The Bolshoi Brothers are Trevor Tanner (lead vocals, guitar) and Paul Clark (keyboards) who first collaborated as members of The Bolshoi on the album Friends released by Beggars Banquet Records. The album included a song called Sunday Morning that became a number-one hit in Brazil and Argentina. Their next album Lindy’s Party expanded the band’s reach into new territories and with another album in the works the band split as 1990 dawned. Trevor and Paul released several solo albums and collaborated with other musicians.
In 1980, Kirk Brandon formed Theatre Of Hate from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack. Joining Kirk on vocals were notable punk musicians Stan Stammers and Luke Rendall, along with old school friend, Steve Guthrie and Canadian born John “Boy” Lennard, who revolutionised the band’s sound with his haunting sax lines. Theatre Of Hate’s debut double-A-side single, “Legion”/”Original Sin”, topped the independent chart in 1980, and “Westworld”, their debut album, produced by Mick Jones from The Clash and released in 1982, held the number one position for 21 weeks. The single taken from the album, “Do You Believe In The Westworld?” has become an anthem and is still widely played in clubs and on international radio, as well as featuring on numerous compilation albums.
