love and love
cris
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