photo by Kevin Statham ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JAN. 26, 1990 By Steve Newton Why, on why, did the B-52's have to get booked into the Orpheum? As one of the prime providers of bouncy, shake-your-booty pop-rock, the band would have been so much better in a place where it's okay to move … Continue reading The B-52’s make a triumphant return to Vancouver in the wake of Cosmic Thing
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Age doing little to derail the B-52s’ dance party
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, MARCH 26, 2008 By Steve Newton That Lux Interior sure knows a hit when he hears one. Back in the late ’70s, when the B-52s first journeyed from their native Athens, Georgia, to make the scene at underground Manhattan clubs like Max’s Kansas City and CBGB, the outrageous Cramps frontman heard … Continue reading Age doing little to derail the B-52s’ dance party