Beki Bondage

Infobox musical artist
Name = Beki Bondage


Img_capt = Beki Bondage at 'Wasted' (2006)
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Rebecca Louise Bond
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Origin = flagicon|England Bristol, England
Instrument = Guitar
Genre = Punk
Occupation = Singer and musician
Years_active = 1978-present
Label = Riot City/SOS records
Associated_acts = Vice Squad
Ligotage
The Bombshells
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Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond) is a musician in the punk band, Vice Squad.

Bondage is often cited as being the first punk pin-up [cite web
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publisher =Sugarbuzz Magazine
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accessdate =2007-04-25 ] , and featured on the front cover of a number of influential music tabloids such as Melody Maker, NME, and Smash Hits. She controversially posed topless for the cover of "Sounds" (although in a non-explicit pose), appearing a total of three times on the cover [cite web
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In 1983 she left Vice Squad to form the band Ligotage with Steve Roberts of UK Subs. Sales of their debut single "Crime and Passion" (1983, EMI) were disappointing, and their only album "Forgive and Forget" was released on the independent Picasso Records label [cite web
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Following the release of two solo singles in 1985, Bondage formed The Bombshells (often billed as "Beki & the Bombshells") in 1986. The band continued to play on the London club and punk circuit for many years.

In 1998 she reformed Vice Squad with a new line-up; the band continue to record and tour, particularly in Eastern Europe [cite web
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url =http://www.punknews.co.uk/article.php?view=view&id=125&filter=interview
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accessdate =2007-04-25 ] . The band also played a lengthy set at the 2006 Badfest festival [cite web
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She also released a solo album of covers in 2000 entitled "Cold Turkey".

In a speech on April 23, 2006 (St George's Day), for the Campaign to Celebrate our English Heritage, controversial journalist Garry Bushell cited Bondage as "a jewel in the crown of England's glory" [cite web
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External links

* [http://www.lastrockers.com/ Vice Squad official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/vicesquad Vice Squad's Myspace page]
* [http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/vicesquadinterview2007.htm 2007 interview with Beki Bondage in Punk77 magazine]

References