Answers: Punk Rock
I will call the two sides of the poster the ‘front’ page and the ‘back’ page, as they were called (somewhat confusingly) in the Web version of the Hunt. Everything not mentioned below was just meant as background, so if you dug out any of the references then well done, but no more points.
The Pub
The pub to find was the Hope and Anchor, Upper Street, Islington [6]. The name of the pub is mentioned in two of the articles on the back page along with a stylised ‘H’ and an anchor on the penknife handle. The street name can be found in the acronym spelled out by the list of punk bands, also on the back page. The front page shows bus 43 which runs up Upper Street and also goes on to the Coronet – see the ‘Cinema’ clues. The dates and time to reach the Hope and Anchor were clearly shown on the front page: December 3 and 11, 6pm – 8pm.
The 'Front' Page
The only other point-scoring clue on the front page was the classic Jamie Reid poster advertising the Sex Pistols’ God Save The Queen. In our version we have substituted Liz with the Clouet portrait of Mary Queen of Scots, who plays a key part in Stage 3 of the Hunt [8].
The 'Back' Page
Most of the stuff on the back page is reproduced from England’s Dreaming by Jon Savage – the definitive account of the punk era.
Whose ear was bitten by Shane MacGowan at the ICA on 23 October 1976? This was Jane Crockford, later a Modette, at an early gig by The Clash [11]. It is doubtless MacGowan’s not unlarge auditory appendages that have led to the assumption that he was the bitee on this seminal occasion, but evidently not, according to England's Dreaming.
Who took over the editorship of Sniffin Glue from Mark P? Sniffin Glue was an influential fanzine, which did much to explain and publicise the punk phenomenon. Original editor Mark P(erry) was replaced by the unlikely figure of Danny Baker, now writer for Chris Evans and host of an excellent Sunday morning show on GLR. I am told he also writes and broadcasts on the subject of football [10].]
Who connects the Sex Pistols to the Afro-Celt Sound System? Firstly you should know that the Afro-Celt Sound System are a band, whose album Sound Magic, released last year, is a fusion of Irish, African and dance music. The cover art is by Jamie Reid, who was also responsible for the Sex Pistols’ record covers and much of the overall punk look [12].
Who played drums at Siouxie and the Banshees first performance? Siouxie was, of course, one of the original punks and her first gig was a definitive moment in the era. She destroyed songs by the Beatles, Dylan and the Bay City Rollers before going on to The Lord’s Prayer as the being the only other thing she knew the words to. Drummer was Sid Vicious [6].
The picture of a cow is the cover of the album Atom Heat Mother by that well-known punk band, Pink Floyd. This is a reference to the song Fat Old Sun which appears in the Stage 2 ‘Astronomy’ clues [11].
The razor and the 'rips' on the back page were meant as a reference to the ‘Jack the Ripper’ clues in Stage 2, but no one noticed this [14].
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