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This is a story of rock in a hard place. It begins with the outbreak of punk, with bands such as The Undertones, Stiff Little Fingers and The Outcasts, in rough venues like The Harp and the Pound. We follow the story, via acts like Therapy, Ash and David Holmes. We revisit seminal nights at The Limelight, The Nerve Centre, Sugar Sweet and Giro’s. Simultaneously, we highlight the passionate, essentially underground photographers who have helped to define those times. These include: Alastair Graham, Ricky Adam, Iona Bateman, Niall Carson, Cliff Mason and Graham Smith. This exhibition is put together in association with Radio Ulster’s Across The Line. ‘ Shot By Both Sides’ is the title of a song by the post-punk band Magazine. We feel that it captures the excitement the abrasion and the plurality of the music scene here.The exhibition is curated by Stuart Bailie, a former NME music journalist who has also worked for the likes of Uncut, Mojo, Q and Hot Press. For the past five years, he has hosted a Friday radio show, Across The Line on BBC Radio Ulster, 10.00-11.55pm.