The Dicks | ru

The Dicks emerged during the halcyon days of Austin, Texas, USA punk. The scene centered around the local dive bar Raul's frequented by local freaks, artists, and soon-to-be punk rockers. The band was the creation of Gary Floyd, a 26 year old from Palestine, Texas who had been a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War and was openly, flamboyantly gay. Although he was advertising The Dicks before they were even an actual band, Floyd soon joined forces with three "terrorist thugs" to complete the group: guitarist Glen Taylor, bassist Buxf Parrot, and drummer Pat Deason. They started writing burly, blues-drenched...

Dicks on Fire are a german rock supergroup consisting of the two former Eurovision-Contestants Stefan Raab (also a german entertainer and comedian) and Max Mutzke (his protegé) and german comedian Rick Kavanian. They play usually on the "TV Total Stock Car Challenge", a sports event that Raab invented for German television. .

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Desert Island Dicks are an arcane international noise collective who have released numerable musical recordings of various styles. Little is known about their number or demographics, but acknowledged compositional influences include BBC Radio 4; hip-hop music; strong coffee; The Conet Project; caffeinejazz/'60s jazz avant-garde: Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Cecil Taylor, Eric Dolphy, Sun Ra; John Zorn; Frank Zappa; Metal Machine Music; Negativland; John Oswald; The Evolution Control Committee; Cassetteboy; Osymyso; People Like Us; Futurism; Dada; Steve Reich; John Cage; The KLF; John Watermann; WFMU; NPR; Pauline Oliveros; Pynchon; DeLillo; David Foster Wallace. Selected discography Albums ▪ "Bring Me the Head...