VARIOUS ARTISTS – Punk Floyd: A Tribute To Pink Floyd

Tribute albums have always been a good showcase for the strange and interesting. Where else would you find Lisa Loeb singing Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Goodbye To Romance’, or Sonic Youth turning in a pleasingly dreary version of Delaney & Bonnie’s ‘Superstar’ via Karen Carpenter? Or even stumble upon Lemmy growling his way through Queen’s ‘Tie Your Mother Down’ with the help of the terminally dislikable Ted Nugent? Yup. When handled with care, the all-star tribute album can be a breeding ground for all manner of great curios.

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The Queers: US tour dates – Summer/Fall 2013

Veteran punk-pop band The Queers are setting off on the road.  You can catch them at various places in the US between August and October.

All dates up to including September 1st (except Detroit) are shared with The Dwarves. All dates from September 19th are shared with Teenage Bottlerocket. The Copyrights join for all dates from 20th September.

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