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The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever

The 50 Best Post-Punk Albums Ever

Explore 50 of the most brilliant, impactful, innovative, and controversial albums of the classic post-punk era, the reverberations of which will be felt for generations.

Pere Ubu ‘Comes Alive’ on Their New, Live Album

Pere Ubu ‘Comes Alive’ on Their New, Live Album

David Thomas guides another version of Pere Ubu through a selection of material from their early years, dusting off the "hits" and throwing new light on some forgotten gems.

Pere Ubu Issue Their ‘Long Goodbye’

Pere Ubu Issue Their ‘Long Goodbye’

Pere Ubu's The Long Goodbye is an amazing achievement that accomplishes its mission of encapsulating a 45-year career with wit and aplomb.

Industrial Punk: Here’s a Finger, Now Form a Band!

Industrial Punk: Here’s a Finger, Now Form a Band!

For Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P-Orridge, punk's sonic harshness was welcome but it did not go far enough.

Pere Ubu Gets About As Radio-Friendly As They Ever Would on ‘Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés: 1987-1991’

Pere Ubu Gets About As Radio-Friendly As They Ever Would on ‘Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés: 1987-1991’

Pere Ubu's latest reissue shows a band known for abrasive rock music, with a vocalist more likely to screech than harmonize, taking a left turn towards late '80s radio pop-rock.

Pere Ubu: Drive, He Said 1994-2002

Pere Ubu: Drive, He Said 1994-2002

The period covered by this box set is perhaps the least understood or appreciated among Pere Ubu’s many iterations, yet these might just be their most vibrantly subversive recordings.
Pere Ubu: New Picnic Time / The Art of Walking / The Song of the Bailing Man

Pere Ubu: New Picnic Time / The Art of Walking / The Song of the Bailing Man

Pere Ubu is known mostly for their first two records, The Modern Dance and Dub Housing. This subsequent trio of releases showcases a noted change in the direction of the band.
Musicians Are Cowards: An Interview with Pere Ubu’s David Thomas

Musicians Are Cowards: An Interview with Pere Ubu’s David Thomas

Rock savant David Thomas, of art "punk" acts Pere Ubu and Rocket from the Tombs, weasels his way out of logical contradictions surrounding the early days, consumer culture, and the state of music today.

Pere Ubu: Lady from Shanghai

Pere Ubu: Why I Hate Women