2007 - 2027
The Timeline
twenty years of the pompeypunk community online, from the first site in 2007 to the comeback site
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The big moments
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pompeypunks.co.uk goes live
The site was semi-launched to the punks at the Empti Fish gig at the Guildhall, Portsmouth, on 12 May.
From: pompeypunks.co.uk, 2007 · #
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The Facebook page starts
announcing the pompeypunks facebook page, take a look and see how we can keep in contact with just us ppunks. Become a fan and paste your stuff to the page. NEWSFLASH: New Pompeypunks site coming soon, fully integrated with Facebook . . . breathing new life into some old bones hx
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Punk By The Sea collapses - the punks save it at the Barn
for those of you stranded in Pompey today, gutted for you. Cringing at the way all the bands and folk who helped pull off last night's dying punk by the sea event have been treated, the event is now cancelled. . . . however SHAM 69 are playing the barn tonight, other bands are on throughout the day from 4.30, enjoy yourselves and moshpit it all out of ya. Credit to bubba and pursey and all the bands that went ahead and played the past two days. hx
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Sham 69, a 248-capacity barn and no trouble
Some of the heroes of the night tara and mat (the landlord) bubba was inside holding back the moshpit!
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Digging out the photo boxes
NEWSFLASH: I have been developing the new pompeypunks site ('cause the old one was made before you all got on facebook!) . . . . over the next few months (that it will take to create) I am going to pull out some random photos from the archives to whet your appetites. While Im doing that, you can be clearing a path to your photo box in your attics . . .
This one is of paul pilsworth and mike malignant by mark richardson from page 45
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The host closes the site down
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: the pompeypunks site is being closed down by the hosts. . . on the 23rd jan you will no longer be able to login to your account. . I have scraped as much of it as I can and will be posting updates about more details re the future of the site over the next week. I fully recommend that you visit your account (you may not be able to login, I'm trying to resurrect this at the moment) but it is there, so if you want to save any blog posts or conversations, please do. . . I am archiving the photos and will be adding them to your new account on the new site when it is finished.
I'm sorry for this rude interruption by the hungry money grabbing company who host it (they want $1000/mth!) the DIY punk attitude will win true. . . Please pass this on to anyone you know with an account on the site. hxFrom the Facebook page · #
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Destroyed on 22 January, back on the 26th
this was a moment in time, when people who didnt care, tried to stop an immovable force.
Jan 22 2013 RIP pompeypunks v2
Jan 26 2013 launch of pompeypunks v3 beta -
wHerE YoU tHeRE? tHeN yOu NeEd tO Be hEre
wHerE YoU tHeRE? tHeN yOu NeEd tO Be hEre . . .
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500 of us
CONGRATULATIONS PUNKS we are now 500, thanks to Paul Whiteaway, welcome . . .
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The t-shirts, for the last punk at the Barn
we are doing a limited print run on pompeypunks tshirts to commemorate the last punk at the barn. If you would like to have one, please leave a comment and the size you want, to give me an idea of how many to print. thanks everyone hx
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Pompey punks on the wall at the Guildhall
last night was the preview of the temporary exhibition of pompey band photos, which is part of the pompey pop permanent exhibition at the guildhall . . . you must go along and see it, it's so bleedin nostalgic. . . this picture is of one of the organisers dave allen, talking to george hart (emptifish) in the part of the hall where the pompeypunks photos are being permanently displayed. there's a big space for us to fill up (this photo is only a really small part of what's there, I didn't want to spoil it for you by putting up loads of pictures) we will be choosing some of your wonderful photos to display this year, so if you have any you would like to donate, please contact me (helen) through this page (let's not put them on facebook and give them the rights to them!) . . . pompey rocks with so much talent ✊
join the pompey pop facebook group too, it will bring back some fab memories for you.
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The lost SIN festival programme, found in under 24 hours
missing copy of SIN portsmouth festival programme found, less than 24hrs, good work people . . . check out the front cover with perry, tim and wayne from the infamous shakin sharks. . . all photos by paul windsor, programme found and owned by phill chinn, originally produced by ken brown
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Calling all Pompeypunk Girls
CALLING ALL ‘POMPEYPUNK GIRLS’: alongside but separate from the ‘provincial punk in pompey’ project run by the cultural trust for the 40th year of punk celebrations this year, pompeypunks wants to raise the profile of the longterm users of this site. The first project created to achieve this mammoth task is the ‘pompeypunk girl’ . . . ladies, send in your favorite punk photo of yourself, you will be asked to answer a few questions, then your profile will be featured on the pompeypunks.co.uk website . . . really looking forward to seeing your take on what shaped you . . . boys next! hx
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Provincial Punk in Pompey: old punks and young people together
great night, fabulous people . . . if you get a chance to visit the exhibition at the guildhall, the documentary will be on the tv in the punk bedsit exhibition room . . . congratulations to everyone involved
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Empti Fish support The Damned
"This is a picture of Ian Sonic playing sci-fi guitar for Emptifish at the Tramshed, Cardiff while supporting The Damned on tour in December 2016 .... the photograph is by Nick Evans (we hope Nick will be in touch about more photographs). I dunno about you but this is just TOTAL rock n roll to me. The Damned lads told us it was their favourite gig of the tour (ok, ok along with the Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth) .... it was certainly a special night for Emptifish ... sold out audience, venue rammed full even before we went on ... as Georgie Wipeout said to us before the Margate show with The Damned "for Sonic", I'm sure you all know what he means .... we really hope to see you all on Saturday at The Wedgewood Rooms for the launch of the new Emptifish EP "Sonic's Got A Ray Gun" ... we, and the other great acts (makes sure you catch The Glorias first on!) will indeed be "doing it for Sonic" ... for both Sonic's in fact! And, it's Damian O'Delic's birthday too, so make sure you bring him a card ... "you know he wants it ...." Copies of the EP should be available to pick-up/buy on the night, so bring some proof of who you are if you have pre-orderd ... everyone else get ready for the bunfight for this strictly limited edition pink vinyl 10" ... now, this is how to beat the mid-January blues x" . . . tony rollinson
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The Media are back
the media are back ✊🏼. . . 27th april . . . happy new year everybody 💀💗
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Lord Sonic's first exhibition
last night pompey history was made, our very own lord sonic premiered his prolific artistic talents to rave reviews and proud friends and family . . . ‘the beauty and pain of being lord sonic’ is exhibiting for the next two weeks at court x in southsea’s tennis club (behind canoe lake) . . . “I can explain myself through my art”. . . “I see beauty in everything and everybody” . . . “it’s all about energy and trapped energy, stored energy and released energy”. . . “my mind is always active”
Ian Parmiter, always adding and enriching pompey’s sub culture . . . thank you for inspiring us yet again ✊🏻💗💀🎸💀💗✊🏻
check out or buy his work online;
www.lordsonic.co.uktoday’s news:
portsmouth.co.uk ↗[the pieces featured in this post are not for sale or part of the exhibition but the choice of the author, curated for their link to the pompey punk scene & tributes to our friends]
#po5itivity
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Punk on Polaroid
Sophie Carabott is putting a great exhibition on in march (punk on polaroid) . . . she’ll be visiting the next Punk in the loft with her camera for anyone who is up for a portrait . . . she also knows her music , remember the thunders gig everyone’s talking about here? . . .
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Goodbye to Empti Fish
goodbye to emptifish . . . last night was a fitting tribute to a long fabulous, exciting and beautiful adventure . . . thanks boys 💗💀💗
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Mick Cooper's Pompey music archive, preserved
check out our amazing resource created by mick cooper, all about the music scene in pompey through the decades . . . it’s constantly being updated & now preserved on the council servers . . . thanks Mick Cooper 💗💀💗
From the Facebook page · #
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Albert Road memories wanted
does anyone have any memories of albert road from back in the day? Tom Grove is making a documentary and would love your input . . .
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Pompeypunks take over the Memory Library
Two hours of stories, photos and noise at Boathouse 5, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, 11am - 1pm. The first public step of the comeback.
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Twenty years: Pompeypunks, the comeback
Twenty years since the first pompeypunks.co.uk. A year of gathering, recording and building - the archive, the map, the band family tree and immersive work that puts you back in the crowd.
More on this → · From: Pompeypunks · #
