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The Clean — Mister Pop

Mister Pop is a back-to-basics album for The Clean, coming close to their original EP recordings of the early '80s. The musical elements combine the simplicity of the Ramones with the quirky psychedelics of The Velvet Underground. "Moonjumper" is a take on both the drone of "Sister Ray" and the eerie tone of "The Gift....
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The Clean's Mister Pop

The Clean — Getaway

The Clean is the original post-punk independent band from New Zealand. In 1981 they recorded a four-track song called "Tally-Ho" for under $100 NZ dollars and it actually had enough airplay to chart on the New Zealand Top 40 charts. The money they and friend Roger Shepherd made with that single helped start the important Kiwi-based...
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The Clean - Getaway

Black Mold At #1 Again

For the first time in over a year, the top five albums on the campus charts remained the same as the previous week, though switching some places with each other. Chad VanGaalen's Black Mold electronic side project continues to have legs as its debut album, Snow Blindness Is Crystal Antz holds on to the #1 spot for a third week. The Friends Of...
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The Clean's Mister Pop

The Clean - "In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul"

If you haven't heard of The Clean, you haven't completely lived. A band and a single "Tally Ho" recorded for $40 and released in 1978 that singehandedly created an interenationally-recognized music scene in New Zealand. This September the trio releases their latest sonic effort, Mister Pop. Here's a track from that...
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