The Cortinas

The Cortinas were, initially at least, Bristol's best-known punk-era band; they were the first punk group from the city to attract the attention of the national music press and radio, the first to release a single, and the first to release a major-label album. During their short lifetime, they were the center of a scene that included Social Security, the Media, the Pigs, and of course the Pop Group, who by the end of 1978 had eclipsed all of their Bristolian peers. The band formed in 1976, its members still in their mid-teens and attending high school. Featuring Dexter Dalwoo...