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A heaving, happy moshpit is always a joy to behold. When the average age of that moshpit is around 45 years old (as well as being one of the largest that the Rescue Rooms has ever seen), you know you've stumbled across something very special indeed. Former Specials and Fun Boy Three front man Neville Staple is 53, and as up for it as ever. Although never exactly the creative powerhouse of either band,...
In honor of Mike Huckabee, sparkly-faced American Idol reject Alexis Cohen and the multiple personalities of Britney Spears, we dedicate this week’s Rock List to those going insane. Let us know your favorite songs about losing your mind, and next week we’ll reveal the Reader’s List. Until then, get some inspiration from the second disc [...]
Thanks to John Travolta and Saturday Night Fever , the above image will forever by seared into our culture's collective conscience and will resurface whenever the term Disco is ever brought up or the 70's as a decade looked back upon. Which is unfortunate, because there was a lot of other artistic endeavors going on in music besides the Gibb brothers. Honest! Strut records has done the dirty work here...
I love lists, particularly of books and records, althought it's vital not to take them too seriously. A case in point is the current 1000 albums to hear before you die feature running in the Guardian, which is a mostly great list of mostly great albums, yet is packed with glaring ommissions. That really isn't the point, however, and it's a great starting place for people who want to hear new stuff....
Is getting married young a mistake? Do we really know what we want when we're only 17? Those are questions posed in Fun Boy Three's single, "Tunnel Of Love" . After shedding most of The Specials, Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staples formed Fun Boy Three in 1981, discovered Bananarama, and had a few UK hits. In 1983 the band teamed with producer David Byrne (yes, that one) to record their...
The early 80’s group Fun Boy Three featured former Specials members Terry Hall, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding. Formed directly on the heels of The Specials, the Three pushed their sound to the future with the self titled album, FB3. The band put out two records and several singles. The second record, Waiting, was produced [...]
by The Fun Boy Three . I had not heard that for years and then it came on the radio yesterday. Ah, took me right back it did. So suited the mood at the time.
Why bother? Because he's a British institution, writer of much great music and even greater lyrics and an influence to many - check out how many people wanted to sing some Specials tunes with him on this year's festival circuit....
So, this weekend we've been reliving the 1981 Smash Hits Readers Poll "brightest hopes", with YouTube illustrations. The chart in full: 1. Altered Images 2. Soft Cell 3. Haircut 100 4. The Fun Boy Three 5. U2 6. Heaven 17 7. Modern Romance 8. 8. Bow Wow Wow 9. 9. ABC 10. 10. Orange Juice
