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On 19 April, Ant performed his debut album Dirk Wears White Sox at the Hammersmith Apollo with a band including former Ants Dave Barbe and Lee Gorman, preceding this with several UK tour dates. He also reissued the Dirk album on white vinyl on his Blueblack Hussar label, with a launch party gig at the 100 Club .
At the end of January 1980, McLaren persuaded guitarist Matthew Ashman, bassist Leigh Gorman, and drummer Dave Barbe to leave Adam and the Ants and form Bow Wow Wow, which was fronted by Annabella Lwin.
Adam had two options: either reform the band with all new members, or quit. So began the race to the radio, both bands determined to debut the new Burundi-based sound to the public first.
Oct 17, 2019 · The silhouettes here were gleaned from the 17th and 18th centuries, but given a rakish, asymmetrical update. Westwood called it her “romantic collection,” fired by an impetus to escape to another era, another fantasy, another vantage point.
So how did it all come to an end with the Ants and how did Bow Wow Wow begin? Man, that is very well documented. Briefly, Malcolm stole us away...and Adam went on to be fabulously successful, ha ha. From the outside its difficult to discern the true role of Malcolm McLaren within both bands.
Mar 24, 2023 · Following the release of the starker 1979 debut Dirk Wears White Sox, McLaren persuaded guitarist Matthew Ashman, drummer David Barbarossa and bassist Leigh Gorman, to leave The Ants and form Bow Wow Wow. Was the heartbreak of Malcolm McLaren stealing your band worth it? At the time it was devastating.
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Jan 27, 2022 · Adam and the Ants created a kitschy, catchy group perfectly timed for a dreary era in a UK that desperately needed cheering up. More importantly, as part of the Second British Invasion of the late 70s/early 80s, they were eye candy for the newly-launched MTV.
