This bands seems to be getting smaller by the minute. But after a 10 year hiatus, they still have it. A few years back I met them at a signing, at which lead singer, Andy Partridge complimented my famous "chess shirt". He then proceded to turn the guy on the cover of Skylarking into Robin the Boy Wonder.
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Skylarking
- Highlights: "Summer's Cauldron", "Grass", "That's
Really Super, Supergirl", "Season Cycle", "Earn Enough
for Us", "Dear God", "Dying" and "Sacrificial
Bonfire". |
Website: www,chalkhills.org
One of the original punk bands that just won't die. Always on the cutting edge but often unnoticed (though "Eardrum Buzz" got some MTV play in the late 80s). Their recent return to their punk roots proves that those mainstreamers calling themselves "punk" today don't have a clue.
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Read &
Burn 01 - A return to their punk form! Highlights: "In the Art
of Stopping", "I Don't Understand", "Comet" and
"The Agfers of Kodak". |
Website: www.pinkflag.com
We trekked up to San Francisco to see Siouxsie Sioux and Co. in April 2002, and the show was well worth the trip. They played mostly rare cuts and B-Sides, a true fans set list! And Budgie worked those drums!
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A Kiss In the Dreamhouse - Highlights: "Cascade", "Obsession",
"Melt!", "Painted Bird" and "Slowdive". |
Peepshow
- Highlights: "Peek-a-Boo", "The Killing Jar",
"Scarecrow", "Carousel", "Burn-Up", and
"Rhapsody". |
Website: www.thecreatures.com
Okay, I won't bore you again with the stories of how I keep meeting these guys. All I'll say is that after all these years, their music keeps getting better and better.
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Violator
- Highlights: "Sweetest Perfection", "Personal Jesus",
"Halo", "Waiting for the Night", "Enjoy the Silence"
and "Blue Dress". |
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of Faith and Devotion - Highlights: "I Feel You", "Walking
in My Shoes", "Mercy in You", "In Your Room",
"Rush" "One Caress" and "Higher Love". |
Website: www.depechemode.com
Listen to these bands at my radio station: Darkest Before Dawn.