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The Boys Next Door

Well, So Long Soldier, We’re Deep In Dutch:
Rest In Peace, Rowland S. Howard

January 5, 2010

Rowland S. Howard, guitarist and songwriter, died Dec. 30 of liver cancer while waiting for a transplant. (Please register as an organ donor — here are some links to get you started: U.S. / Australia / U.K.)
Howard was a founding member of The Boys Next Door, which would soon become the legendary Birthday Party. His [...]

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Hair Of The Dog(?)

April 24, 2009

Well damn, y’all, you think I’m gonna post a track by an angry Australian band and then not go on a Boys Next Door/Birthday Party jag? They were only the GREATEST ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME.
When I’m 80 years old (which feels like it will be soon), I’ll hear the astounded voices of youths [...]

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You Won’t Find Me In Your Handbook Of Heroes

June 13, 2008

I avoided listening to Door, Door for years — thinking it was the usual “let’s reissue the famous guy’s first album” deal (The Manish Boys, anyone?).
Then my pal hooked me up with a copy, and I was (to say the least) flubberblusted. I regretted the years of listening to it that I had missed, but [...]

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