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Gang Of Four on what they learned from James Brown, COVID-19 and more
Welcome to the second installment of our exclusive two-part conversation with Leeds, U.K. post-punk icons Gang Of Four, represented by singer Jon King and drummer Hugo Burnham. We learned last time what the Marxist funkateers picked up from organizing political demonstrations and seeing early punk bands in the student refectory as Leeds University students. We […]
Gang Of Four on their political roots, new box set '‘77-’81’ and more
When Leeds, U.K. post-punks Gang Of Four first appeared on American shores in 1980, they were simultaneously startling, exciting, fierce, warm, familiar and yet shockingly new. They were clearly unthinkable without punk, yet they didn’t play standard-issue Ramones–isms in a leather jacket. They were as angry and leftist in their politics as the Clash, but […]
15 essential post-punk bands who represent the evolution of the genre
Post-punk had to happen. Punk rock opened all this space for people to make exactly the kind of art or culture that the disenfranchised had been imagining in their heads, and maybe had limited means or skills by which to make it. But what if you didn’t want to crank out recharged three-chord rock ’n’ […]
Hear Tom Morello and Serj Tankian cover this Gang Of Four classic
Tom Morello and Serj Tankian are treating Rage Against The Machine and System Of A Down fans to another collaboration. Both Morello and Tankian are among the artists featured on The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four. Together, the rock musicians are taking on the Gang Of Four classic “Natural’s […]
2020 in memoriam: Remembering the ones we lost
Each year comes with loss and change. 2020, in particular, has been one with an overwhelming amount of grief. It’s hard to know what to say when you lose people you admire, whether you know them personally or were inspired by the art they created. Hold the people you care about close and thank them. […]
10 classic '80s underground moments from the movie 'Urgh! A Music War'
In the ’80s, there were plenty of great recordings that came out of the nascent new-wave and punk scenes. But one of the single greatest documents of the period was actually a movie. Urgh! A Music War was the 1981 concert film that featured 36 bands from the U.S. and U.K. playing live. The film […]
Gang Of Four guitarist Andy Gill dies at 64
Andy Gill, the pioneering guitarist for maverick underground/alt-rock outfit Gang Of Four, died in a central London hospital today. He was 64. Gill, the last remaining original member of the band since its 1976 inception, was a guitar icon whose aesthetic and technique influenced multiple generations of players, regardless of genre. In addition to his […]
