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  Gang Of Four Kick Off Their Marxist Dance-A-Thon

  February 8, 2011 – Gang Of Four grew out of the late-'70s English post-punk movement, making danceable rock out of radical political theory. As unlikely as that may sound now, their music went on to influence countless bands that followed, from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Franz Ferdinand. …
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  Gang of Four, 'Content' (Yep Roc)

  January 25, 2011 – After releasing one of pop music's most lacerating sociopolitical broadsides ever (1979 debut Entertainment!), featuring one of the most unconventionally aggressive guitarists ever (Andy Gill), this immeasurably influential U.K. post-punk quartet set a standard almost equaled by their own early '80s releases and rarely matched elsewhere. …
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  New Albums: Iron & Wine, Wanda Jackson + 19 More!

  January 25, 2011 – Here's our take on the best and worst albums available online and in record stores today: Iron & Wine, Kiss Each Other CleanMore Wine Please: Mild-mannered folkie is besotted with splashier canvas.Read Review Wanda Jackson, The Party Ain't OverQueen of Rockabilly lets young charge go hog wild. Read Review Destroyer, KaputtAllusive and elusive art rocker takes synth swoon.Read Review Deerhoof, Deerhoof vs. …
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  EXCLUSIVE: Gang of Four's Comeback Song

  January 13, 2011 – Like Red Hot Chili Peppers or Fugazi? What about Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, the Killers, or almost any band with an angular, dance-y sound? Thank Gang of Four. In the late 1970s and '80s, their influential music laid the groundwork for the post-punk revival -- Kurt Cobain said Nirvana started as a Gang of Four rip-off. And on January 25, the band will return with Content, their first studio album in 16 years. …
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  The 27 Winter Albums That Matter Most

  November 29, 2010 –  …
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  New Gang of Four Album After 15 Years

  September 13, 2010 – It's been 15 years since Gang of Four released their proper last album, but the British punk pioneers will return with a new disc Content on January 25. The Gang are planning to return with a bang, too: the disc will be released on CD, vinyl and in a deluxe "Ultimate Content Can," which includes ceramic art by founding members Jon King and Andy Gill, a book of photographs, lyrics, a scratch and sniff booklet and - no joke! …
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  Punk Funk

  February 1, 2009 – Gang of Four Entertainment! EMI, 1979 Leeds University Marxists ill-advisedly set out to save the world by deconstructing disco's profit motive. Compact harmolodic rhythms turn serious-minded slogans into indelible hooks; Andy Gill's Hendrix riffs rip; cowboys exploit Indians. …
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  Behind the Scenes at Download 2008 San Francisco: Gang of Four

  July 22, 2008 – This past Saturday, July 19, throngs of music-hungry fans converged on San Francisco, CA's Shoreline Ampitheatre for the 2008 Download Festival to have their craving satiated by sets from Yeasayer, Cut Copy, MuteMath, Gang of Four, and the Jesus and Mary Chain, among others. …
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  Gang of Four Cap Off Splendid Saturday at Download 2008

  July 21, 2008 – For about 10 hours last Saturday (July 19), more than 20 bands and a handful of stand-up comics performed for several thousand Bay Area music fans at Download 2008's San Francisco stopover. The result was a telling mash-up of what music fans are listening to as 2008 hits its mid-point. …
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  Download 2008: In Pictures

  July 21, 2008 – To whet your appetite for our extended coverage of this past weekend's (July 19-20) Download 2008, which we will be posting throughout the day, SPIN.com has put together this gallery of exclusive behind-the-scenes images of Datarock, M83, Yeasayer, and several other acts that supported headliners the Jesus and Mary Chain and Gang of Four. …
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