ON THIS DAY ... in 1993 - THESE ANIMAL MEN, ECHOBELLY, S*M*A*S*H and FLAMINGOES.
Pre-Britpop contenders at the 199 Club. Awesome gig. (111 photos)
Because BRITPOP ended up as a self-congratulatory pile of shite it’s often not remembered that it only came about because of the punkier pop activities of the New Wave Of New Wave shortly before it. A variety of melodically motivated bands with attitude, NWONW gave a punkier sense of strop to pop that was fun to experience. This gig featured some of the…
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