Swans: Blubber, Blood & Bucks
Jack Barron, Sounds, 17 January 1987
No other group creates such extreme reactions as SWANS. For some, they are a bunch of American charlatans making the worst noise in the world; for others, they are a radical new force in rock. In this interview, MICHAEL GIRA and JARBOE explain the push behind their power
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