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Just now getting into The B-52s? This new wave dance-rock outfit hit the airwaves back in the latter half of the 1970s and has been delivering oddball, danceable, and campy tunes ever since. Even ...
As the B-52s embark on what could be their final tour this September, Pete Crighton reflects on the impact the group had on ...
In an exclusive extract from his new book for Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3, author Pete Crighton explores the backdrop to the making of the Athens, Georgia band’s mainstream breakthrough ...
John Lennon revealed what he thought about The B-52’s and their relationship to Yoko Ono’s songs. A member of The B-52’s discussed what she thought of Yoko as a musician. Yoko had a considerable ...
If you're worried that age has dulled the B-52s, you can rest easy. On "Pump," a standout track from the band's latest album, "Funplex," the lyrics are inescapably sexual. "Rub my belly, I turn to ...
Though the set doesn’t include Funplex (released in 2008 on Astralwerks), it still provides new fans with a chance to own all the essential B-52s albums in one place. The vinyl version, limited to ...
The Venetian Theatre is hardly “set way back in the middle of a field.” The opulent 1,800-seat venue, which opened in 2006, was originally designed for performances of “Phantom: The Las Vegas ...
So much for retirement. DEVO and The B-52s, two new wave titans who had already announced their “final” tours, are joining forces for the Cosmic Devolution tour which will happen this fall, with Lene ...
CLARKSTON, MI - The B-52s are going on tour with Devo this year with just a handful of concerts, including one in Michigan. There will be 11 shows on the “Cosmic De-Evolution Tour,” including at Pine ...
Look, I wouldn’t want to finish things up, either. The B-52’s and Demo both emerged in the late ’70s with arty, conceptual takes on pop music. Both of them were theatrical and visually distinctive and ...
Devo and the B-52s are extending their combined farewell outings and joining forces for the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour, which will hit 11 North American markets beginning Sept. 24 in Toronto. Lene ...