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Pere Ubu emerged from the urban wastelands of mid-'70s Cleveland to impact the American underground for generations to follow; led by hulking frontman David Thomas, whose absurdist warble and rapturously demented lyrics remained the band's creative focus throughout their long, convoluted career, Ubu's protean art punk sound harnessed self-destructing melodies, scattershot rhythms, and industrial-strength dissonance to capture the angst and chaos of their times with both apocalyptic fervor and surprising hum... Read More
Can, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Jimi Hendrix, Roxy Music, The Beatles, Frank Zappa, The Velvet Underground, and Syd Barrett
Talking Heads, Dead Kennedys, Sushirobo, Pixies, Mark Mothersbaugh, Public Image Ltd, TV on the Radio, Wall of Voodoo, The Cars, and Frank Black