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Earth To The Dandy Warhols

The Dandy Warhols

Earth To The Dandy Warhols

by Jim Fahy

First, the Dandy Warhols ruled Portland (OK?). Then they exploited the junkies they themselves could never quite become (Dig?). The time they spent in Urban Bohemia found them worldwide (European?) success. This led to Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran to join them in the Monkey House. Then they were off to Mars… No one seemed to notice. Time has passed, a new level of success was attained thanks to a documentary about them and their doppelgangers in The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and now Earth reaches out to the Dandy Warhols – begging them to come back. But, Earth to the Dandy Warhols suggests that they were never far from us at all. In fact, they have been observing us from their celestial Odditorium, studying our ways and probably wondering where they could score some blow. Or if we were ready to accept the Truth of their Galactic Wisdom. Are they harbingers of doom? The prophesied Second Coming? Or are they just ready to help us party our way into expanded consciousness through glammy (hammy?) psychedelic rock? Are we ready? Are you ready?

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