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The Gang of Four was a British post-punk group from Leeds, England. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. They were fully active from 1977 to 1984, and then re-emerged twice in the 1990s with King and Gill. In 2004, the original lineup reunited.

They played a stripped-down mix of punk rock, with strong elements of funk music and dub reggae and an emphasis on the social and political ills in society. Gang of Four's later albums (Songs of the Free and Hard) found them softening some of their more jarring qualities, and drifting towards dance-funk and disco.

New York Magazine on the state of modern punk
New York Magazine has put togther an article and some statistics about what they describe as the modern state of punk rock, at least based on a survey of self-identified punks. Some notable - and probably not surprising - statistics tell that…
April 29, 2013

Saves the Day launch Pledge Music campaign
Saves the Day are planning their eighth studio recording and are raising funds through the Kickstarter-esque vehicle of Pledge…
November 26, 2012

Ian MacKaye, Thurston Moore, Tom Morello, Guy Picciotto, Lou Reed form Occupy Musicians
Occupy Musicians, a new group of musicians, labels and artists has been formed to show support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. Currently, the official website shows a brief message and the names of a significant number of supporters including Guy Picciotto and Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth,…
November 22, 2011

Videos: Gang of Four: "Who Am I"
Gang of Four has unveiled a new video for "Who Am I," a track from their latest effort (and first in six years) Content. Check it out…
August 24, 2011

Punknews Podcast: The week of August 16, 2011
BOOM! Early podcast for you this week! Aren't you lucky! This week on the P'news P'cast, Bryne Yancey, Adam White and Rich Verducci assess the Ben Weasel melodrama, gush over the Jimmy Cliff / Tim Armstrong…
August 16, 2011

Punknews Podcast: Gang of Four bassist talks London riots, tea party
David Allen, bassist of influential political punk outfit Gang of Four, has posted a blog entry wherein he reflects on his own experiences in the tumultuous England of the 1970s, and finds…
August 12, 2011

Media: Gang of Four: 'Content'
Post-punk pioneers Gang of Four have launched a stream of their first album of original material in 16 years. The record is titled Content and is due out January 25, 2011 via Yep…
January 18, 2011

Media: The Guardian posts free Gang Of Four EP
Post-punk pioneers Gang of Four have a new free three-song EP available. British newspaper The Guardian have the set online for download with commentary…
November 24, 2010

Tours: Gang of Four (USA)
Post-punk pioneers Gang of Four have announced a US headlining tour set for early 2011. The run is in support of the band's upcoming album, their first album of new compositions in sixteen years. The record is titled Content and is due out…
November 10, 2010

Media: Gang of Four: "You'll Never Pay for the Farm"
Post-punk pioneers Gang of Four have released a new song from their first album of original material in 16 years. The record is titled Content and is due out January 25, 2011 via Yep…
September 27, 2010