(Sweet Nothing/Cargo)In 2012, the notion of Redd Kross – a guitar band with a dogged devotion to past forms – seems wildly conservative. But these Los Angelenos were once a supremely post-modernist band, backing their knowing, pop-culture-referenci…
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Redd Kross: Researching the Blues – review
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Foo Fighters drummer to play Iggy Pop in CBGB film
Taylor Hawkins cast as Stooges frontman in forthcoming biopic of New York punk venueFoo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is to step into Iggy Pop’s skinny jeans.Hawkins has signed on to play the Stooges frontman in new film CBGB, which tells the story o…
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Why pop stars won’t be attacking the monarchy this jubilee
The Sex Pistols led a series of blistering musical attacks on the monarchy. Why don’t today’s pop stars do the same? Have they gone soft? Or do they have more important targets?Overfamiliarity can erase certain qualities from even the greatest songs an…
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Readers’ panel: Sex Pistols
As the nation prepares to celebrate the Queen’s diamond jubilee, some will be marking another anniversary – 35 years since Sex Pistols’ God Save the Queen was released. Here, five readers tell us their thoughts on the band’s legacySonia Kilvington: ‘…
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Old music: The Electras – Action Woman
The Electras have got to find themselves some action, a little satisfaction – anyone know a woman who might lend a hand?In his magnificent autobiography, Head-On, Julian Cope recounts one of the arguments that would rend asunder Liverpool’s music hea…
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