"People said we were being blasphemous to the rock cause..."

The Strange World Of... SPARKS

@TheQuietus asked me to choose ten ways into the mighty @SparksOfficial body of work. I asked Ron & Russell Mael to talk me through them.

Read the results here: https://thequietus.com/articles/28269-sparks-interview-3">https://thequietus.com/articles/...
The Quietus | Features | Strange World Of... | The Strange World Of... Sparks

Five decades down the line, art-rock icons Sparks are having one of their biggest years yet. But where do you even begin when navigating their past? Ron and Russell Mael talk Simon Price through ten...

https://thequietus.com/articles/28269-sparks-interview-3
Related to which, I absolutely CANNOT WAIT to see the @edgarwright documentary about the Maels.
By the way, this footage of @SparksOfficial performing their Fairlight-built Film Noir epic "Change" on Wogan, poor quality as it may be, has given me a huge amount of joy the last few days. I vividly remember seeing this at the time and being stunned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NNeZuB4qjg">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Sending the batsignal to @profanityswan and @michaellegge, who are the two Sparks fans who come straight to mind.
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