Beware of Killer Bs
by Editor
on August 21, 2008
My colleague Matt Wold and I recently caught up with the Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, and Cindy Wilson, collectively known as the B-52s, backstage at the Seattle leg of True Colors tour. Listen to what America's favorite party band had to say about their new album, Funplex; spontaneuous combustion; and selling herring off the back of a mule in Ireland. (Yes, you read that correctly.) The Bs haven't aged a bit, and were ebullient despite having just finished their high-octane set, which just goes to show that all of that fun does a body good. Conclusion: these Bs still have their sting.
--Renata Sadunas
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Alec on August 23, 2008 at 06:42 AM
It's a great interview - thanks for posting! The band sounds energized and happy and the new songs sound great. And to you red-staters - lighten up, will you?
RW on August 23, 2008 at 04:09 AM
Stands to reason. Red states doesn't usually equate with "gay dancing".
Mars vs Hollywood on August 23, 2008 at 01:23 AM
Aww c'mon guys, don't be such sour-pusses. :)
I hate predictable kneejerk anti-red-state sneering as much as the next guy, but he wasn't saying Red Staters are bad people, or that he doesn't like them, just that they're more reserved as audiences.
Roger Godby on August 22, 2008 at 08:38 PM
Dissing Red Staters (even expat ones)?
The B-52s were great up to "Mesopotamia"; after that, they became crap.
Thanks for being frank, Fred. The wonders of the Internet mean I'll be enjoying your minimal labor without giving you a single "red" cent.
Dan Edwards on August 22, 2008 at 05:42 PM
Sorry you don't like us Red-Staters, Fred. I guess I'll no longer contaminate your shows with my presence or your bank account with my money.