XTC

Music Journalism 

The Trouble With Skylarking

November 2, 2021April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 3 Comments 1986, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory, Dear God, Ken Stringfellow, Todd Rundgren, XTC

XTC’s pop masterpiece turned 35 last week, but has Andy Partridge’s online behavior compromised our ability to appreciate it like we once did?

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Progressive Rock 

ALBUMS: Big Big Train Treks Forward with the Exceptional ‘Common Ground’

August 6, 2021August 7, 2021 Jordan Blum 0 Comments Big Big Train, Common Ground, Danny Manners, Dave Gregory, England, Prog Rock, Progressive Rock, Rachel Hall, XTC

Despite a reduction in its line-up, the English progressive rock quartet return with some of their finest material to date

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Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk 

ALBUMS: Exceptional Dry Cleaning Service

May 24, 2021 Tim Sommer 0 Comments 16 Lovers Lane, 4AD, Dry Cleaning, English Settlement, Fables of the Reconstruction, John Lydon, New Long Leg, Phoebe Waller Bridge, R.E.M., Radiohead, The Bends, The Go-Betweens, The Queen is Dead, The Suburbs, Wire, XTC

Believe the hype about New Long Leg, the debut album by this young and profoundly distinctive South London quartet

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New Wave Power Pop Punk Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Mixed-Up Kids: Times Square at 40

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment “Down in the Park, “Grinding Halt", “I Wanna Be Sedated, “Take This Town, “Walk on the Wild Side, ” Ramones, ” the Talking Heads, ” Tubeway Army, 1980, Allan Moyle, D.L. Byron, Garland Jeffreys, Lou Reed, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Times Square, Patti Smith Group, Robert Stigwood, Robin Johnson, Roxy Music, RSO, The Clash, The Cure, The Sex Pistols, The Tubes, XTC

Looking back at the quintessential rock ‘n’ rebel experience of 1980

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Alternative Rock Pop Power Pop 

Baby’s Come Back: Jellyfish’s Bellybutton at 30

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Andy Sturmer, Beatnik Beatch, Bellybutton, David Bowie, Jason Falkner, Jellyfish, Jr, King's X, Mike Portnoy, Roger Joseph Manning, The Black Crowes, Three O’Clock, Todd Rundgren, World Party, XTC

Inside the album that helped usher L.A. rock into the 1990s

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New Wave Pop Power Pop Psychedelics 

Pop-O-Rama #3!!!

October 28, 2019October 30, 2019 David Bash 0 Comments Ape House Records, Cherry Red Records, Craft Recordings, Dukes of Stratosphear, Esoteric Recordings, International Pop Overthrow, International Pop Overthrow festival, Monster, Mustard, Psurroundabout Ride, R.E.M., R.E.M. Monster, Ron Wood Mustard, Roy Wood, XTC

International Pop Overthrow’s David Bash digs into three boffo new pop reissues

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New Wave 

Real by Reel: XTC’s Drums and Wires at 40

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Jordan Blum 1 Comment 1979, 40th Anniversary, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Drums abd Wires, XTC

It might not be one of their best albums, but it certainly was a most important one

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New Wave Pop 

Please Be Upstanding

February 28, 2019April 11, 2019 Rachel Linhart 2 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, XTC

30 years of XTC’s Oranges & Lemons

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pop 

Apples, Not Oranges

February 28, 2019April 11, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 1999, 20th Anniversary, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, XTC

With Apple Venus Vol. 1, XTC’s Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding make their masterpiece

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Pop Progressive Rock Punk Rock 

Go 2 at 40

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments Andy Partridge, Barry Andrews, Brian Eno, Colin Moulding, Monstrance, XTC

A closer look at XTC’s sophomore masterpiece of ’78

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