The Stranglers are an English rock band who emerged via the punk rock scene. Scoring 23 UK top 40 singles and 19 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have originated in the UK punk scene.
The Stranglers performing in Chicago in 2013
The Stranglers performing in France on The Raven tour, 1979
The Stranglers during the recording of French TV show "L'Echo des Bananes" in september 1983
The Stranglers during the Aural Sculpture tour in London,1985
Pub rock (United Kingdom)
Pub rock is a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the early to mid-1970s in the United Kingdom. A back-to-basics movement, which incorporated roots rock, pub rock was a reaction against the expensively-recorded and produced progressive rock and flashy glam rock scenes at the time. Although short-lived, pub rock was played live in small traditional venues like pubs and clubs. Since major labels showed no interest in pub rock groups, pub bands sought out independent record labels such as Stiff Records. Indie labels used relatively inexpensive recording processes, so they had a much lower break-even point for a record than a major label.
The Hope and Anchor in Islington, a notable pub rock venue
Ian Dury and the Blockheads live at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, 1978