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Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 — Goodnight Oslo

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) March 5, 2009 3:48 pm
Hitchcock and his R.E.M. cohorts The Venus 3 (guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Scott McCaughey and drummer Bill Rieflin) follow 2006's very fine Ole! Tarantula with this mellower and slightly less rewarding effort. While Hitchcock's voice is front and centre and in full command, the harmonies provided by McCaughey, Rieflin and guest vocalists...
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Say Ole! For Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) November 15, 2006 5:30 pm
I've seen Robyn Hitchcock half-a-dozen times and have a number of albums from his various incarnations over the past 30 years with The Soft Boys, The Egyptians and solo. But his new Ole! Tarantula album is one of the year's best, and Friday night's performance saw him at his peak. The new album was recorded by the same people who took the stage...
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Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 — Ole! Tarantula

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) October 3, 2006 11:35 am
Robyn Hitchcock has been one of the most prolific yet enigmatic artists of the past 30 years, and alternative pop fans wouldn't have it any other way. On this record he's joined by R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and, among others, touring members Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin, who are also part of The Minus 5. Openers "Adventure Rocket Ship...
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A Weekend With Robyn Hitchcock

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) June 14, 2010 12:53 pm
You never know what to expect from Robyn Hitchcock. This fact was reinforced over the weekend at The Drake Underground, where the engagingly oddball artist performed two completely unique solo acoustic sets on Friday and Saturday nights. I've seen Hitchock several times in a variety of formats over the years, and his quirky brilliance has never...
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Robyn Hitchcock's Still Learning To Rock

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) April 14, 2009 12:07 pm
Robyn Hitchock has gone through four phases in a music career that's lasted more than 30 years. He played with The Soft Boys, led The Egyptians, was a solo artist and now, with his past two albums, is the frontman for The Venus 3. This latest project also includes R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, drummer Bill Rieflin and multi-instrumentalist Scott...
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Hitchcock And Venus 3 Say Goodnight To Oslo

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) January 7, 2009 1:23 pm
Charmingly eccentric British singer, songwriter and guitarist Robyn Hitchcock will release his second album with The Venus 3 through Yep Roc on Feb. 17. Goodnight Oslo follows 2006's excellent Ole! Tarantula and features the return of R.E.M.'s Peter Buck (guitar), Scott McCaughey (bass) and Bill Rieflin (drums) as Hitchcock's backing band....
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Robyn Hitchcock Boxed Set

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By Zack Vitiello (CHARTattack) July 8, 2008 1:32 pm
Eccentric British singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock has another boxed set coming out on CD on Aug. 19 and on vinyl on Sept. 16 via Yep Roc. The five-CD (or eight vinyl-LP), 90-track Luminous Groove focuses on Hitchcock's mid-'80s material with his band The Egyptians. The set features 1985's Fegmania!, 1986's Element Of Light and the 1985 live...
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Robyn Hitchcock Goes Backwards In Boxed Set

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By Michelle Singerman (CHARTattack) October 2, 2007 4:00 pm
Three out-of-print '80s albums and 57 bonus tracks are included in psych-pop singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock's five-disc boxed set, I Wanna Go Backwards, which will be released on Nov. 13 by Yep Roc. A limited-edition eight-record vinyl boxed set will be issued simultaneously. The collection includes Hitchcock's first solo album, Black Snake...
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Robyn Hitchcock @ SXSW 2007

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Photographer: 
Steve McLean
Venue: 
Austin Convention Center
City: 
Austin, TX
Date: 
March 15, 2007
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