One of Adam's sidemen during his solo career was bassist Chris Constantinou. In the early 2000's, Marco and Chris formed a new band called The Wolfmen. A series of Wolfmen singles and two albums were released between 2006 and 2009. Among the tracks here are covers of Eno's "Needle In The Camel's Eye" and Lou Reed's "Do The Ostrich".
Marco and Chris also worked with the reunited Slits, produced a punk/bhangra collaboration with Daler Mendhi, and helped Sinéad O'Connor with her 2012 album. Sinéad returned the favor by singing on The Wolfmen's "Jackie Is It My Birthday".
Marco appeared on a Johnny Thunders tribute as a member of The Screwballs (with Jayne County, Patti Palladin, Glen Matlock and others). He has worked several times with Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama, Shakespears Sister) and Damian Dempsey. Marco also guested on comeback albums by Ruts DC and The Professionals (with Steve Jones and Paul Cook).
One of the strangest pairings here is Marco with rapper Schoolly D on Mekon's "Hardcore". Another is Marco backing Jenn Vixx on the folk song "Turpin Hero". Today's share wraps up with Rusty Egan's "Back To Burundi", an update of Egan's 1981 "Burundi Black" remix and a tribute to the drum sound that influenced both Adam & The Ants and Bow Wow Wow.
ELSEWHERE ON THE BLOG: gnarly guitarist Steve Jones, and Post-Pistols with The Professionals, Rich Kids, and PiL.
Was Adam Ant the first cosplayer? https://tinyurl.com/MarcoPart2
ReplyDeleteBy far no. Elvis-impersonators galore. The (probably not) first, the greatest, the late Mathilde Willink was herself a walking masterpiece of art
ReplyDeletehttps://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathilde_Willink and let it translate, rather than looking for the english page, or just google her name and ask images. Hers is a sad story.
Wow, that is a sad story. I hadn't thought of Elvis impersonators as cosplayers before -- but it fits them!
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I saw Adam Ant on the tour where he lowered himself into a tank of water (basically a giant fish tank turned vertically with the opening on top). Kinda like the tank Houdini used to lower himself into, but there wasn't a reason for it, as when Harry did it. Not the greatest show, but I'm really glad to be able to say that I saw him, and I'd imagine Marco on guitar. Nice comp, Jonder!
ReplyDeleteAdam Ant is underrated, and so is Pirroni.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The Adam Ant persona and the visuals overshadow the fact that Adam is quite a good singer. And obviously quite imaginative. "Picasso Visits the Planet of the Apes"? Who else could have come up with that?
DeleteThe first Adam & The Ants Album, "Dirk Wears White Sox", still with the original Ants before Malcolm McLaren stole them to form Bow Wow Wow, is a really really solid post-punk album, much closer to, say, Television, than some of the goofy new wave acts he was filed with when he started wearing pirate outfits. Also, always remember: Never trust a man with egg on his face...
DeleteFor the record jonder. Tonight I dug out my Phantasm DVD set. Their were 5 Phantasm DVDs made. I'm gonna begin watching them again. Cheers!
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It's that time of year! Let me know what you think of the sequels. I haven't seen them, but I like director Don Coscarelli's movies Bubba Ho-Tep and John Dies At The End.
DeleteThe Phantasm series is mostly good (parts I, II and IV) with only III being weak sauce. (I haven't seen "Ravager" which isn't from Coscarelli and wasn't developed or filmed as a fifth film, but rather an internet series of some sorts.
DeleteThe ending to Phantasm OblIVion (part IV) is genuinely haunting...especially for a third sequel to a cheapie home made horror movie...
I really liked Bubba Ho-Tep. Was not aware of the Coscarelli connection.
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I like the idea of Phantasm sequels being pirate filmed out in the desert. Getting away before anyone got permission. Much like Steven Spielberg filming Duel. Shooting from opposite sides of the highway at the same time to save time. And money.
DeleteWhat an excellent compilation! Kings Of The Wild Frontier was the first album that I bought as an impressionable 10-year old. £3.99 on vinyl, with the Antmusic For Sexpeople fanzine included. Sadly, both long lost, but the music remains. Thanks for shining a spotlight on Marco Pirroni, an underrated great to say the least. Thanks also for the nod to the updated remix of Burundi Black. I was on a bit of a Rusty Egan tip the other day and I had no idea this newer version existed!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your comment, Khayem! I was a bit older than you -- but still impressionable -- when Kings came out. My friends and I thought the album was great fun, and one of them started painting a white stripe across his nose and insisted on being called "Merrick" at school. "Beat My Guest" was the song that really made me a Marco fan, and I was impressed when Superchunk covered it. I never knew there was an Antmusic For Sexpeople fanzine!
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