xtc Archive
26 Sep 2025
That Thing You (Didn’t) Do, Part 2 of 2
The search for a movie’s theme song: Director Tom Hanks’ love letter to ‘60s rock drew upon top songwriters Continued from Part One… The Verve Pipe – “That Thing You […]
25 Sep 2025
That Thing You (Didn’t) Do, Part 1 of 2
The search for a movie’s theme song: Director Tom Hanks’ love letter to ‘60s rock drew upon top songwriters A shorter edit of this feature appeared previously in SPIN. Tom […]
06 Jun 2025
EXTC: This is (Still) Pop
EXTC Retools XTC’s Music for 21st Century Audiences The music of one of the most creative bands of the rock era is back. The band itself is not, but a […]
01 May 2025
30 Days Out, May 2025 #1: Atomic Crumb, Future Islands, EXTC, Thee Sacred Souls
Wow. Lots of great live music coming to Asheville, and soon. Let’s dig in. Artist: Atomic Crumb Venue: Oskar Blues Date: Saturday, May 17, 1 p.m. Door: $free (but c’mon: […]
28 Feb 2025
Album Review: XTC – Skylarking (2024 edition)
A widely acknowledged peak in the work of XTC – a group that never made a bad album, and rarely made one less than great – Skylarking has nonetheless long […]
20 Oct 2023
Take Five: Notable XTC Tracks by Colin Moulding
Singer-songwriter-bassist Colin Moulding came to fame as a founding member of new wave/art pop band XTC. The Swindon, England-based group is perhaps best known as a vehicle for the songs […]
29 Mar 2022
March Through Time: XTC
When one thinks of artists who earn well-deserved critical plaudits again and again, all the while selling records in diminishing numbers, XTC comes immediately to mind. As is so often […]
29 May 2013
Album Review: Days Between Stations – In Extremis
I truly mean no disrespect to the man, but experience has taught me not to get too excited about any musical project that involves Billy Sherwood. He’s clearly a talented […]
02 Feb 2008
Monstrance: Don’t Call it a Jam
After a hearty hello via transatlantic telephone, Andy Partridge asks me, “so, now, are you tape recording this?” I tell him I am, asking if it’s okay. “No, I absolutely […]