Adam Ant

Allison, Morse

Allman Brothers Band

Allman, Duane

Allman, Gregg

Almost Famous (film)

Altamont Speedway concert (1969)

Amis, Martin

amphetamine sulphate

Anarchy package tour (1976)

Anderson, Ian

Anger, Kenneth

Arden, Don

Asheton, Ron

Atlantic label

B-52s

Bacharach, Burt

Bad Company

Baker, Ginger

Band, the

Bangs, Lester

Barres, Michael Des

Barrett, Syd ‘Golden Hair’

Basie, Count

Bath Festival (1970)

Bay City Rollers

Beach Boys ‘Surf’s Up’

Beal, Michael

Beatles ‘Love Me Do’

Beck, Jeff

Bedford College

Bee Gees ‘Too Much Heaven’

Beefheart, Captain (Don van Vliet) attack on Zappa Clear Spot concert at Brighton’s Dome interview with Safe as Milk Strictly Personal ‘Tropical Hot Dog Night’ Trout Mask Replica

Belushi, John

Bernstein, Elmer

Betts, Dickey

Beverley, Ann

Beverley, John ‘Sid’ see Vicious, Sid

Bickershaw festival (1972)

Bicknell, Ed

Big Star: ‘The Ballad of El Goodo’

Bindon, John

Bingenheimer, Rodney

Birmingham (Michigan)

Blackmore, Ritchie

Blondie

Blue Oyster Cult: ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’

blues-rock

Bluesbreakers

Bolan, Marc death ‘Get It On’

Bolder, Trevor

Bonham, John

Bono, Sonny

Boomtown Rats

Boushell, Debbie

Bowie, Angie Backstage Passes

Bowie, David Aladdin Sane ‘The Bewlay Brothers’ changes in music style concert at Cobo Hall (Detroit) (1973) ‘Cracked Actor’ and disco and drugs and exorcism ‘Fame’ intelligence of interview with Playboy (1977) ‘Joe the Lion’ legal battles with Mainman living in Los Angeles Low The Man Who Fell to Earth meeting with musical collaboration and relationship with Iggy Pop physical appearance sexuality smear campaign against Station to Station work method Young Americans Ziggy Stardust role

Boycott, Rosie

Boyd, Joe: White Bicycles

Brando, Marlon

Breslau, Marty

Brock, Dave

Brown, James ‘King Heroin’

Browne, Jackson The Pretender

Bruce, Jack

Buckley, Jeff

Buckley, Tim Greetings from L.A. ‘Monterey’

Buell, Bebe

Buffalo Springfield

Burchill, Julie

Burnett, T-Bone

Bushell, Debbie

Buzzcocks

Byrds ‘Chestnut Mare’

Cale, John

Callan, Alan

Calvert, Robert

Cammell, Donald

Can Future Days Tago Mago

Capitol Cinema (Cardiff)

Capote, Truman: In Cold Blood

Carr, Roy

Carroll, Ted

Carson, Phil

Cash, Johnny

Cassady, Caroline

Cassady, Neil

Cassidy, David

Cave, Nick

CBGBs scene

Chandler, Chas

Channel, Bruce

Chaucer, Geoffrey

Chelsea Hotel (Manhattan)

Cher

Chimes, Terry

Churchill, Sir Winston

Clainos, Nicholas

Clapton, Eric

Clark, Dick

Clarke, John Cooper

Clash, the ‘Brand New Cadillac’

Cobain, Kurt

Cohen, Leonard

Cole, Richard

Collins, Joan

Cooder, Ry

Cook, Paul

Cooper, Alice ‘I’m Eighteen’

Costello, Elvis ‘Watching the Detectives’

Cramps, the: ‘Domino’

Creem magazine

Crosby, David If I Could Only Remember My Name

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Crowe, Cameron

Cure, the

Curtis, Ian

Damned, the

Daneski, Rob

Davis, Billie

Davis, Miles

De Quincey, Thomas Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

Debussy, Claude

Defries, Tony

Demoriane, Hermine

Dettmar, Del

Devoto, Howard

Dikmik

Dire Straits

disco

Dr. Feelgood ‘I’m a Hog for You Baby’

Dolenz, Micky

Doors

Doyle, Roddy: The Commitments

Drake, Nick ‘At the Chime of the City Clock’ Bryter Layter

Dury, Ian, and the Blockheads New Boots and Panties!!

Dylan, Bob Blood on the Tracks and Bolan divorce and depression electric tour of Britain (1966) at Isle of Wight festival (1970) religious conversion Renaldo and Clara ‘Señor’ Slow Train Coming Street-Legal world tour (1978)

Eagles, the Hotel California

Edmonds, Ben

Ekland, Brit

Electric Light Orchestra

Elektra (record label)

Ellar, James

Engin

English Discotheque

Eno, Brian Here Come the Warm Jets Taking Tiger Mountain

Erickson, Roky, and Bleib Alien: ‘Two Headed Dog’

Erskine, Pete

Estrada, Roy

Ezrin, Bob

Faces, the

Fairport Convention

Faithfull, Marianne

Fall, the

Fallon, B. P.

Famous Flames

Farren, Mick

Felt Forum

Ferry, Bryan

Flamin’ Groovies

Fleetwood Mac

Fox, James

Franklin, Aretha

Free

Freeman, Alan

Frenchies

Frendz magazine

Frey, Glenn

Funk Brothers, the

Fury, Billy

Garcia, Jerry

Gardiner, Ricky

Gaye, Marvin ‘I Want You’ ‘Trouble Man’ ‘What’s Going On’

Geffen, David

Gibb, Maurice

Gilmour, Dave

glam rock

Glitter, Gary

Good, Joanne

Good, Nigel

Gordy, Berry

Graham, Bill Bill Graham Presents

Grand Funk Railroad

Granny Takes a Trip

Grant, Peter

Grateful Dead ‘Dark Star’

Grech, Rick

Green, Al The Belle Album ‘Call Me’

Green, Jonathan: Days in the Life

Green, Peter

Greenfield, Robert

Greer, Germaine

Grundy, Bill

Hannett, Martin

Harlech TV

Harper, Roy

Harris, Emmylou

Harris, Jet

Harry, Bill

Hawkwind

Headington, Christopher: A History of Western Music

Heartbreakers

Hell, Richard (Meyers)

Hendrix, Jimi

Hinton, Mick

Hitler, Adolf

Holder, Noddy

Hollywood

Hooker, John Lee

Hunter, Ian

Hunter, Meredith

Hutchinson, Roger

Hynde, Chrissie as NME contributor and Pretenders relationship with Kent

Iggy Pop alter ego appearance change in personality Cobo Hall concert (1973) comeback as solo artist (1977) concert at King’s Cross Cinema (Scala) (1972) and drugs genitalia and exposing of in Hollywood The Idiot (with Bowie) incarcerated in mental hospital interview with Clark Kent’s first encounter with Lust for Life (with Bowie) musical collaboration and relationship with Bowie musical inactivity and frustration at popularity with women poverty-stricken relationship with Kent stage performance world tour (1977) see also Stooges, the

Isle of Wight Festival: (1969) (1970)

Islington, Charlie

Jackson

Jagger, Bianca

Jagger, Mick

Jakeman, Andrew see Riviera, Jake

James, Brian

James, Tony

Jarman, Derek

Jenner, Peter

Jethro Tull

Jobson, Eddie

Johansen, David

John, Elton

Johns, Andy

Johnson, Wilko

Jones, Brian

Jones, Gloria

Jones, John Paul

Jones, Mick

Jones, Steve

Joplin, Janis

Joy Division

Joyce, James: Ulysses

Karoli, Michael

Kellie, Mike

Kenny’s Castaways (Manhattan)

Kent, James (son)

Kent, Nick: beaten up at Sex Pistols concert at 100 Club books read coming off drugs The Dark Stuff and death of father decline in writing talent drugs and heroin addiction education employed by NME employed by The Face encounter with Richards girlfriends heroin overdose and near death homelessness and crash pads joins Sex Pistols knife attack at King’s Cross (1977) lives in Paris marriage and fatherhood methadone prescribed music editor of Frendz magazine musical career and formation of own band (Subterraneans) parental background pneumonia relationship with Chrissie Hynde relationship with Hermine Demoriane relationship with McLaren return of writing talent sacking from Sex Pistols by McLaren sackings from NME songwriting spiritual experience student at Bedford College and jobs taken as subject of songs threatened by Bee Gees verbally abused by Marley victimisation and assaults on victimisation and slandering of by Sex Pistols writing method and style

Kerouac, Jack On the Road

Kidd, Johnny

Kilburn and the High Roads

Kilmister, Lemmy

King Crimson

King, Jonathan

King, Simon

Klein, Allen

Kossoff, Paul

Kramer, Barry

Krell, Gene

Lane, Ronnie

Larkin, Philip

Led Zeppelin American tour (1977) Bonham’s drinking and behaviour Cardiff concert (1972) and death of Bonham and drugs groupie hysteria surrounding In Through the Out Door interview with ‘Kashmir’ Knebworth shows (1979) Led Zep IV, 377; Los Angeles tour (1975) meeting with Presley Oakland incident Physical Graffiti popularity in America recruitment of Bindon into security staff regrouping after death of Plant’s son relationship between members road crew Scotland tour (1973) The Song Remains the Same see also individual members

Lee, Alvin

Lennon, John ‘Come Together’ ‘I Am the Walrus’ ‘Instant Karma’ Jesus complex murder (1980) Plastic Ono Band rearing infant son relationship with Ono ‘Whatever Gets You Thru the Night’

Lennon, Sean

Lenoir, J. P.

Leon, Craig

Let It Rock (shop) (later Seditionaries)

Levene, Keith

Lewis, Alan

Lewis, Grover

Lewis, Jerry Lee

Lewisohn, Mark: Beatles: Recording Sessions

Leyton, John

Liberace

Little Feat ‘Long Distance Love’

Little Richard

Logan, Andrew

Logan, Nick

Love, Courtney

Lowe, Nick

Lucifer Rising (film)

Lydon, John

Lynn, Vera

McCartney, Linda

McCartney, Paul

MacDonald, Ian

MacGowan, Shane

McLagan, Ian: All the Rage

McLaren, Malcolm and beating up of Kent at 100 club clothes shop effect of fame on and Fury and Grant hatred of sixties and Hell as manager of Sex Pistols and ‘Masters of the Backside’ project and New York Dolls recruitment of thugs relationship with Lydon and Rhodes sacking of Kent from Sex Pistols slandering of Kent

MacManus, Declan see Costello, Elvis

Magic Band

Magic Michael

Mainman

Manchester

Mangrove restaurant

Manhattan

Manson, Charles

Margaret, Princess

Marley, Bob

Marsh, Dave

Martin, George

Martyn, John: ‘Glistening Glyndebourne’

Matlock, Glen

Matzorkis, Jim

Max’s Kansas City (Manhattan)

May, John

Mayall, John

MC5 Kick Out the Jams ‘Thunder Express’

Mellor, John see Strummer, Joe

Meyers, Richard see Hell, Richard

Michigan

Miller, Chris

Miller, Jimmy

Milton, John: Paradise Lost

Mitchell, Joni Hejira The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Modern Lovers ‘Roadrunner’/’Pablo Picasso’

Moon, Keith

Morley, Paul

Morrison, Jim

Morrison, Van: Veedon Fleece

Morrissey, Steven

Mothers of Invention: ‘Directly from My Heart to You’

Motown

Mott the Hoople: ‘All the Young Dudes’

Move

MTV

Murica, Billy

Murray, Charles Shaar

Musicland

Musto, Chris

Neu

Neville, Richard

New Musical Express see NME

new wave

New York Dolls ‘Bad Girl’

New York scene

Newman, Randy ‘Guilty’ Little Criminals

Nice

Nico

Nightingale, Warwick

Nilsson, Harry

NME (New Musical Express) BBC documentary on (1974) changes (1974) changes (1997) changes under Spencer Chrissie Hynde as contributor competitive atmosphere at decline early history low morale (1975) recruitment of Kent sackings of Kent and reinstatement strike (1974)

Nolan, Jerry

Nolan, Tom

Nugent, Ted

Nyro, Laura ‘The Bells’

Oakland Hells Angels

O’Jays: ‘I Love Music’

Oldham, Andrew Loog

One Stop Records

100 Club

101’ers

O’Neal, Ryan

Ono, Yoko

O’Rahilly, Ronan

Oscars

Osmond, Donnie

Page, Jimmy

Pallenberg, Anita

Parker, Charlie

Parnes, Larry

Parsons, Gram Grievous Angel

Parsons, Tony

Paton, Tam

Peebles, Ann: ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain’

Peel, John

Perkins, Wayne

Perrett, Peter

Perry, John

Pickett, Wilson

Pink Floyd ‘Comfortably Numb’ The Dark Side of the Moon

Plant, Robert

Plumpton Jazz and Blues Festival (1969)

Polanski, Roman

Police

Powell, Aubrey

Presley, Elvis death

Presley, Vernon

Pretenders ‘Kid’

Pretty Things

Prince

prog rock

pub rock

Public Image

punk rock

Pursey, Jimmy

Quatro, Suzi

Queen: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Quicksilver Messenger Service

Radio Luxembourg

Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park)

Rambali, Paul

Ramone, Dee Dee

Ramones, the ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’

Reading Jazz and Blues Festival (1968)

Reed, Lou Transformer

reggae

Rhodes, Bernie

Richard, Cliff

Richards, Keith arrests dislike of Bolan dislike of glam rock drugs and heroin addiction relationship with Jagger stage performance ‘vomit stains on jacket’ story

Richardson, Scott

Riviera, Jake (Andrew Jakeman)

Robertson, Brian see James, Brian

Robertson, Robbie

rock

Roddick, Chris

Rodgers, Paul

Rolling Stones, the Altamont Speedway concert (1969) court appearance departure of Taylor deterioration of Richards and drugs early gig (1964) European tour (1973) Exile on Main St. gig at Sophia Gardens (Cardiff) (1964) Gimme Shelter interviews with It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Jerry Lee Lewis’s criticism of ‘Let It Rock’ Love You Live meeting of relationship between Richards and Jagger Some Girls Sticky Fingers touring entourage unravelling of ‘Ventilator Blues’ see also individual members

Ronson, Mick

Ross, Diana

Rotten, Johnny see Lydon, John

Roundhouse (Camden Town)

Roxy (Hollywood)

Roxy (London)

Roxy Music ‘Casanova’ For Your Pleasure ‘Mother of Pearl’

Rudge, Peter

Rundgren, Todd ‘Love of the Common Man’

Rushdie, Salman

Sales, Hunt

Sales, Tony

Sanchez, Tony

Schilling, Jerry

Schwab, Corinne

Scully, Rock

Seaman, Phil

Seger, Bob

Sensible, Captain

Sex Pistols attempt by McLaren to find new singer for banned from playing live and beating up of Kent at 100 Club ‘Bodies’ break-up of first-ever public performance forming of and early repertoire joining of by Kent joining of by Sid Vicious and Lydon McLaren as manager relationship between Lydon and McLaren sacking of Nightingale by McLaren in United States (1977) victimisation and slandering of Kent violence at concerts

Sham

Shelley, Pete

Shields, Sable

Sill, Judee: ‘The Kiss’

Silverhead

Simonon, Paul

Simple Minds

Sinatra, Frank

Sinclair, John

Skydog label

Slade

Slick, Grace

Slits, the

Small Faces, the

Smiling Mike

Smith, Mark E.

Smith, Patti

Smith, Pennie

Smiths, the

Snakepit, The

Soft Machine: ‘Facelift’

Sophia Gardens (Cardiff)

Spector, Phil

Spencer, Neil

Spiders from Mars

Springs, Helena

Springsteen, Bruce Darkness on the Edge of Town

Spungen, Nancy

Starr, Ringo

Steele, Tommy

Steely Dan Aja ‘Any World That I’m Welcome To’ ‘Do It Again’

Stein, Seymour

Stevens, Cat

Stevens, Joe

Stewart, Rod ‘Maggie May’ ‘Mandolin Wind’

Stiff Records

Stills, Stephen

Sting

Stockwell, Dean

Stone, Sly Fresh

Stooges, the break-up Cobo Hall concert (1973) concert at King’s Cross Cinema (Scala) (1972) Fun House Metallic KO Raw Power

Strummer, Joe

Subterraneans, the

Sugerman, Danny

Sutcliffe, Stuart

Suzuki, Damo

Swankers

Sweet

synth pop

Talking Heads ‘The Book I Read’

Tate, Sharon

Taylor, James

Taylor, Mick

Television Marquee Moon

Temptations ‘Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone’

Thatcher, Margaret

Thin Lizzy: ‘The Boys Are Back in Town’

Thompson, Howard

Thompson, Hunter S. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Thompson, Richard

Thorgerson, Storm

Thunders, Johnny

Thurston, Scott

Tomelty, Frances

Townshend, Pete

Traffic

Tramp

T.Rex

Turner, Nik

Tyler, Andrew

Tyler, Tony

Tyrannosaurus Rex see T.Rex

Van Vliet, Don see Beefheart, Captain

Vanian, Dave

Velvet Underground ‘Sweet Jane’

Verlaine, Tom (Miller)

Veseley, Tony

Vicious, Sid

Vincent, Gene

Vinyl, Cosmo

Voidoids

Wailers

Waits, Tom: Blue Valentine

Wakeman, Rick

Walker, Junior: ‘Walk in the Night’

Warhol, Andy

Waters, Roger

Watts, Charlie

Waymouth, Nigel

Welch, Chris

Welles, Orson

Wenner, Jann

Westwood, Vivienne

‘white reggae’

Who, the

Williams, Richard

Williamson, James

Wilson, Brian

Wilson, Carl and Dennis

Wilson, Jackie

Wings

Wobble, Jah

Wolfe, Tom

Womack, Bobby: ‘I Can Understand It’

Wood, Chrissie

Wood, Ronnie

Woodmansey, Woody

Woodstock

Woodward, Bob: Wired

Wyman, Bill

Yes ‘Siberian Khatru’

Young, Neil ‘Cortez the Killer’ On the Beach Rust Never Sleeps Tonight’s the Night ‘When You Dance I Can Really Love’ Zuma

yuppie rock

Zappa, Frank

Zermati, Marc

Zevon, Warren: Excitable Boy