These three musicians famously hated performing live for quite some time, and one of them hung up the craft entirely.

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Ahead of the XTC Festival being held at the Swindon MECA, a longtime fan and history author wrote about the band’s “forgotten” lead singer.

Latin music superstar Shakira will perform June 27 at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium and Aug. 11 at Tijuana’s Estadio ...

A titan of rock and roll production, Todd Rundgren has influenced countless artists over the years, but he's never paid much attention to the likes of Bon Jovi.

It’s funny the things that you can remember in great detail years later. I distinctly recall, aged 8, hearing ‘Into The Valley’ by Skids, the ...

The band put their hometown of Swindon, UK on the map. They achieved huge success in North America and Japan. Sadly, their legions of loyal fans would be left in limbo in 1982 when XTC stopped ...

Not XTC: Even beyond Partridge’s distaste for touring, the prickly nature of relationships among the band’s former members make a reunion exceedingly unlikely. Yet interest in XTC’s music ...

Northern Ireland alt-rock band Stratford Rise have released their new single, Gunshow.We asked Orion of the band the BIG questions . . . We need your consent to load this Spotify content We use ...

Later taking the name XTC, the band signed to the U.K.’s Virgin Records and ultimately released such catchy 1980s and ’90s classics as “Senses Working Overtime,” “Making Plans for Nigel ...

Allen went on to form the new wave band Shriekback in 1981 with Barry Andrews (of XTC). The bassist also performed with The Elastic Purejoy and Low Pop Suicide, plus rejoined Gang of Four for a ...