Piece that aired on LATV documenting the 30 year reunion of the Maque Club In Hollywood! Cool Controllers and Plugz footage! Plus a little bit of the Gears and Billybones!!
I was a friend of his brother Len and also met Brendan a few times (& for more than a few drinks) in Stockport
Len Mullen was a good runner (appearing on the beach scene in Chariots of Fire). Len stayed in Stockport for the rest of his life
They moved down from Scotland as children. As Brendan was the older brother he retained his strong Scots bur. Brendan spent his teenage years in Stockport, working as a trainee newspaper reporter trainee before moving to the States
Brendan Mullen was from Paisley Scotland...he might very well have spent some time in Manchester during his life, but he was a Scotsman thru and thru.
I picked out the obituaries clipping from the Gaurdian on brendan mullen and it siad he grew up in stockport manchester ( Uk ) is that true /. i've been a round for some time and no one has heard of him here. ~We had claude bessy hear for some time. i still have the controllers single that some marxist-leninist twat stood on and did know the value of it to me ! never trust a stalinist !
I'm just devistated by this ...how can we have world without Brendan Mullen in it? I knew him well for almost 30 years and to think that I'll never hear that unique Scottish lilt of his again....God, my heart is absolutely breaking. Thanks so much for posting this.
Very interesting!! And check out my 5-minute insert on BRENDAN (RODNEY show
from 1978). An old "Los Angeles Times" article noted that the punk scene opened
the way for FEMALE musicians as well, "highly visible punkettes playing everything
from saxophones to drums".
BRENDAN MULLEN,R.I.P.
RonaldVaughan 1 year ago
We used to rehearse down their back in the day. My cousin used to jam with the Mau mau's.
benthemiester 1 year ago
fitting this open up with Big Johnny StingRay
TheRhythmBlade 1 year ago
I was a friend of his brother Len and also met Brendan a few times (& for more than a few drinks) in Stockport
Len Mullen was a good runner (appearing on the beach scene in Chariots of Fire). Len stayed in Stockport for the rest of his life
They moved down from Scotland as children. As Brendan was the older brother he retained his strong Scots bur. Brendan spent his teenage years in Stockport, working as a trainee newspaper reporter trainee before moving to the States
Rick Tuson
athleticscoach2012 1 year ago
Brendan Mullen was from Paisley Scotland...he might very well have spent some time in Manchester during his life, but he was a Scotsman thru and thru.
maxeythecat 2 years ago
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I picked out the obituaries clipping from the Gaurdian on brendan mullen and it siad he grew up in stockport manchester ( Uk ) is that true /. i've been a round for some time and no one has heard of him here. ~We had claude bessy hear for some time. i still have the controllers single that some marxist-leninist twat stood on and did know the value of it to me ! never trust a stalinist !
chairnonchair 2 years ago
I'm just devistated by this ...how can we have world without Brendan Mullen in it? I knew him well for almost 30 years and to think that I'll never hear that unique Scottish lilt of his again....God, my heart is absolutely breaking. Thanks so much for posting this.
maxeythecat 2 years ago 2
Oh man...he was one of the highlights of "Decline" -- "The air in utopia is poisoned. The final joke." R.I.P. (Rest in punk).
hyperbully 2 years ago 2
punk rock history
jahluva79 3 years ago