There has never been a band exactly like Talking Heads . They took everything from punk to pop to avant-garde to funk and twisted it all up into a signature sound that has influenced not only other bands, but music as a whole. With their wild experimentation and disregard for the norm, they seemed like a band never meant to be mainstream popular, but they were, and the state of music post-Talking Heads is better because of it. If you're a fan of Talking Heads, here are five other bands that you may be into. [...]
>> Although Clicky HQ typically focuses on matters guitar and pop -- whatever that means these days -- we also enjoy the kaleidoscopic world of electronic music, and we're endeavoring to re-engage with it editorially after some time away. We've warmly received the new full-length from Augsburg, Germany-based ambient electronic artist Markus Mehr . Out July 17th on Hidden Shoal Recordings, On is Mr. Mehr's third record working under his own name; it is filled with immaculately constructed instrumentals, appointed with imaginative instrumentation and illuminating samples, that are as soothing as they are transporting. While much non-"pop" [...]
Danish pop princess Katrine Ottosen, who operates under the moniker CallMeKat, seems to have a knack for attracting the heavy hitters in any artistic realm she enters into. Her new album, Where The River Turns Black, finds her aligning her own talents alongside the efforts of such esteemed contributors as Sara Lee (Gang of Four/B-52's), [...]
Gang of Four, The Mekons, Special AKA @ The Lyceum, May 27, 1979, courtesy of Fruitier Than Thou
Y'all should know how much I love Soul Asylum , at least the Soul Asylum who existed from roughly 1986-90. I've written about this era of the band here , here , here , and mmm lemme see oh yes, here . And I am well aware that beginning with Grave Dancer's Union in 1992, the law of diminishing returns enters the picture. However, during the hallowed quatrain of dominance, they were damn near the perfect rock band. Their live shows are deservedly legendary, but the secret weapon turned out [...]
Hello...how are you? Well, it's been quite a long time. Perhaps there are two or three of you out there who still may read this. It's been a landmark year for me in terms of the gigs I managed to see. Mainly because I kept leaving Winnipeg. In February, I got to see Gang of Four in Toronto, and they were one of the most exciting bands I've ever seen. Unlike The Buzzcocks, who I saw last year, GoF are still clearly passionate and earnest about what they do. Andy Gill was a badass, and Jon King was a maniac. [...]
Hello...how are you? Well, it's been quite a long time. Perhaps there are two or three of you out there who still may read this. It's been a landmark year for me in terms of the gigs I managed to see. Mainly because I kept leaving Winnipeg. In February, I got to see Gang of Four in Toronto, and they were one of the most exciting bands I've ever seen. Unlike The Buzzcocks, who I saw last year, GoF are still clearly passionate and earnest about what they do. Andy Gill was a badass, and Jon King was a maniac. [...]
Erstwhile British aggro-rock vets Gang of Four have announced a new web site and a new video for their song "who am i?" from last year's CONTENT LP. Gang of four recently participated in performing two songs, ‘Not Great Men’ & ‘Do As I Say’, at the BBC studios in Maida Vale for The Old Grey Whistle test 40th Anniversary radio programs. They were interviewed by the legendary Bob Harris about one of their original performances on The Old Grey Whistle Test . Be friendly - Like Gang [...]
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Last Sunday, we gave you a sneak peak at North Highlands' upcoming debut Wild One , which is due out October 18th. Judging by the sound of their lead single "Benefits," you may expect their tastes to hover in between Indie pop and folk. That would be a misguided notion, so we had the New York City outfit curate a mixtape that shows us what they are really about. The results could not have come out anymore diverse or eclectic. Here's what they had to say about it: We all listen to [...]
To be honest I'm looking for motivation to get back into the 4 strings thinking. Besides literally trying to find the bandwidth to do it right with Eastern Anchors . I'm not sure why you'd need more inspiration than bands like Girls Against Boys for inspiration in particular when there is awesome tone, tube amps and distortion pedals are at play on every song. GvsB were a innovator in this spectrum of rock, however there are a crap load of other bass players who's bass licks are just as stellar. Kill the Sexplayer [...]
Tornano in Italia i Cansei de Ser Sexy (alias CSS) .Il gruppo brasiliano sarà n concerto il 25 Novembre all'Estragon di Bologna . Lovefoxx e compagni mancavano dall'Italia da quattro anni, finalmente riporteranno il loro coloratissimo show con i brani del cd 'La Liberaciòn' uscito a fine Agosto per V2 Cooperative Music. Un lavoro che vanta importanti collaborazioni con Ratatat e Bobby Gillespie dei Primal Scream . Continua a leggere Cansei de Ser Sexy: il 25 novembre unica data italiana all'Estragon di Bologna con il nuovo cd La Liberaciòn ... [...]
Gang of Four , uno de los grupos sobrevivientes del post-punk británico, regresó este año con el disco "Content" , el séptimo de su carrera. Y para promocionar este reciente material, la banda de Leeds presentó el video del single “Who Am I ?”, dirigido por el guitarrista de la banda. No cabe duda que el grupo sigue teniendo una gran legión de fans ya que "Content" fue financiado con el apoyo monetario de los seguidores del grupo que respondieron al llamado de la banda, que ofreció distintos productos exclusivos relacionados al álbum a cambio de su [...]
Se você é daqueles que acha Who Am I? a melhor música de Content , o novo disco do Gang Of Four , comemore: finalmente ela ganhou um vídeo - e melhor, dirigido pelo próprio Andy Gill . É o terceiro clipe do disco ( You'll Never Pay For The Farm e It Was Never Going To Turn Out Too Good foram os primeiros). Não há nada demais nessa peça. Andy Gill apenas se limitou a dizer que há dois conceitos ali, mas esqueça-os: são imagens fragmentadas pra [...]
Earlier this year, aging post-punk pioneers Gang of Four put out a competent album of all new studio material, Content , and followed it up with two videos ("Never Pay For The Farm" and "It Was Never Gonna Turn Out Too Good") that featured simple footage of the band playing live. For the video for "Who Am I?" however, they decided to step out of this comfort zone. The video was directed by founding member Andy Gill, and includes these less-than-desirable elements: 1. Eighties-pastel rectangles framing band members' faces and changing size to the beat. [...]
With Gang of Four 's latest music video for "Who Am I?", the UK-based post-punk outfit abandoned the straight-forward performance pieces of past clips for "Never Pay For the Farm" and "It Was Never Gonna Turn Out Too Good" and went with something far more artsy. Directed by band member Andy Gill, the video originally began with two concepts. According to Gills, the first was a clip filled with "images that were fractured into many misaligned mini images, which in a way parallels the lyrical idea of ’Who Am I?'." The second involved creating "a [...]
David Allen, bassist of influential political punk outfit Gang of Four , has posted a blog entry wherein he reflects on his own experiences in the tumultuous England of the 1970s, and finds parallels in the current conservative anti-union and anti-social service crusades in the UK and the United States. He notes: The last time Britain saw widespread rioting, in the 1980s, street violence came after a long and failed political struggle against the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher, which suppressed trade unions and decimated social services. Americans ought to ponder this aspect of Britain's [...]
Znów zaczynam bez wstępniakowego wodzirejstwa i znów (znów?) posługuję się bardzo prostym modelem, którego w swoich "Listach z podróży" użył Karel Čapek. Dzielę więc relację na "dwie przegródki, opatrzone dwoma zbiorczymi tytułami: co mi się podobało i co mi się nie podobało". O ile jednak mistrzowi weneccy nowożeńcy mogli nie podobać się "w ogóle i bez podania powodu", o tyle ja postaram się o kilka, choćby i błahych, argumentów. CO MI SIĘ PODOBAŁO: - organizacja. Katowice po raz kolejny udowodniły swoją przewagę nad Mysłowicami. Słupna miała swój urok, ale Trzy [...]
white russia - "well do you" (download) White Russia is my new favorite "old" band. I find out about them via the newly-released German Punk & Wave 1978-1984, Vol 1 box set. They stood out the most to me, and appealed to my taste in such bands as The Buzzcocks and Gang Of Four . It looks as though they only released two albums, one in 1981 and one in 1982. They're worth looking into more if [...]
Yksi keskeisimmistä post-punk- ja new wave -yhtyeistä, brittiläinen Gang of Four esiintyy Korjaamon Vaunusalissa la 3. syyskuuta. Yhtye julkaisi ensimmäisen EP:nsä Damaged Goods vuonna 1978. BBC:n radiopersoona John Peel otti heidät esiintymään ohjelmaansa ja bändin maine kasvoi Euroopassa ja Yhdysvalloissa. Vuonna 1979 Gang of Four julkaisi debyyttilevynsä Entertainment , joka on muun muassa arvostetun Rolling Stone -aikakauslehden 500 kaikkien aikojen parhaan albumin joukossa. Jo ensimmäisellä EP:llään Gang of Four löysi uuden ja sittemmin useasti lainatun soundinsa yhdistämällä The Sex Pistolsin ja Televisionin punk- ja new wave -vaikutteet Parliament-Funkadelicin funk-komppeihin. Myöhemmillä levyillään [...]
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