SCARED TO GET HAPPY (A STORY OF INDIE POP 1980-1989

• THE WILD SWANS
• GIRLS AT OUR BEST!
• ART OBJECTS
• THE PALE FOUNTAINS
• JOSEF K
• THE MONOCHROME SET
• BLUE ORCHIDS
• MARINE GIRLS
• FIRE ENGINES
• TV21
• DOLLY MIXTURE
• THE NIGHTINGALES
• SCARS
• JANE
• THE FARMER'S BOYS
• THE ROOM
• WEEKEND
• PREFAB SPROUT
• THE LINES
• EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL
• THE HIGHSONS
• BLACK
• THE DAINTEES
• THE BLUEBELLS
• TRIXIE'S BIG RED MOTORBIKE
• TV PERSONALITIES
• HURRAH!
• FANTASTIC SOMETHING
• PULP
• STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE
• THE SUEDE CROCODILES
• GRAB GRAB THE HADDOCK
• DEL AMITRI
• FRIENDS AGAIN
• AZTEC CAMERA
• Lloyd COLE & THE COMMOTIONS
• THE CHERRY BOYS
• IN EMBRACE
• MICRODISNEY
• THE WOODENTOPS
• THE JAZZ BUTCHER
• THE JASMINE MINKS
• THE HIT PARADE
• THE JUNE BRIDES
• THE REVOLTING PAINT DREAM
• JAMES
• JESUS & THE MARY CHAIN
• BIF BANG POW!
• YEAH YEAH NOW
• THE BODINES
• BIG FLAME
• THE LOFT
• PRIMAL SCREAM
• THE WEDDING PRESENT
• THE PRIMITIVES
• BMX BANDITS
• SHOP ASSISTANTS
• THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS
• WE'VE GOT A FUZZBOX AND WE'RE GONNA USE
• MIGHTY MIGHTY
• THE SOUPDRAGONS
• MCCARTHY
• AGE OF CHANCE
• THE CHESTERFIELDS
• THE WOLFHOUNDS
• THE SERVANTS
• CLOSE LOBSTERS
• POP WILL EAT ITSELF
• RAZORCUTS
• THAT PETROL EMOTION
• THE WEATHER PROPHETS
• JAMIE WEDNESDAY
• TALULAH GOSH
• THE DENTISTS
• THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
• THE GROOVE FARM
• Jesse GARON & THE DESPERADOES
• ROSEMARY'S CHILDREN
• 14 ICED BEARS
• THE WONDER STUFF
• HOUSE OF LOVE
• THE SHAMEN
• THE BACHELOR PAD
• THE GOL GAPPAS
• HANGMAN'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS
• WHIRL
• BRILLIANT CORNERS
• THE FLATMATES
• THE WAKE
• THIS POISON
• THE DARLING BUDS
• THE BOY HAIRDRESSERS
• THE WALTONES
• THE ROSEHIPS
• APPLE BOUTIQUE
• LAUGH
• THE RAW HERBS
• THE HEART THROBS
• THE CLOUDS
• THE GROOVY LITTLE NUMBERS
• THE SIDDELEYS
• THE HEPBURNS
• BUBBLEGUM SPLASH!
• THE CORN DOLLIES
• THE KING OF LUXEMBOURG
• THE LA'S
• THE STONE ROSES
• INSPIRAL CARPETS
• THE POOH STICKS
• THE SEA URCHINS
• CUD
• THE POPGUNS
• ONE THOUSAND VIOLINS
• ANOTHER SUNNY DAY
• EAST VILLAGE
• BAD DREAM FANCY DRESS
• Rodney ALLEN
• THE ORCHIDS
• BRADFORD
• THE CHARLOTTES
• THE CLAIM
• THE POPPYHEADS
• THE SUN AND THE MOON
• THE MCTELLS
• WOULD-BE GOODS
• THE DESERT WOLVES
• THE RAIN
• BLOW-UP
• THE FANATICS
• MILLTOWN BROTHERS
• THE SEERS
• THE TELESCOPES
• THE BOO RADLEYS

• 1
  Revolutionary spirit
• 2
  Getting nowhere fast
• 3
  Showing off to impress the girls
• 4
  There's alway s something on my mind
• 5
  The missionary
• 6
  The jet set junta
• 7
  Dumb magician
• 8
  Don't come back
• 9
  Candyskin
• 10
  Ambition
• 11
  Everything and more
• 12
  Paraffin brain
• 13
  All about you
• 14
  It's a fine day
• 15
  I think I need help
• 16
  Things have learnt to walk that ought to crawl
• 17
  Summerdays
• 18
  Lions in my own garden (exit someone)
• 19
  Nerve pylon
• 20
  Feeling dizzy
• 21
  The lost and the lonely
• 22
  Human features
• 23
  Roll on Summertime
• 24
  Happy birthday
• 25
  Norman and Narcissus
• 26
  A picture of Dorian Gray (live)

• 1
  The sun shines here
• 2
  If she does not smile (it'll rain)
• 3
  Everybody's problem
• 4
  Dark?
• 5
  Stop the rain
• 6
  I'm used how
• 7
  Sense sickness
• 8
  Honey at the core
• 9
  Oblivious
• 10
  Are you ready to be heartbroken?
• 11
  Kardomah café
• 12
  This brilliant evening
• 13
  Dolly
• 14
  Plenty
• 15
  Southern Mark Smith
• 16
  Where the traffic goes
• 17
  Forever
• 18
  Every conversation
• 19
  In the afternoon
• 20
  Hymn from a village
• 21
  Just like honey (demo Oct. '84)
• 22
  The chocolate elephant man
• 23
  Temple of convenience
• 24
  God bless
• 25
  Dobra
• 26
  Up the hill and down the slope

• 1
  Velocity girl
• 2
  Go out and get 'em, boy!
• 3
  Thru the flowers
• 4
  Sad?
• 5
  All day long
• 6
  Something happens
• 7
  X x sex (demo)
• 8
  Is there anyone out there?
• 9
  Quite content
• 10
  Red sleeping beauty
• 11
  Motor city
• 12
  Completely & uttertly
• 13
  Cut the cake
• 14
  Loggerheads
• 15
  Don't worry (demo)
• 16
  Sick little girl
• 17
  Big pink cake
• 18
  It's a good thing
• 19
  Almost prayed
• 20
  Vote for love
• 21
  Beatnik boy
• 22
  She dazzled me with Basil
• 23
  A gentle sound
• 24
  Blue baby marine (alternate version)
• 25
  The rain fell down
• 26
  Whatever happened to Alice?
• 27
  Balloon song
• 28
  A wonderful day

• 1
  Shine on
• 2
  Something about you
• 3
  The albums of Jack
• 4
  Albert Parker
• 5
  Love is blue
• 6
  Heaven forbid
• 7
  Delilah sands
• 8
  Shimmer
• 9
  Gruesome castle
• 10
  Engine failure
• 11
  If I said
• 12
  Tidalwave
• 13
  She looks right through me
• 14
  Room in your heart
• 15
  Love resistance
• 16
  Take your time yeah!
• 17
  She's a nurse but she's alright
• 18
  Toy
• 19
  Tranquil
• 20
  You make my head explode
• 21
  My favourite wet Wednesday afternoon
• 22
  Tug-boat line
• 23
  The world is
• 24
  One of these things
• 25
  Be small again
• 26
  Lee Remick
• 27
  Son of a gun

• 1
  The hardest thing in the world
• 2
  Keep the circle around
• 3
  Indiepop ain't noise pollution
• 4
  Solace
• 5
  only (a prawn in whitby)
• 6
  Landslide
• 7
  All aboard the love-mobile
• 8
  I'm in love with a girl who doesn't know I exist
• 9
  Strawberry window
• 10
  Choirboys gas (Hack The Cassock)
• 11
  Circle line
• 12
  I've got a habit
• 13
  Skin storm
• 14
  Are you happy now
• 15
  Picking up the bitter little pieces
• 16
  Dreamabout
• 17
  Adam's song (pour Fenella)
• 18
  Jesse M Rae
• 19
  Cecil Beaton's scrapbook
• 20
  Speak to me Rochelle
• 21
  Dry the rain
• 22
  Forever holiday
• 23
  Suburban love songs
• 24
  Roses
• 25
  Sun is in the sky
• 26
  The perfect needle
• 27
  Catweazle