Sigue Sigue Sputnik

In the early 80s, I briefly stayed with Judith Frankland @judithfrankland in London, a fantastic designer who made outfits for Steve Strange and appeared in David Bowie’s “Ashes To Ashes” video alongside Bowie himself with other “Blitz Kids” and fashion luminaries, Steve Strange, Darla Jane Gilroy and Elise Brazier. She told me tales of the Blitz Club and of her days of designing for Steve Strange and using him as her model. The Blitz Club was in Covent Garden, London from 1979 - 80 and was home to the “Blitz Kids” who were nightclubbers there on Tuesday nights. The club was located between two art colleges (St. Martins and Central School). As a result of its proximity to the art colleges, it attracted many students who were aspiring fashion designers there. The hosts were Steve Strange and Rusty Egan @rustyegan of Visage and the club was responsible for launching the New Romantic movement in London. Many notable fashionistas and dandies who later became big stars, were regulars there. A dress code of the “the weird and wonderful” was strictly enforced at the door, a policy that was put in place by Steve Strange. This was not an elitist system like Studio 54 in NYC, but rather for the protection of the nightclubbing guests against homophobic thugs. The hosts had previously done “Roxy Music and David Bowie nights” on Tuesdays at Billy’s club in Soho and later took over at the Blitz wine bar which gained much better success as an iconic club. David Bowie, gender-bending, cutting edge fashion and a desire to express it with rebellious fervor, were the common themes and passions of the Blitz Kids and the New Romantics. Some other noteworthy attendees aside from the aforementioned included Boy George, Marilyn, Siobhan Fahey, Sade, Spandau Ballet, Midge Ure, Philip Sallon, Stephen Linard, Stephen Jones, Princess Julia, Martin Degville, Scarlet Cannon, i-D magazine co-editor Perry Haines, and many others. Derek Ridgers @derekridgers, Andrew Holligan and Terry Smith were responsible for most of the photos… 📷 1/10: Sheila Rock @sheila_rock_photographer 👨🏻‍🎤⚡️🖤⚜️👩🏻‍🎤 🔲 🔳 🔲 #BlitzClub #BlitzKids #NewRomantic #NewRomantics #SteveStrange #RustyEgan #PostPunk (at Covent Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoEZGFgukl5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

*One of My ALL TIME Fave Bands. You know a lot of people mistakenly thought my hair in High School (and beyond) was influenced by the band Flock of Seagulls. Umm no… their lead singer had alright hair, but really Martin Degville won hands down on the coolest Hair!!! Actually he was wicked cool all the way around! One of my faves!!!

Happy Birthday! Today, Jan 27, 1961, #MartinDegville from the band #SigueSigueSputnik &  # #SigueSigueSputnikElectronic (#SSSE) was born.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Degville)

Martin Degville (born 27 January 1961) is the lead singer and co-songwriter of the UK pop band Sigue Sigue Sputnik, which had a worldwide hit single in 1986 with "Love Missile F1-11" and six other EMI single releases. Sigue Sigue Sputnik was formed with ex-Generation X bassist Tony James. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9IlpDuvJN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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In 1982, the band relocated to Soho, London, where they would play many shows at the infamous club known as the Batcave. Their first show was at a street party celebrating the wedding of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. The band formed in Bristol, England during 1980. Their music has been described as spanning many different genres of music, including glam, goth, punk and post-punk, and the band is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the Gothic movement, both musically and stylistically. ‘ Specimen are a British band formed in the 1980s. And at their first press conference, when asked to sing an a cappella version of the song, Jedward appeared to be singing in tune without the aid of special effects.’ - Irish Times It’s a relentless charm offensive that has involved answering such incisive questions as: “Do you ever breathe?” The pair have also been extremely busy jumping around, doing cartwheels, wearing sparkly jackets and stage gear inspired by Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson while explaining the philosophical aesthetic behind their trademark blond quiffs: “It’s like angelic halos and like a flame.” In their debut rehearsal this week, Jedward’s performance was as visually arresting, enthusiastic and madcap as some of the more successful entries in recent years. ‘We’ve sent some turkeys to the Eurovision Song Contest in the past, but the smiley, sparkly, high-haired twins Jedward might just have what it takes to win next Saturday night. Sigue Sigue Sputnik ‘Love Missile F1-11’ (live) Despite the massive marketing campaign, the album fell on deaf ears, as did the more serious follow-up, Dress for Excess (1988), which featured the slogan “This time it’s music” on the album cover. Sigue Sigue Sputnik sold the space between tracks to advertisers on their debut album, Flaunt It. After a publicity campaign designed to solicit a record contract, the band signed with EMI they released their first single, “Love Missile F1-11,” in early 1986, and it hit number three on the U.K. James didn’t even intend the band to be musical he recruited Martin Degville, Neal X, Chris Cavanagh, and Ray Mayhew partially because they lacked extensive musical experience. The concept behind Sigue Sigue Sputnik was simple: the band adopted a postmodern, ironic style and sound, and marketed it to the hilt, saturating the media with slogans and interviews. ‘ Led by former Generation X member Tony James, the new wave group Sigue Sigue Sputnik raised selling out to an art form.

Martin Degville - Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Martin Degville by Anton Corbijn for NME, 1986

Martin Degville of Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Culture Club, early 1982 #Culture Club #boy george #kipsy #sold #tumble 4 ya #waking up with the house on fire #bow wow wow #annabella #adam ant