"It seems ridicolous now, but at the time, it felt like we were about to take over the world!“ ALTERNATIVE TV
IGOR BASIN
MICHAEL "PANKOW" BOEHLKE
BOONARAAAS!
BOY FROM BRAZIL
SEZGIN BOYNIK
BUZZCOCKS
CHEETAH CHROME
CZD
DEAN DIRG
RONALD GALENZA
HENRYK GERICKE
THOMAS GROETZ
DICK HEBDIGE
ALFRED HILSBERG
STEWART HOME
SIEGFRIED KALUS
THE KIDS
THOMAS LAU
MARLENE MARDER
MALCOLM MCLAREN
LEGS MCNEIL
PADELUUN
BERT PAPENFUSS
MARK PERRY
HARRY RAG
ROCKET FROM THE TOMBS
SEDLMEIR
ANDY SHERNOFF
MARTY THAU
TOKYO SEX DESTRUCTION
VIVA L'AMERICAN DEATH RAY MUSIC

Mark Perry, was born in 1957 in London. In July 1976, inspired by the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, he published the famed and legendary first British punk fanzine Sniffin Glue...+ Other Rock 'n' Roll Habits For Punks! and contributes, as loud and irreverent language pipe of the London scene, to the punk explosion. In the first issue Mark Perry encouraged his readers to form bands and do music.

"London is great so let's go!" (Mark Perry in: Sniffin Glue No. 1)

Naturally Mark Perry had to set an example. So he formed the band Alternative TV. With his Independent Label Step Forward he was pioneering in the DIY punk ethic of 'doing it yourself'.

At the Punk! Kongress Mark Perry will talk about the hottest summer in London, the promises and frustrations of the punk revolution and his experiences in the music business. more...

Mark Perry and ATV 2002

Homepage Mark Perry
Listening to Alternative TV

„Playing for the people, you know? That's what it was about. A punk was someone who said 'I don't want to be the same as everyone else. I want to make my own statement, I want to ask questions.“