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 ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Seminal British alternative rock outfit Shriekback present their new album 'Why ...
King Crimson connections week continues with a band that also has a strong connection to one of my favorite musical artists, XTC. But I digress... After leaving XTC (of which he was a founding member) ...
"I've seen the future," Leonard Cohen once sang, "and it is murder". The comeback album by 1980s electro-rockers Shriekback sounds like Len waking up in that future and deciding to go down the disco.
Shriekback gained attention with tracks featured in the soundtracks of TV shows like "Miami Vice" and "Manhunter." Allen's musical journey also included founding King Swamp and a later return to Gang ...