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The Monochrome Set

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One of the more interesting UK bands to emerge in the post-punk era of the late-1970s and early-1980s, Monochrome Set established a devoted following with their arty approach to rock. Singer and songwriter Bid and bass player Andy Warren were at school together, while Lester Square was at Hornsey Art College forming a band, The B-Sides, with Stuart Goddard (Adam Ant). They were joined by Warren and Bid and The Monochrome Set duly emerged - via The Zarbies and the Ectomorphs - when Goddard left to form Adam And The Ants, the others also contributing to the early Ants material. Mon...