The Teardrop Explodes

...of getting hold of them. In the Eighties a lot of the bands I met were into comics. Julian Cope got the name for The Teardrop Explodes from Teardrop Explodes from the pages of Daredevil. Madness named their label Zarjazz after a word from...

In this article: Bill Watterson, Frank Hampson, Dan Dare, Alan Moore, Marcus Morris, Calvin and Hobbes, Action Comics, 2000ad, and Daredevil

Still of The Teardrop Explodes on British TV circa 1980. 1) There is no free alternative 3) It increases a user's understanding of the topic (what does the band look like/fashion, how do they play their instruments, etc) Fair Use...

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David Balfe (born 2 October 1958, Carlisle , Cumberland is most notable for playing keyboards with The Teardrop Explodes, founding the Zoo and Food record labels, signing Blur and for being the subject of their number one hit - "Country...

In this article: David Balfe, Bill Drummond, Blur, Food, Country House, Echo & the Bunnymen, EMI, University of Westminster, and University of Bedfordshire

...the studio welcomed a host of bands over the years including the likes of Joy Division, New Order, The Stone Roses, Inspiral Carpets, Teardrop Explodes, Echo And The Bunnymen, The Fall and most of the artists on the Factory Records label.

In this article: John Peel, Joy Division, Rochdale, Peter Hook, Factory Records, New Order, Dominic Brunt, Atmosphere, and Goldblade

...(vocals), Jean-Claude Chambers (guitars), Alan Murrell (bass) and Jon Davies (drums) found themselves opening for visiting bands including A Teardrop Explodes, The Stranglers and Gang of Four. The song "Animalistic" topped the dance-club...

In this article: Teardrop Explodes, Brett Wickens, Spoons, New Wave, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, and Joy Division

...Dead Can Dance also checked in, with the eerie Gothic melodrama of their self-titled debut. Further south in Liverpool, former Teardrop Explodes frontman Julian Cope was getting Fried, while Echo & The Bunnymen unveiled their...

In this article: Reckoning, Grant McLennan, Lloyd Cole, Paddy McAloon, Rattlesnakes, Olympia, The Blue Nile, Sandie Shaw, and Peter Buck

Everybody Wants To Shag ... The Teardrop Explodes was the third album by neo-psychedelic Liverpool band The Teardrop Explodes. When the band reconvened to record their third album, they were reduced to the trio of Cope, Dwyer and a...

In this article: Liverpool

Eurogliders changed record labels from Polygram to CBS in 1983, and travelled to the UK in July. While there, Ron Francois, formerly of The Teardrop Explodes and Lene Lovich joined on bass guitar. With this line-up they recorded This Island,...

In this article: Eurogliders, Absolutely, Grace Knight, This Island, PolyGram, Pink Suit Blue Day, and Heaven

...Lap Up UK Press Love Posted by Dave Segal on Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 3:47 PM Over on his excellent Head Heritage site, rocker (remember Teardrop Explodes?)/music scribe (remember Krautrocksampler? Want to sell me your copy?) Julian Cope...

In this article: Julian Cope, Krautrocksampler, Terrorizer, Teardrop Explodes, Ash Ra Tempel, Yoko Ono, Osaka, and Seattle

...their north-western peers seem to evince respect for the more polished, post-punk tones of their home city's Echo and the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes. Yet they are at roughly similar points in their respective careers, both having...

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