20 years ago, the monumental Glasgow outfit Mogwai entered the UK singles chart at number 68 back in July 1998 with their EP 'No Education = No Future (Fuck The Curfew)'.
Guitarist John Cummings explains that title: "There's a town called Hamilton near Glasgow, it's where we recorded the first album. They imposed this curfew and if you were under 16, you couldn't be allowed out after nine o'clock at night. It was ridiculous that kids couldn't actually be out doing anything after nine o'clock or they would get sent home. The curfew is not going to solve anything at all. When things annoy us, it does tend to seep into our music in some way, even if it's just in song titles."
Guitarist John Cummings explains that title: "There's a town called Hamilton near Glasgow, it's where we recorded the first album. They imposed this curfew and if you were under 16, you couldn't be allowed out after nine o'clock at night. It was ridiculous that kids couldn't actually be out doing anything after nine o'clock or they would get sent home. The curfew is not going to solve anything at all. When things annoy us, it does tend to seep into our music in some way, even if it's just in song titles."
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