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The StrikersAlso known as the 5 O'Clock News and The News. Steve Tamsky, drums and vocals, Mike Wineke bass and some vocals, and Dan Wool, guitar and vocals. Arguably the best punk band of their time. They had a staccato, abrasive style that was great to jerk around to. They wrote catchy, memorable songs. They were good musicians. Watching Dan Wool slash away at his guitar, leaping through the air with awkward punk lack of pretension, I often thought he looked like a wild dog at the end of a chain, snarling out his lyrics with fierce punk conviction. Of all the people in the New Wave Scene in St. Louis of the early 80s, these guys are still closest to me, though, oddly enough, they all live in San Francisco. You can e-mail Dan or Mike if you like: Dan : danwool@usa.net Mike: mdw@sfo.com |