I was first introduced to Shriekback in 1985 by my friend Jay. He was handy with a VCR and religiously taped a show called The Cutting Edge, a program devoted to second tier New Wave bands. “You’ve ...

Dave Allen, bassist in post-punk band Gang of Four’s core lineup before co-founding the British rock group Shriekback, has died at the age of 69. Allen’s former Gang of Four band mate, drummer Hugh ...

Seminal British alternative rock outfit Shriekback present their new album 'Why Anything? Why This?', following up their first single 'And The Rain', complete with a darkly intriguing video filmed by ...

Shriekback are a band who come with some pretty good schooling behind them, originally formed 23 years ago from members of two of the best acts of the post-punk era, XTC and the Gang Of Four. These ...

My mum's boyfriend at the time had an acoustic guitar, which I found under his bed. And she taught me how to play 'Gloria,' and I just kept playing it, and it's been one of the few things I didn't ...

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