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INXS’ second album ‘Underneath The Colours’ was released 40 years ago this week.

Paul Simonon and drummer Topper Headon didn’t coin the phrase, they also refrained from protesting it. This act gained them enormous mistrust in certain quarters. True, there was a good deal of self-mythologizing to the Clash. Just listen to tracks such as “Clash City Rockers,”“Last Gang In Town” or “Four Horsemen.” It was a trait absorbed from glam heroes Mott The Hoople, one of Jones’ teenage obsessions. But the Clash truly were more than a mere punk band or even a rock ‘n...

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents ‘Underneath The Lintel’ by Emmy-winning writer Glen Berger. By Jeff Jordan - Apr 1st, 2021 03:45 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Underneath The Lintel Ask any librarian, and you could get a story about an overdue book. I’m sure they all have their favorites. Playwright Glen Berger takes this experience to the next level when he imagines a young librarian finding a book in the overnight deposit chute that is 113 years overdue...

There was always something a little disreputable about INXS. Despite being one of the bigger rock bands on the planet for the better part of a decade, releasing a string of critically and commercially successful albums worldwide, the Australian six-piece never really shook the perception that it was more style than substance, a band that could generate frothy pop hits but which lacked the kind of depth that would bestow long-term credibility on its music. Maybe it was the influence of dance mu...

Paul Jacobs of Pottery at SXSW, 2019. Credit: Getty/Steve Rogers Photography Pottery’s Paul Jacobs has announced plans to release a solo album, entitled ‘Pink Dogs On The Green Grass’. Jacobs, best known as the drummer from the aforementioned Montreal outfit, spent much of 2020 working on the record, which is due out on April 30. To celebrate the announcement, Jacobs has shared a cut from the album, ‘Half Rich Loner’, and its accompanying animated music video. Watch it below: Advertis...