Is it really four decades since the Eighties? A time when quiffs were impossibly high, grass skirts abounded and primal psychobilly beats provided the soundtrack for slamdancing melees at scooter rallies across the nation?
While they can’t claim exclusive rights to promoting the popularity of flat top haircuts and grass skirts, there’s no doubt that King Kurt were one of the most influential, and memorable, bands of that era. Their music and stage presence found a sizable following among the scooter scene, with their admirers including an all-girl scooter club, Alcoholic Rats SC, whose members sported an exclusive T-shirt designed by King Kurt’s sax player