the Fanzine
issue 5 (Poker)
March 1987
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In the 1980s, Leicester gave birth to one of the UK's richest live indie music scenes.
There was big hair and big sounds and it was all recorded at the time by a horde of individuals who loved it and lived it.
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See what they saw and read what they said in the magazine that cornered the market in music news during a cultural revolution in one of the UK's most creative cities.
Inside:
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Deep Freeze Mice
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Haymarket Theatre feature -Michael Clarke Dance Co
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News - Crazyhead, Hunters Club, Gaye Bykers On Acid
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BBC Primetime - Age Of Chance
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Zoots fashion shoot
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feature - 'Women in fear'
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Speakout - animal rights
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demo reviews -Wellphead, Tebbit Under Rubble, Dawn After Dark
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BBC Primetime - Human League
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The Booze Brothers
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Barney Rubble And The Marmite Sisters
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gig reviews - Bomb Party, Hunters Club, Crazyhead - A Boy Called Christian, This Picture, Spikey Norman, Dancing Partners - Highliners - Robin Hitchcock & The Egyptions - Three Johns
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the Charts courtesy of: Ainley Records, The Fan Club, Helsinki Bar, HMV, Cank Street Records, International Bar, Centre Video
Sponsors:
The Fan Club
Helsinki Bar
Princess Charlotte
Haymarket Theatre
Oddity Records
The T-Shirt Bar
Cank Street Records
Zoots Clothing
