As
AC/DC once - almost - sang, In the beginning, back in 1975... a
walrus-moustached, long-haired DJ brought his collection of rock
records to the backroom of the Prince Of Wales pub in Kingsbury, and
the Soundhouse was born ...
By
1979, the club had
attracted TV crews, rounded up regulars to appear in music videos
for Judas Priest and Pete Townshend and as extras in the movie
Quadrophenia. Meanwhile, Sunday afternoon TV was invaded by an
hour-long documentary titled 20th Century Box ...
Whatcould possibly go wrong? Only a bust-up with the brewery in 1980,
which put the future of the Soundhouse in severe doubt. The row
became as bitter as the Wagon's infamous ale, with Landlord Malcolm
Tate and Neal Kay locked in a war of words that spread to the press
...