Adam and the Ants were an English new wave band led by Adam Ant. Through two iterations, they evolved from the taut post-punk of their 1979 debut Dirk Wears White Sox to the martial rock of the 1980/81 albums Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming, which spawned the UK hits “Antmusic” and “Stand […]
Everyone knows the first British Invasion of 1964, spearheaded by The Beatles and codified as a movement by The Dave Clark Five. They opened the US charts to UK acts that ranged from Mersey-lite Northerners (Gerry & The Pacemakers, Herman’s Hermits, The Hollies, The Searchers, Freddie & The Dreamers) to rough/edgy Londoners (The Rolling Stones, […]
Friend or Foe is the debut solo album by Adam Ant, released in 1982 on CBS/Epic. The music was written, performed, and produced in collaboration with guitarist Marco Pirroni, who the singer retained from the final Ants lineup. Tracklist: A1. “Friend or Foe” (3:21) A2. “Something Girls” (3:50) A3. “Place in the Country” (2:47) A4. […]
Dirk Wears White Sox is the debut album by English New Wave band Adam and the Ants, released in 1979 on Robin Scott’s Do It label. This would be the only album to feature the original Ants lineup, which was scooped into the Monochrome Set and Bow Wow Wow soon after this release. Four years later, […]
