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Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
I’m old enough that I used to buy Beatles stuff when it came out. My best buddy Chuck and I got the ‘Hey Jude’ 7” and I remember listening to that song, particularly near the end when they’re getting a little rowdy, screaming and repeating the “na na na, hey Jude” part. I turned to Chuck after my eight year old brain made a deduction and I knowingly announced: “You can tell they’re really on drugs right there!”
Currently spanning Europe on a 40th anniversary tour, Flipper are enjoying a well-earned renaissance. Steve DePace from the seminal San Francisco punks talks to Brian Coney about their current line-up featuring David Yow and Mike Watt, recording with Melvins and their rep as the ultimate forebears of grunge
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