Southern Death Cult: The Last Tribe
Paul Morley, NME, 2 October 1982
Post punk comes the last tribe, SOUTHERN DEATH CULT, a Bradford group who attack the centralisation of media and political power in London. PAUL MORLEY discovers their anger and aggression is only inspiration – not a way of life.
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