
Proto-punkofthe1970swasaburgeoningyouthsubculturedefinedbyvolatilefriendshipsandfall-outs.Thisparticular"subculture",however,isresponsibleforproducingJohnnyMoped,abandthatisoftencitedasthepioneersofpunkmusic.AmongsttheirformermembersareCaptainSensibleandChrissieHynde,thelatterofwhomwasfired-twice!-beforesheformedthehugelysuccessfulband,ThePretenders.Atthecentreofthepowerchord-maelstromwasJohnnyMopedthemanhimself,anunstoppable"sonicterror"behindthemicwhowascaughtinabattleofloyaltybetweenloveandmusic.Theband'sfatewasultimatelysealedwhentheyself-sabotagedtheonegigthatwouldhaveledtoarecorddeal.Recountingthesloppyrebelliousnessofthetimeandtheircurrentrebandingplansaretheoriginalmembers(includingHynde)andscenesters,whoseanecdoteschronicletherise,fall,andreturnofJohnnyMoped.