There were a few songs before XTC's third album that hinted at something more than the workmanlike post-punk and New Wave that marked their earliest records. Like the 1978 single version of "This Is ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Forty years ago this month, the English band XTC brought its live career to a crashing halt. They were onstage in Paris when frontman Andy Partridge suffered a severe panic attack, causing him to ...

ARE YOU RECEIVING ME? More than four decades after XTC ceased touring, original drummer Terry Chambers leads EXTC, a trio that celebrates the music of his old band. Pictured, from left, are Steve ...

The songs are true collaborations, with both composers contributing equally to lyrics and music (although on some songs, the lyric division is more striking; “I’m Raining Here, Inside” and “You Kill ...

Believe it or not, people used to actually care what rock critics had to say. Not music bloggers, who are free to be as subjective as they want to be, but actual critics who took rock seriously as an ...

Trying to crank out some code with One Hit Wonders on the telly in the background. XTC shows up, with Dear God. Was that really their only hit? Back in the day I loved this band.<BR><BR>Back in, ohhh, ...

Every Saturday, Paste will be revisiting albums that came out before the magazine was founded in July 2002 and assessing its current cultural relevance. This week, we’re looking at XTC’s ninth studio ...

OAKLAND -- The original drummer from influential British rock group XTC Terry Chambers brings his current tribute project EXTC to Yoshi's in Oakland Monday, giving fans a rare chance to experience the ...

Andy Partridge is looking forward to New Year’s Eve so he can give the finger to 2006. The leader of genius British rock band XTC spent six months this year recuperating from a tendon tear on his left ...