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Formed in 1977 by Leeds University students Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar), Dave Allen (bass), and Hugo Burnham (drums), Gang of Four (along with the Fall, Mekons, and Liliput) produced some of the most exhilarating and lasting music of the early English post-punk era of 1978-1983. Fueled by the fury of punk rock and radical political theory, Gang of Four successfully welded the two in an inspired display of polemics and music that addressed the vagaries of life in the modern world (including love an... Read More
Sex Pistols, Talking Heads, Television, and Free
10,000 Maniacs, Bloc Party, Einstürzende Neubauten, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Constantines, Mike Watt, Moving Units, The Mekons, Spoon, Wall of Voodoo, Big Black, Death From Above 1979, Erase Errata, Franz Ferdinand, Fugazi, Liars, Radio 4, The Dismemberment Plan, The Fever, The Ponys, and The Rapture