Media, The
Blink Of An Eye
Influenced by the UK punk/new wave explosion The Media were a Portsmouth band formed in 1978 and who by 1979 loved the Two-Tone Ska scene and were playing dates with Mod-revival bands like Secret Affair, The Vapors and The Lambrettas. In a short space of time (and everything moved very quickly in the late 1970s) The Media played loads of shows, got a bit good, built a large following, released two singles and by 1980 were featured in an early Phil Redmond (the producer of Grange Hill, Brookside, Hollyoaks, etc.) youth TV series Going Out. This is the sound of pristine late 70s English Punk/Mod, stuffed with the type of lyrics that makes you fall in love (with something you shouldve) with the scene all over again, again.