It's All Gone Weird

Very sad to hear that Pere Ubu frontman David Thomas has died. He was a highly unique and entertaining vocalist and a powerful presence on stage and in recordings. I don't think I've mentioned Pere Ubu on this blog before but they are definitely among my favorite weird rock bands. I'll post a few links (although, I'm mostly familiar with their early stuff). Obit - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/24/david-thomas-pere-ubu-dies Pere Ubu links: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Ubu The Modern Dance - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMxy067kbpQihe6kPCGpT2v2icM8bc4aF Terminal Tower - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7A9F34C047143A0F Datapanik in the Year Zero (side 1) -  https://youtu.be/MdIi6vSG9aY?si=SloYAsCPRUN2nvm8 Datapanik in the Year Zero (side 2) -  https://youtu.be/wawaAdPhdsk?si=NCzLc5IP73lTtjJh Dub Housing -  https://youtu.be/T3VhUI7ed1A?si=LS4nzORnEXwJ9k8O - W.A.Davison

Experimental hip-hop noise from Black Saturn vs subduxtion . Diggin' it! Thanks to Hal McGee for pointing this out in his Bandcamp Report ( https://www.electroniccottage.org/hal-mcgee/bandcamp-march-report-part-2 ) https://blacksaturn.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-noise - W.A.Davison

Just discovered Martin Franklin's Cassette Culture podcast and am enjoying digging into the archive of past shows. Check it out! https://www.cassetteculturepodcast.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@CassetteCulturePodcast - W.A.Davison