Making music in an alternative nation | Gary Rathbone

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Gary Rathbone talks up Spectres, ECC, and SA music in the 80s.

Guitarist/drummer, singer, and writer, Gary Rathbone has spent the last 40 years skirting the parallel worlds of alternative rock and catchy jangly pop with bands like What Colors, The Aeroplanes, Urban Camouflage, The Spectres, The Weathervanes, and more recently, has struck out on his own with this brand of indie rock.
25 Oct 2024 English Explicit South Africa Music · Society & Culture

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