Back in the day, big hair and big fun. Fuzzbox soundtracked the second half of the 80s. And now?
30 years ago, We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Going To Use It were big. They got profile quickly, shooting fast from a
bright idea to pop reality. At the height of their
punk notoriety, Vix and crew used to sashay round radio and TV stations with ridiculously huge hair – pink, orange, red - bags of
attitude, and an Elvis sneer. They kicked off with a silly name and punched out a few punk songs. Then, after three years of punk
thrash, bingo! Fuzzbox hit the jackpot with pure late 80s pop.
And now it's 2015. I'm
sitting in Yorks coffee bar with survivors Vix and Maggie. Vix is an
old pal by now – I've seen most of her post-Fuzzbox incarnations.
Then? A snotty kid with a great line in throwing shapes. Now? An accomplished trooper, comfortable on stage, with one very distinct
new thing going for her and the band: Radio 2, the biggest station in Europe
is paying attention.
Fuzzbox are having
another go.
