Volume 2, Number 11
Talk Talk Volume 2, #11
October 1980 front and back cover featuring The Beat, Throbbing Gristle, and The Embarrassment
Talk Talk Volume 2, #11
Table of Contents and page 3 featuring a concert report and photo of The Beat (also known as The English Beat)at The Uptown Theater, Kansas City, September 12, 1980
Talk Talk Volume 2, #11
Pages 4 and 5 featuring continued concert report and photos of The Beat at The Uptown Theater, Kansas City
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Pages 6 and 7 featuring photos of The Beat in concert and interview with members of The Beat
Talk Talk Volume 2, #11
Pages 8 and 9 featuring photo of The Beat and conclusion of the interview with the band. Page 9 has a report about the only club in Kansas City allowing punk/new music bands to play, and a concert report about Lawrence, Kansas band The Clean at Off the Wall Hall.
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Pages 10 and 11 featuring album reviews of Ultravox, Swell Maps, B-52s, and James Chance and the Contortions
Talk Talk Volume 2, #11
Pages 12 and 13, featuring singles reviews of The Beat, Madness, The Selecter, and Dexy's Midnight Runners. Page 13 has an interview with Steve "Duck" McLane of The Blue Riddim Band.
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Pages 14 and 15 featuring photos and concert report of Wichita's The Embarrassment in their first show at Off the Wall Hall, Lawrence.
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Pages 16 and 17, featuring photos of The Aagarnes and conclusion of The Embarrassment concert report. Page 17 has singles reviews of The Bodysnatchers, The Swinging Cats, Bomis Prendin, and The Cramps.
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Pages 18 and 19, featuring reggae reviews of Bob Marley and The Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Rock Against racism compilation, and Third World. Page 19 begins part 2 of the Throbbing Gristle interview that began in Volume 2, #10.
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Pages 20 and 21, featuring continuation of part 2 of the interview with Throbbling Gristle.
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Pages 22 and 23, featuring the conclusion of the interview with Throbbing Gristle and conclusion of record reviews and live concert reports.
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Pages 24 and 25 featuring the conclusion of the interview with The Blue Riddim Band and record reviews.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #11
Pages 26 and 27 featuring a review of Pauline Murray and The Invisible Girls and conclusion of The Embarrassment concert report, plus ads for The Downliner, and Rock Therapy and Exile record shops.
Excerpts
“Most people don't know what ska is…We do about two ska songs. If you like something, you shouldn't try to copy it, you should try to make something different of it..”
David Steel, The Beat, page 7
“We have about enough ideas for materials for about 20 bands. Two years ago we played about half R&B, one tenth ska, and two or three calypso tunes, and maybe 30 percent reggae. Now we play 60 to 70 percent reggae and 25 percent ska and two funk tunes.”
Steve "Duck" McLane, Blue Riddim Band, page 13
“We try to mangle everything, which is why people think we are a synthesizer group when actually we are mainly guitars and violins and straight instruments. But we process them all so much that even we can't always tell who's doing which noise.”
Genesis P. Orridge, Throbbing Gristle, page 19