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After leaving Gang of Four, Allen founded the band Shriekback with former XTC member Barry Andrews. The band released six ...
Dave Allen, the original bassist for the influential post-punk band Gang of Four, has died at 69 after battling early-onset ...
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.
Dave Allen, original bassist for Gang of Four, has died at age 69. The news came via the band who wrote: ...
Dave Allen, the founding bassist of the highly influential British post-punk band Gang of Four and the funk-inflected group ...
A hardcore punk band has broken up mid-tour following several serious allegations against their former guitarist. Gel announced that the band has split and would no longer be play any more shows ...
After decades of anticipation, XTC fans can experience the band’s classic hits performed live once more under the eXTC name. Led by original drummer Terry Chambers audiences can expect a journey ...
John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band will play New York’s Cutting Room 4/10, and they’ll join John Waite and Wang Chung on some of the dates of Rick Springfield’s upcoming ’80s ...
In the UK, acts such as Elvis Costello and the Attractions, XTC, and The Clash were among the earliest adopters ... Given that, the first band to emerge who adhered to the punk aesthetic and ethos ...
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