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LeLuLus Deni and Timekode

It has been an absolute joy and a pleasure compiling my online scrapbooks about The Jam over the last 18 months or so, but for this blog post I am returning once more to the pages of Kindred Spirit. Members of several of the bands I featured in my fanzines went on to achieve success with other bands and projects. I thought it might be rather interesting to see where the journey has taken some of them. The first person under the spotlight is Deni (also known as Denny Gibson and Yo-Yo), who fronted avant-garde Blackpool electronic band LeLuLus. Since 1989 she has been creating music under the name Timekode. I found a really interesting broadcast from 2016 on the Music Life Radio website , where Deni speaks about her wide and varied career in detail. She most certainly started in style too, when in 1975 she won a competition run by ‘Top of the Pops’ magazine, resulting in her being presented with a guitar by Marc Bolan. In the beginning she played with bands called Wildfire, The ...

The Jam Extras Scrapbook

An array of badges courtesy of John Burton Welcome to my fourth scrapbook about The Jam. It's been a while but I am back with yet more memorabilia, rare finds and fascinating stories.  I hope you will jump on the nostalgia train with me and enjoy the ride. A massive thank you to everyone who has contributed. Let's get the party started with a subject that is very close to my heart.  Last year I was fortunate to make a connection on Twitter with Sheffield author, independent publisher and former fanzine creator Tony Beesley.  After exploring Tony's website I immediately added a couple of his books to my Christmas wish list and was delighted when 'Out of Control' appeared under the tree on Christmas Day. The book tells the story of two relatively unknown South Yorkshire venues of the late 70s - The Outlook in Doncaster and The Windmill in Rotherham. It is packed full of rare photos, memorabilia and stories from the people who were there at the time. Being from a simil...