AHEAD OF THE GAME: Too punk for punk in the late 70s, Oi! elder statesmen in the early 80s, living-legend role models in the early 90s, Cock Sparrer never got credit for what they started. Today, after all these years, they're as strong as they've ever been

Cock Sparrer, an East End London street-punk institution, with a core quartet of members who've been together since 1972, have never been more in demand than they are right now. [...]