Echo & the Bunnymen

Juian Cope's The Teardop Explodes is the second most influential Liverpool band formed in 1978 (after Echo & the Bunnymen). After the band's short career, Cope has released countless records to varying degrees of success (and weirdness).

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You just had a feeling it would eventually come to this with Echo & the Bunnymen. First off, let's get something out of the way, and yes, it's going to hurt. Ian MCulloch's voice is fried. Finished. Done. Over. Kaput. Fini. What was once...

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...Echo and the Bunnymen, 'The Fountain':/c/a/2009/11/06/PKTQ1AAMCR.DTL CD: Echo and the Bunnymen, 'The Fountain' Echo and the Bunnymen are on tour performing their classic 1984 album "Ocean Rain" from start to finish. But for many...

In this article: The Fountain, Ocean Rain, San Francisco Chronicle, Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, and Liverpool

British rockers ECHO and THE BUNNYMEN have cancelled their U.S. tour over an 'unreasonable' demand for tax payments. The group was due to kick off its series of concerts on 15 November (09) in Atlanta, Georgia but has pulled out with just...

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...Revenue Service (IRS) ruled the band would have to pay a fee to tour the US. "It's with the deepest regret that Echo And The Bunnymen have had to cancel their USA November tour," The band announced in a statement. "This is due to...

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The tour was due to being in Atlanta on 15 November Echo and the Bunnymen have cancelled their US tour 10 days before it was due to begin over a tax dispute. Due to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule, foreign bands have to pay a fee...

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...approaching their '80s prime, so revisiting "Ocean Rain" was not only a good idea, perhaps it helped the band get its mojo back. The Bunnymen have staged similar "Ocean Rain" shows in London and New York, but it's the first time the...

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It was a tale of two sets. Echo and the Bunnymen's first set on Thursday night at the Fox Theater in Oakland was a disappointment. The worse news is this was the set that most of the approximately 2,000 fans came to see - a complete...

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Album Review Echo and the Bunnymen have now released as many studio albums since their reunion as the original quartet did during its run in the 1980s. Comparing the two careers directly probably isn't fair-- after all, it was the same...

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Devo, the Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen and Steely Dan plan to re-create their best albums live in the Bay Area There was a time when bands sold tickets by promising to play new material. But this year, some of them are filling houses by...

In this article: Devo, Steely Dan, Pixies, Roger Waters, Walter Becker, Aja, Freedom of Choice, and Ocean Rain