Pop Crimes is the second solo album from Rowland S. Howard, who made a name for himself as the innovative guitarist for The Birthday Party throughout the 1980s. Sadly, Howard died of liver cancer in December 2009, and Pop Crimes is an outstanding send off by a truly unique artist. The album opens with the ethereal and breathtaking (I Know) a Girl Called Jonny, a dark love duet featuring guest vocals from Jonnine Standish, vocalist of HTRK. The song weaves in an almost trippy way; sounding like 60s beat pop, mixed with something more sinister. With brilliantly poetic lyrics like … read more
Pop Crimes is the second solo album from Rowland S. Howard, who made a name for himself as the innovative guitarist for The Birthday Party throughout… read more
Pop Crimes is the second solo album from Rowland S. Howard, who made a name for himself as the innovative guitarist for The Birthday Party throughout the 1980s. Sadly, Howard died of liv… read more
Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an influential rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, based in Melbourne, Australia, best known for: his work in the Antipodean discophile art-rock groups Young Charlatans, The Boys Next Door and The Birthday Party (both featuring the singer Nick Cave), Crime and the City Solution and These Immortal Souls; his macabre lyrics and imposing roots-based guitar playing; and his song Shivers, which he wrote early in his career, and for which he received peer group kudos. In 1999, he released his first solo album, "Teen… read more
Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an influential rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, based in Melbourne, Australia, best known for: his work in the Antipod… read more
Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an influential rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, based in Melbourne, Australia, best known for: his work in the Antipodean discophile art-rock groups Young Charlatan…read more