As PJ Harvey joins Instagram, and ahead of her headline performance at London's Field Day festival, we present three other sound-centric feeds you need to follow
The past few weeks have been somewhat momentous for brilliant British musician PJ Harvey, who kickstarted her extensive stint of summer touring in promotion of her new album and joined Instagram – allowing us unprecedented insight into her closely guarded creative process. This Follow Friday, in celebration of the social media platform's latest victory, and ahead of Harvey's headline performance at this year's Field Day festival, we present three other inspirational music feeds that demand to be followed.
@blondieofficial
“The word 'iconic' is used too frequently – an icon is a statue carved in wood,” inimitable Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry once said. “It was shocking at first, when I got that reference. It was a responsibility, and it's impossible to live up to – you're supposed to be dead, for one thing.” But in spite of her protestations, Harry really is one of the most seminal women the music industry has ever known, and you need only peruse her Instagram feed for proof. Filled predominantly with imagery from her 70s and 80s heyday, the account certainly affirms her previous statement that “being hot never hurts!” But perfectly pouting lips and tousled blonde hair aside, it is Harry’s killer attitude and enduring cultural status that really shines as she strikes cocksure poses next to Andy Warhol, David Bowie, Iggy Pop and co. – a rightful equal and icon.
@therealmickrock
In the world of music photography, Mick Rock’s influence is unparalleled. He has photographed everybody from the Ramones and the Sex Pistols to Joan Jett and Lou Reed, going on more tours than most have eaten hot dinners in the process. His extensive oeuvre – which spans an enormous body of work made in collaboration with David Bowie, who he met in the early 1970s, all the way through to Q-Tip and Peaches – is not an easy beast to contain, making his official Instagram feed a treasure trove of magnificent memories from the man behind the camera himself.
@punkbadges
Since the advent of time (or perhaps the mid-1960s) people have been wearing badges – whether to express an opinion, political or otherwise, or just to embellish a sad holey jumper – and Instagram account @punkbadges has taken as its raison d’être the near impossible task of documenting all those created in support of punk. From the ironic “fuck the pistols, I’ve been victimised” to “GERM FREE,” and anonymous portraits of the Buzzcocks created on the occasion of a secret gig, they'll have you scouring eBay in no time at all.
