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"We didn't have a clue what we were doing, but the first playback was one of those moments you never forget": How The Damned took four days and lots of cider to kickstart a revolution

The Sex Pistols may have got all the headlines and The Clash the critical acclaim, but The Damned trumped them all

Louder

"On this album he proved he was so much more than a rock musician": The Pete Townshend album that measures up to The Who's best work

A late-70s blitz of punk, personal problems and tragedy forcedThe Who’s Pete Townshend to reassess his life and career.One of the results was his solo masterpiece Empty Glass

Louder

Billy Idol: ‘I stole the master tapes for Rebel Yell – and gave them to my heroin dealer’

The Generation X punk turned arena rocker answers your questions on near-misses in Hollywood, his overlooked electronic period and how Marc Bolan helped launch his career

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Post your questions for Billy Idol

As a 40th anniversary edition of Rebel Yell is released, the punk rock icon will answer your questions

The Guardian - UK

See Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong cover Nirvana in London, as Courtney Love joins him to perform Cheap Trick and Tom Petty classics

Love made a guest appearance on three songs

MusicRadar

Gen X and President Biden: Reality bites

The president is most unpopular among members of Generation X, who lean more conservative than those in other generations.

WEKU

Generational Divide: Talking About Money Still A Taboo

Survey reveals differences in financial openness and confidence among generations

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God Save the Punks: London braces for Iggy Pop’s new festival Dog Day Afternoon

The new one-dayer at Crystal Palace Park pays homage to the spirit and legacy of punk

Evening Standard

The 22 Most Gen X Movie Characters Of All Time

Gen X looked to movies to define us, and they have. These characters do it better than any others.

Cinemablend

Can we ever achieve cyber security buy-in?

If you ask IT professionals what their top concerns are, security will certainly be among the top five. Whether it’s preventing ransomware attacks, regular patch management or trying to ensure users don’t click risky links, cyber threats are always lurking in the background ready to cause a crisis. While the…

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Which generation has the most wealth?

Baby boomers have the highest net worth, averaging $1.6 million per household. The silent generation has the second most wealth.

USAFacts

Boomers, Generation X or Millennials: Who has it worse when it comes to buying a home and paying it off?

With more interest rate rises on the cards on Tuesday, and potentially later this year, the journey towards home ownership will take far longer.

ABC News

The Killers showcase their brightest side

Flowers might be 41, but he was as energetic as ever, running around the stage in his black suit and leaping up onto the platform above the crowd like he was Tom Cruise jumping up on Oprah Winfrey's couch.

Newcastle Herald

Why Gen X grew up to skew Republican

Turns out that in the fantasy world of Gen X films, it was a mistake to believe more of us related to the slackers

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Bananarama look back: ‘The dresses were fitted with chicken wire – and totally extraordinary’

Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward reminisce about their Bristol schooldays, being teenage punks, and nights at the Wag Club

Bangkok Post

Once more into the upside down

Six years ago, Matt and Ross Duffer whipped up a perfect streaming video dessert, low on nutrition but high in sweet pop culture calories. Season 1 of their Netflix series Stranger Things was an expertly assembled and precisely calibrated souffle of Generation X nostalgia, Spielbergian family melodrama and more intense-than-expected…

The Conversation

How well off you are depends on who you are. Comparing the lives of Australia's Millennials, Gen-Xers and Baby Boomers

Most Australian voters are either Baby Boomers (born 1946 to 1964), Generation Xers (1965 to 1980) or Millennials (1981 to 1996).

The Independent UK

What generation do you belong to? Millennial, generation X or Z

While age may just be a number, there are some fascinating differences between the generations

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