A larger than life character Lynch sang about big bottoms, bodily functions and Tupperware strippers and was the living embodiment of Stump's keening, unhinged, avant garde mix of post-punk, Irish jigs, drinking songs and sea shanties.
Pere Ubu
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Frontman Neil Arthur is disarmingly modest about their achievements, but Blancmange were one of the most successful bands to emerge from the experimental electronic music scene of the early ’80s. Blending pop melodies with dark lyrics and avant-garde programming and recording techniques, they went on to rack up seven Top 40 hits. Don’t Tell Me and Living On The Ceiling both reached the […]
Less that a week after our interview with one C86 alumnus in The Wedding Present’s David Gedge, another of the bands on that hallowed cassette (ask your parents kids!) has come to our attention. The latest in our growing line of 2016 comeback stars (see also Khartomb and The Vapors) Mighty Mighty have just released their first new music in 28 years.