Flipper
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Tuesday, 18 November
ULU, University Of London Union, Bloomsbury, WC1E 7HY
Live Music: Punk
How Much:
£13.00 (Advance Tickets)
One of the original San Franciscan punk bands of the late 1970s, Flipper are still probably best remembered for their post-hardcore punk masterpiece 'Sex Bomb', which was basically one riff played more and more sloppily whilst vocalist Will Shatter screamed over the top.
It may seem a bit daft by today's standards but without this record there would be no Fugazi, Nirvana or Pissed Jeans.
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