Kid Congo!
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El Vez: Putting the Elvis back in Xmas
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Live Review: Adam Ant at Royale Boston Adam Ant & the Good, the Mad and the Lovely Posse October 8, 2012 – Royale Boston Adam Ant? In Boston? Be still my 16-year-old heart! That’s the heart that spent the early 80’s swooning over video of...The Smiths’ Andy Rourke: Hang The DJ?
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The Dandy Warhols For dry wit, it’s hard to beat The Dandy Warhols. Formed in 1994, the band’s early success is probably best remembered by the release of their 1997 album The Dandy Warhols Come Down and hit single “Not If You Were The Last Junkie On...Buzz Buzz Buzz: Paul Court of The Primitives
Buzz Buzz Buzz: Paul Court of The Primitives Quick. What band has released the most irresistible 60’s style pop record this year? Did you guess The Primitives? You should have. 24 years after the band’s kitten-clawed iconic hit “Crash,” and nearly two...News Of The World: Rocker’s Irregularly Updated Music News Roundup
News Of The World: Rocker’s Irregularly Updated Music News Roundup (Aging) punk (rockers) still scare people:In Bath England, the local city council got their knickers in a twist over a proposed punk festival planned for the Queen’s Jubilee Weekend, June 2-4. ...David Gedge of The Wedding Present
David Gedge of The Wedding Present “Oh, why do you catch my eye, then turn away?” -from “Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft”, The Wedding Present, 1987 The first line of the opening track on The Wedding Present’s debut album George Best, was strangely...
