The late 70s saw anarchic emergence of Punk as an irresistible musical and social force. A deep well of attitude-fuelled creativity was dramatically uncovered, which redefined music scene. The Marquee was at forefront of this new wave and hosted likes of The Clash, The Damned, The Sex Pistols, Generation X and Siouxie and Banshees. The Jam, The Undertones and The Cure also unleashed their unique brand of music here.

The 80s had a heavy synth-flavour about them, and club once again tapped into new mood and became a meeting point for British Synth-Pop and New Wave scene, featuring such luminaries as Depeche Mode and New Order.

The location of Marquee, like music it?s hosted, has been through a number of changes. From its Oxford Street beginnings it then migrated, in 1964, to address that became synonymous with club and a hallowed destination for legions of Marquee devotees. This, of course, was 90 Wardour Street Soho. In 80s it relocated to 105 Charing Cross and in September 2002 it was transplanted to Islington by ex-Eurythmics, Dave Stuart ? though, this latest venture had limited success. The club now resides in Leicester Square and long may it continue blazing as a beacon of London music scene.

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1. Create a playlist from your MP3 files. 2. Plug player into your computer's parallel of USB port. 3. Transfer MP3 files according to instructions. Once you have downloaded MP3 files into your portable MP3 player, you are ready to take your music anywhere. Most MP3 players are small, lightweight, and solid-state. Because most players are solid-state, there are no moving parts to break down or skip, so sound quality is uninterrupted regardless of your physical activity. MP3 players are equipped with various types of headphones or earpieces.

Portable MP3 players can play music longer than a portable CD player. The length of play for a CD player is about 74 minutes, length of one CD. However, length of play for an MP3 player depends upon its memory capacity, which can be upgraded on some models. A standard MP3 player can play for about half an hour (32 MB) to a few weeks (40 GB)! Some models can be upgraded with additional memory devices.