Todd Rundgren on the tense sessions for XTC’s ‘Skylarking,’ the hit album that nearly broke up the band

The Skylarking album was the same sort of situation,” he continues. “But a lot of XTC’s issues had to do with the fact that they never performed. Because they never toure ...
Paste

Time Capsule: XTC, Skylarking

Every Saturday, Paste will be revisiting albums that came out before the magazine was founded in July 2002 and assessing its current cultural relevance. This week, we’re looking at XTC’s ninth studio ...
American Songwriter

Remember When Todd Rundgren and XTC’s Andy Partridge Clashed Making ‘Skylarking’

Not every successful sports team loves their coach, and not every great band loves their producer. Just like Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls with New England Patriots teams that largely didn’t ...
AOL

Band Jury: XTC’s Andy Partridge Defends Captain Beefheart’s ‘Strictly Personal’

Welcome to Band Jury, a SPIN series in which artists defend black sheep albums they feel deserve another listen. These are projects that, for whatever reason (middling sales, negative reviews, a ...
Yahoo

XTC drummer who left the band at its peak can't let the music go. Here's why

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Led by two of the era’s more distinctive songwriters (guitarist Andy Partridge and bassist Colin Moulding), XTC released a string ...
The Advocate

Terry Chambers’ EXTC rekindles the music of classic British pop-rock band XTC

When EXTC tours, the trio led by original XTC drummer Terry Chambers doesn’t go easy. EXTC’s fifth North American tour is a 56-date marathon rolling through June 15. Every night, Chambers, ...