Video: The Dukes of Stratosphear-The Mole from the Ministry

Today is the birthday of former XTC member Terry Chambers , born this day in 1955 in Swindon , Wiltshire. I know I speak for all the contributors to PowerPop when I say that XTC has made some of the most sublime, transcendent pop music of the past twenty years and Terry's guitar work was an integral part of their sound. Some of my favorite recordings of the band come from their lysergic alter ego The Dukes of Stratosphear . Under [...]

Inspired by a post by John at Crooks and Liars , here's a whole bunch of XTC videos. "Statue of Liberty" : "Love on a farmboy's wages" : "Respectable Street" (with cleaned up lyrics): [...]

Inspired by a post by John at Crooks and Liars , here's a whole bunch of XTC videos. "Statue of Liberty" : "Love on a farmboy's wages" : "Respectable Street" (with cleaned up lyrics): [...]