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+++ On this day, the 10th of March 1977, the Sex Pistols signed to A&M records, outside Buckingham Palace. +++

Just 7 days later they were dropped, pocketing a payoff

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#sexpistols #malcolmmclaren #OTD #punk #punkrock #CashfromChaos #sidvicious #Swindle #rocknroll

Loving the confused Constable.

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+++ On this day, the 9th of March 1992, Curve released their highly influential debut studio album Doppelgänger. +++

#curve #OTD #altrock #shoegaze #noisepop

+++ Wishing a most wonderful 68th birthday, to the one & only Gary Numan, who was born on this day, the 8th of March 1958, in London. +++

#garynuman #otd #newwave #postpunk #synth #synthpop #electronica #industrialrock

+++ On this day, the 8th of March 1985, The Sisters Of Mercy first released 'No Time To Cry', as both 7" & 12" singles. +++

#thesistersofmercy #mercifulrelease #andreweldritch #notimetocry #WayneHussey #garymarx #craigadams #doktoravalanche #postpunk #altrock #goth #gothic #gothicrock #OTD #TSOM

+++ On this day, the 8th of March 1994, Nine Inch Nails released their second studio album, 'The Downward Spiral'. +++

#nineinchnails #trentreznor #thedownwardspiral #marchofthepigs #hurt #otd #industrial #alt #altrock #industrialmetal #electrorock #alternative

+++ Rest In Power! - Olli Wisdom (pictured left), singer of Specimen & co founder of The Batcave, who was born on this day, the 8th of March 1958. +++

#OlliWisdom #specimen #TheBatcave #otd #deathrock #postpunk #goth #gothic #gothicrock #alt

+++ #OTD, the 7th of March 1983, New Order released 'Blue Monday' as a 12" single, via Factory. +++

'Blue Monday' is still the best-selling 12-inch single of all time & the original sleeve, cost so much to produce that Factory actually lost money on each copy sold.

#neworder #bluemonday #synthpop

+++ #OTD, the 6th of March 1984, the Miners took on the Tory Government. +++

Over the following year the Police Force, in effect became the de facto para military wing of the Conservative Party, adopting formations at Orgreave, not seen on English soil since the Civil War

Never Trust a Tory.

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+++ One for the @thegothcalendar.bsky.social - the 3rd annual edition of #BLAQKHOLESUN - has just been announced for the 24th - 25th July 2026 +++

#darkrock #darksynth #synthpop #darkindie #darkwave #darkpop #EBM #industrial #goth #gothic #gothicrock #gothcore @theblogginggoth.bsky.social #postpunk

+++ #OTD the 6th of March 1981, New Order released their first single 'Ceremony', as a 7" +++

The lyrics were written by Ian Curtis & recorded as Joy Division prior to his death, but were then re-recorded & carried over to Joy Division's re-formation under the name New Order

#NewOrder #joydivision

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+++ On this evening, the 4th of March 1979, Joy Division opened for The Cure, at the Marquee Club, London. +++

In what was probably the best £1 ever spent, by anybody ever! 😉

#joydivision #joydivisionforever #thecure #postpunk #marqueeclub

+++ Rest In Power! - Today we are remembering, Keith Flint, who tragically left this world on this day, the 4th of March 2019. +++

#keithflint #theprodigy #otd #bigbeat #rave #altdance #electropunk #electronic #electronicrock #restinpower

'''VV''' Today, the 4th of March, is the anniversary of the release of F.W. Murnau's classic ' Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror', in 1922. '''VV'''

#germanexpressionism #gothic #gothichorror #nosferatu #nosferatuthevampyre #fwmurnau #vampire #OTD Starring #maxschreck as #CountOrlok #weimar #dracula

+++ in a galaxy far, far away....ok Gateshead! +++

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+++ On this day, the 3rd of March 2008, Bauhaus released their fifth and final studio album 'Go Away White' +++

Following reported bust ups in the recording studio, the band announced this would be their final record & the end of the band

The cover is the Angel Bethesda

#Bauhaus #OTD #Postpunk

c 1858 - by Maurice Sand #Werewolves ;-)

+++ Is Everyone All Set For Tomorrow's (3/3) Blood Moon - Total Eclipse? +++

A #BloodMoon ( #lunareclipse ) often triggers a heightened state, where #werewolves are unable to control their transformations.

#TotalEclipse #Eclipse #Werewolf #shapeshifter #folklore #lycan #lycanthrope #myth #legend

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+++ Rest In Power - Today we are remembering the one & only Lou Reed - who was born on this day, the 2nd of March 1942, in NYC. +++

#loureed #velvetunderground #transformer #walkonthewildside #perfectday #thevelvetunderground #OTD #restinpower

+++ #Iran - Not our war & certainly not in my name. +++

#IMHO The #USA & #Israel can go & sit on the rogue nations list along, with North Korea & #Russia.

Israel has a right to defend itself but this smells like yet more naked aggression.

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+++ Who remembers this little gem of a film from back in 1998? +++

As a point of note, The Matrix did not appear until a year later in 1999.

#darkcity #alexproyas #neonoir #sciencefiction #scifi

+++ 'Punk In The Park (USA)' - Crashes & Burns! +++

All 2026 editions of this increasingly corporate commodification of Punk, have now been cancelled following allegations of #Trumpism & MAGA dabbling, with the #DeadKennedys managing to shoot themselves in the foot

#punkinthepark #punk #punkrock

+++ On this day, the 28th of February 1983, U2 released their 3rd studio album 'War'. +++

#u2 #u2war #OTD #rock #altrock #postpunk #poprock

@zackpolanski.bsky.social - ;-)

+++ Shame On Me! - Pokemon is celebrating 30 years (1996 - 2026) & I have only just found out it means 'Pocket Monsters'! +++

doh! ;-)

#pokemon #tradingcards #videogame #anime #cardgame #gamer #SatoshiTajiri #gamefreak