1979: XTC, DRUMS AND WIRES
XTC versus Adam Ant Content versus form Fighting for their place in rock and roll There is no right or wrong — They Might Be Giants, “XTC vs. Adam Ant” I see what they were driving at, but I think XTC do content and form…
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1978: Kate Bush, THE KICK INSIDE
Fade in on 1988, or thereabouts. I’ve checked out The Whole Story, Kate Bush’s singles compilation from 1986, from the library on LP. I spin it for the first time and get the strangest sense of familiarity. From the very first notes of the first…
1977: Talking Heads 77
David Byrne is the most famous person I’ve ever met outside of an autograph line. My girlfriend was Music Director at our college radio station, so we were meeting quite a few people who were famous (to us): Jill Sobule, who wrote and recorded the…