If there was a proper grown-up biopic made about Adam & the Ants, it would be the best, most messed-up, sexed-up feckin' film ever released. And then some.

But there's been no 'South Bank Show' special or Oliver Stone treatment. Just sweet f.a. and simply a sweeping under the carpet of New Romanticsm, New Wave or 'cult' (whatever that is supposed to mean).

The Ants (as they were orginally called), were never dour and serious as Joy Division yet never as poncey as D'ran D'ran. And they certainly never fitted into what society deemed as a traditional mainstream rock/pop band.

Yet for a while - albeit briefly - they were the biggest effin' thing in the world. And in 'their day' it was impossible to find anyone in the industrial world who hadn't been seduced by their sounds, style and working class swagger.

Adam Ant invented The Ants from his psychiatric hospital bed in late '76/ early '77. The Sex Pistols put him there when he realised life was shit and fcuked up rock 'n' roll stardom was the only way to go.

Driven by his stubborn obsession for fame and a glam rock inspired techicoloured vision for creating an audience for his manic genius, the Antpeople were soon born.

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Adapted from 'Anthropology - A Social History of Adam & His Antpeople', published by Ant Liberation Front, October 2008.
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If there was a proper grown-up biopic made about Adam & the Ants, it would be the best, most messed-up, sexed-up feckin' film ever released. And then some.

But there's been no 'South Bank Show' special or Oliver Stone treatment. Just sweet f.a. and simply a sweeping under the carpet of New Romanticsm, New Wave or 'cult' (whatever that is supposed to mean).

The Ants (as they were orginally called), were never dour and serious as Joy Division yet never as poncey as D'ran D'ran. And they certainl... (read more)