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I can’t fault a band with hilariously primitive album art, and who rewrite mid-80s AC/DC songs over and over again. They have a song called Dirty Girl’s Island, for Chrissakes. They also have a song called She Has A Big Packet. Do they mean package? Is it a drag-queen song? I dunno. They’re French as fuck, if that helps. Love it.

Came from the sky like a 747. Classic Rock’s least-reputable byline-grabber since 2003. Several decades deep into the music industry. Got fired from an early incarnation of Anal C**t after one show. 30 years later, got fired from the New York Times after one week. Likes rock and hates everything else. Still believes in Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction, against all better judgment.

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