Gun Club
Gun Club
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..The band was formed by Pierce and Kid Congo Powers and initially called Creeping Ritual. They went through several lineup changes before settling on "The Gun Club", a name suggested by Circle Jerks singer Keith Morris.(although more than one person has suggested they where named after a club in Hamburg.)Kid Congo left before the first album to join The Cramps. Other notable members include ba...
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Gun Club Documentary Now Available on DVD
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"Ghost on the Highway" (Documentary by Kurt Voss, 98 minutes, 2006) - A provocative portrait of the late Jeffrey Lee Pierce and his legendary band "The Gun Club," one of the most notorious and incendiary groups in the history of American popular music. Featuring interviews with ex-members Kid Congo, Ward Dotson, Terry Graham, Jim Duckworth and Dee Pop, as well as revelations from Dave Alvin, Jo...
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Getting My Tour Ready
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Although I do not play in a band, I do my photo exhibits like a rock n roll tour.After all, my subjects are punk rockers.I posted a couple weeks ago that my tour Unguarded Moments: Backstage and Beyond was gearing up for the road.The first date is October 25, in Oxford, MS at the One Night Stand at the Ole Miss Motel event, and a week later, I'm celebrating the Day of the Dead as Punk Rock Day ...
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The Gun Club – Reissues: Miami | Death Party | The Las Vegas Story
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Jack White famously asked why The Gun Club's songs weren't taught in school. As their albums get the reissue treatment, Steve Lampiris asks the same question...
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We don't need no stinkin' new bands!
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I'm almost glad that I wasn't that into music until I was a little older. I say this because, for me, I have chance to discover older bands that are new to me. When I first got serious about music it was hip-hop and nothing else. Now I'm older, and there are so many things that appeal to me. I can't say that I like any new bands. I get more excited about being turned on to older bands that ...
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The Gun Club - "Run Through the Jungle" (Sound Affects)
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Some people think artists shouldn't cover a song unless they put an entirely unique spin on it. The late Jeffrey Lee Pierce of Los Angeles swamp-punk legends the Gun Club was one of those people. Miami (1982), the Gun Club's second album, features two covers: Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Run Through the Jungle" and the traditional folk song "John Hardy". The latter sounds nothing like any of...
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