ON THIS DAY ... in 1981 - MO-DETTES 47 photos from the Rainbow, February 1st 1981 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and it lets you in.

"Go hang yourself, you naughty mocking uncle!" (Troilus And Cressida, Act IV Scene II)

"Drunkenness is his best virtue, for he will be swine-drunk, and in his sleep does little harm, save to his bedclothes about him." (All's Well That Ends Well, Act IV Scene III)

It’s massively disappointing, what did you expect? Reviewed at mickmercer.substack.com

ON THIS DAY ... in 1979 - THE PRETENDERS 22 photos from The Nashville, West Kensington in 1979 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and it lets you in.

FERAL #9, DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER #1, CREEPSHOW #1 Horror, weirdness and horrible writing. Still, two out of three ain't bad. Free to read at mickmercer.substack.com - where it's also free to subscribe, or click 'no thanks' and it lets you in.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1983 - PORK HELMETS and SEX BEAT 39 photos from the Batcave in 1983 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and it lets you in.

"Threadbare juggler!" (The Comedy Of Errors, Act V Scene

ON THIS DAY ... in 1989 - DESTROY THE BOY 35 photos from the Bull & Gate on 28th January 1989 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and it lets you in. Tomorrow I bring you 41 photos from a Pork Helmets and Sexbeat gig at the Batcave in 1983

ON THIS DAY ... in 1992 - ZIP ZIP UNDO ME 59 photos from the Bull & Gate on January 27th 1992 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and it lets you in.

Bela Lugosi's Ted.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1984 - PINK & BLACK 100 photos from this photo session from 1984 plus two 1983 shots, at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and it lets you in.

When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #1, Laura Kinney: Wolverine #2, Minor Arcana #5, Those Not Afraid #1, Behemoth #1 Different ideas galore! Free to read at at mickmercer.substack.com - subscribe or click 'no thanks' and it lets you straight in.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1991 - DAISY CHAINSAW 29 photos from the Dome on January 17th 1991 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or just click 'no thanks' and it lets you straight in. Tomorrow I’ll bring you 21 photos of Natasha England from 1982

ON THIS DAY ... in 1984 - AUSGANG 35 photos of the human goth fireworks exploding at Dingwalls on January 16th 1984 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or just click 'no thanks' and it lets you straight in.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1984 - COCTEAU TWINS 13 photos on my Substack of a rare live appearance as a duo on TV. mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or just click 'no thanks' and it lets you straight in. #cocteautwins #postpunk #postpunkmusic #80smusic #indiegoth #goth #gothic

ON THIS DAY ... in 1984 - LOOK MUMMY CLOWNS 102 photos taken for a Zigzag article in 1984 at mickmercer.substack.com - if you don't want to subscribe click 'no thanks' and it takes you straight in. #lookmummyclowns #punkrock #punkmusic #ukpunk #ukpunkrock #amarcho #anarchopunk #80spunk #postpunk

ON THIS DAY ... in 1992 - ELECTRIC SEX CIRCUS 53 photos from the Bull & Gate, January 10th 1992 at mickmercer.substack.com - if you don't want to subscribe click 'no thanks' and it takes you straight in. #electricsexcircus #90sindie #90spostpunk #postpunk #noiseband #feedback #90sindierock

ON THIS DAY ... in 1984 - SOFT CELL 52 photos from the Hammersmith Palais, January 9th 1984 at mickmercer.substack.com - if you don't want to subscribe click 'no thanks' and it takes you straight in.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1978 - THE FALL and MANICURED NOISE at the Marquee 6 photos of Manicured Noise and 24 of The Fall, from December 17th 1978. (These should have been listed yesterday.) More at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and in you go.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1989 - CREAMING JESUS 22 photos from the Astoria on December 6th 1989 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and in you go.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1983 - THE GUN CLUB, the line-up that brought us “The Las Vegas Story” - Jeffrey Lee Pierce, King Congo Powers, Patricia Morrison and Terry Graham. 143 photos from the Lyceum, December 4th 1983 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and in you go.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1984 - ALIEN SEX FIEND 36 photos from the Chesham Elgiva Hall, November 30th 1984 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and in you go.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1993 - DEATH BY CRIMPERS 13 photos from the Bull & Gate on November 29th, 1993 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and in you go.

Today is the last day for LULU'S biggest ever discount on my photobooks - 30% off ALL photobooks - ends at midnight tonight. Check the books - mickmercer.substack.com/publish/post... - enter discount code 2024LULUVIP30 at the checkout (click the '+' top right of checkout, box opens for the code.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1978 - ADAM & THE ANTS 34 photos from the Marquee, November 29th 1978 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and in you go.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1983 - VIRGIN PRUNES 25 colour photos from the Lyceum in London on 27th November, 1983 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe or click 'no thanks' and in you go.

LULU are offering their biggest ever discount on my photobooks - 30% off until midnight November 28th - check the books here - mickmercer.substack.com/publish/post... - and enter discount code 2024LULUVIP30 at the checkout (click the '+' top right of checkout page and the box opens for the code.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1983 - ALIEN SEX FIEND 80 photos from Thames Poly, 25th November 1983 at mickmercer.substack.com

ON THIS DAY ... in 1978 - THE SLITS and The Innocents. 61 photos from the Bournemouth Village Bowl, November 22nd 1978 at mickmercer.substack.com

ON THIS DAY ... in 1994 - CATATONIA 61 photos from the Dublin Castle, Nov 21st 1994 at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1994 - PAULINE MURRAY & THE STORM 73 photos from a Zigzag interview with Pauline and Rob in November 1984. mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe.

ABSOLUTE BATMAN #2, WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (Red Band edition) #4. One classic, one stinker. Reviewed at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe, or click on 'no thanks' and it lets you straight in.

ON THIS DAY ... in 1983 - ALIEN SEX FIEND 62 photos from Crocs, Rayleigh on November 19th 1983 now up at mickmercer.substack.com - free to subscribe.

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SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND? > Your weekly guide to hot dark stuff (with links) >> Free to subscribe - or just click below and then on 'no thanks' to be let straight in.

COCTEAU TWINS, supported by Xmal Deutschland at the Venue, Victoria in London for the princely sum of £2.50! November 1982.