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The Dictators have a new album coming in the Fall of 2024!More news https://www.thedictator... Manitoba plays Call The Office on Thursday April 18, 2013.Update!
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Explorers, conquerors, rulers, presidents, emperators, DICTATORS: all shared the same ambition. But they all have something in common: an inevitable end. Here we explore their stories, their ...
Video home for proto punk legends - The Dictators
The band was formed in 1972 by Andy "Adny" Shernoff, who was attending the State University of New York at New Paltz, and Ross "The Boss" Friedman who was playing in a local band called Total Crudd. Scott "Top Ten" Kempner was asked to join, and the trio rented a house in Kerhonkson, New York, where they lived and rehearsed with various drummers.
The group’s debut album, 1975’s The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! (titled in the style of a trashy teensploitation flick) announced a teenage takeover of the rock ‘n’ roll scene. The front cover, starring band “mascot” Handsome Dick Manitoba, looked like a photo from a wrestling magazine; the back cover featured shots of the band members ...
Nov 21, 2022 · In the 1970s, the Dictators were one of the key bands to play CBGB. Photo by Getty Images “I don’t want to talk about Manitoba because making him look bad doesn’t make me look good.
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Mar 4, 2021 · With their irreverent mix of ‘teengenerate’ sarcasm, three-chord garage rock, surf music and party-hearty stage antics, The Dictators presaged New York City’s punk attitude. An eternal favorite of PKM, the band, with a break here and there, ‘coulda been a contenduh.’ Alas, in 2021, they are stepping back into the ring!
