After
running yet
another sad-but-true obit the other day, I'm happy to
announce an anniversary! If asked to name someone still living out
the Lucid Frenzy ethos in musical form, in defiance of today's
play-safe world of taste dilution and corporate sponsorship, I'd be
hard pressed to come up with a better contender than The Ex. Who as
it happens will shortly be celebrating
33 1/3 years of existence at London's Cafe Oto.
Alas
this is just another event I have neither time or cash reserves to
attend! But my spirit shall be there in my stead, and my hat doffed
to their consistent refusal to accept the confines of 'punk' or any
other genre, their persistent ability to survive outside the workings
of the music industry and their absolute non-acknowledgement of
anything resembling fashion and trend. One day all bands will work
that way.
I'd
prattle on further, but I'd just be repeating what
I said the last time... Instead, here's some of what I'm on
about, live from Moscow last year. Hoping both they make it to 45,
and I that I get to go along to that one!
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