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Biba is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Jala Brat, Rasta, Surreal, Corona and Breskvica, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pet Shop Boys, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Biba and forward to Pet Shop Boys. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Biba was a London fashion store of the mid 1960s to mid 1970s. Biba was started and run by the Polish-born Barbara Hulanicki and her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon.
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Biba shares an orbit with Jala Brat, Rasta, Surreal and Corona, went on to shape Pet Shop Boys. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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