Mekons, The
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The Mekons: Blows Against Individuation
Profile and Interview by Mary Harron, Melody Maker, February 1979
The Mekons insist they're just a by-product of confusion. But 'intervention', a.k.a. 'going commercial', looms. ...
The Mekons: The Group Who Fell To Earth
Interview by Paul Rambali, NME, March 1979
THE MEKONS step down from the space ship of idealism and come face to face with Rock Reality. Can they and the cult of British ...
The Mekons: Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester
Live Review by Mick Middles, Sounds, February 1980
I COULDN'T believe my eyes. ...
Sleevenotes by Lester Bangs, CNT Records, 1982
THE MEKONS are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock 'n' roll. They are also the finest artists ever to have graced this ...
Interview by John Robb, Sounds, January 1989
With The Three Johns and The Mekons, Jon Langford has spent over ten years fighting against the never-ending Top Of The Pops party. John ...
Interview by John Robb, Sounds, September 1989
"EUROPOX!" BELCHES the fat fool on the next table. ...
An Interview with Jon Langford
Interview by Jason Gross, Bangsheet, May 1999
IN THE MIDDLE of yet another tour for the alt-alt-country act the Waco Brothers and on hiatus from his original band the Mekons, Jon "Boy" ...
The Mekons: New York: On The Road '86-'87
Review by Gavin Martin, Uncut, March 2001
LEEDS PUNKS' Cold War-era Country Invasion Of The States in all its ragged glory ...
see also Jon Langford
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