Centro Iberico
Centro Iberico was a squatted school in Notting Hill, London, that became a self-managed social centre, a live venue and a studio in the 1980s.
Origins
Centro Iberico, also known as the Anarchy or Alternative ‘A’ Centre,[1] at 421 Harrow Road alongside the canal, was a school occupied by Spanish anarchists, including Miguel García García, who had previously met in a parish church hall in Holborn.[2] It was occupied in 1982.[3]
Bands
The centre put on anarcho-punk gigs by the Mob, Conflict, Poison Girls and the Subhumans.[4] Throbbing Gristle played and recorded at the centre.[5] Future Madonna producer William Orbit began his recording career and Guerilla Records whilst living there.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Notting Hill History Timeline - 16 - Notting Hill Babylon (Early 1980s)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ Meltzer, Albert (1996). I couldn't paint golden angels: Sixty years of commonplace life and anarchist agitation. AK Press. ISBN 9781873176931. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Chatterton, P; Hodkinson, S (2006). "Autonomy in the city". City. 10 (3). doi:10.1080/13604810600982222.
- ^ "Counter Culture Portobello Psychogeographical History - Tom Vague". Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Centro Iberico, London, England, 21 January 1979". Brainwashed. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Staff. "Shine on: William Orbit". Cold War Nightlife. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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