The first half of January was spent wading through post-punk tome Rip It Up and Start Again. Put together by 'cultural commentator' (yuck) and Guardian contributor Simon Reynolds, it's a right diverting glimpse into a bleak era where popular music was frequented by people with more ideas than they knew what to do with.
Anyhoo, it turns out that one of the key bands in the book, Throbbing Gristle, used to live, rehearse and experiment with their genitals in a big house directly opposite where our residence is now. This is a band who scared off gypsies by embarking on a three-day improvised freak out. They used to fuck each other for kicks. And frontman Genesis P.Orridge has embarked up the biological cul-de-sac of disrobing bodice of anything resembling gender. Plus some of the tunes are proper future.Thanks to D-Steezey for pointing us in the direction of this little beaut. Big tune...
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