Apathy In Ilford

Apathy In Ilford was an early 1977 one off fanzine produced by Sharon Spike sister of Adrian Fox aka Arcane Vendetta.

They both had gone down to the Roxy Club intrigued by punk rock and been energised by it changing their look and taking on the DIY attitude and excitement.

Arcane Vendetta (Adrian Fox) I lived in Essex Ilford, my sister Sharon known as Sharon Spike. She had her own fanzine called Apathy In Ilford. My fanzine was London’s These Things.

When you first went [to the Roxy Club] you got things slightly wrong. Sharon was wearing flares. I was ok but I wasn’t completely punkified in a certain way yet. I had a goddawful green hairdo. At first, it was scary, especially being a kid. When you walked in a lot of them were older than you anyway. New place, the chaotic sound that you love but at the same time you looked around and felt that you were being scrutinized which you were. Punk77 Interview

Like her brother she hated Ilford, and especially The Lacey Lady, so much the whole of her only issue of Apathy In Ilford is debunking the myth of the Lacey Lady, DJ Chris Hill, punk and the people claiming to be punks there for the whole seven pages.

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