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In Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz a grizzled artist on their own career to see how much they can remember – and find out if the booze, loud music and colour-sorted M&Ms has knocked the knowledge out of them. This week: Violent Femmes frontman Gordon Gano. 1: JK Rowling once reviewed the Violent Femmes’ eponymous 1983 debut album. What score did she give it? “Somebody showed it to me. I know it was favourable. She liked it, but I don’t recall an exact scoring system.” WRONG. She rated it 8.5 out of 10, commenting that on first listen she has “an […]The post Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Gordon Gano, Violent Femmes appeared first on NME.
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submitted by Nick May 11th 2011 05:00 pm (www.kerrang.com)
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submitted by Nick Aug 18th 2007 07:56 am (www.antimusic.com)
The last stop on the Violent Femmes tour is the court house. Bassist Brian Ritchie is suing his bandmate Gordon Gano for misappropriation of assets improper accounting and nonpayment of royalties. He also accuses Gano of selling out the band's reputation by licensing a song for a fast food commercial.
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