The Roxy Our Story: The Club That Forged Punk in 100 Nights of Madness Mayhem and Misfortune

By Andrew Czezowski & Susan Carrington

Flashing through the London underground music scene of the late seventies came Punk Rock as the ultimate ‘anti-’ movement, fuelling anti-fashion, anti-rock, anti-establishment sentiments. The bands consisted of players untrained in music, looking to explode the heavy over produced rock of the previous generation by stripping music down to its core. The music was banned from every venue and club in the United Kingdom while The ROXY Club stood alone in its wish to promote the music against all odds. Surviving just 100 nights during its short reign it cut through the pomp and self-satisfied operators of the music business to become the most crucial 100 nights in Punk Rock music history. Testimonials in this book are very personal, coming from the diaries and memories of this infamous club by Andrew Czezowski and his lifelong partner Susan Carrington. It tells the fascinating story of the radical, anarchic 'ROXY CLUB' in 1977's Covent Garden that went on to create the most successful and influential independently owned club of the 80's and 90's, 'The FRIDGE' in Brixton London.