XTC wanted to name their debut LP Black Music. The punk-adjacent band from Swindon, England weren’t thinking in terms of skin color, they just thought the description was appropriate for their sound. ...

This story has been corrected since it was originally published. From the late ’70s and on through the ’80s and ’90s, Swindon, U.K., pop chameleons XTC produced album after album brimming with ...

Every Saturday, Paste will be revisiting albums that came out before the magazine was founded in July 2002 and assessing its current cultural relevance. This week, we’re looking at XTC’s ninth studio ...

Former XTC drummer Terry Chambers is touring with his new band EXTC, playing songs from the XTC catalog. Chambers left XTC in 1982 primarily because guitarist Andy Partridge decided the band would no ...

When EXTC tours, the trio led by original XTC drummer Terry Chambers doesn’t go easy. EXTC’s fifth North American tour is a 56-date marathon rolling through June 15. Every night, Chambers, ...

XTC co-frontman Colin Moulding and original XTC drummer Terry Chambers present their new TC&I album 'Naked Flames: Live at Swindon Arts Centre'. After PledgeMusic's default rendered it impossible to ...

Forty years ago this month, the English band XTC brought its live career to a crashing halt. They were onstage in Paris when frontman Andy Partridge suffered a severe panic attack, causing him to ...

Serious lovers of XTC have been carrying the torch for the Swindon, England, foursome since the band emerged at the height of new wave with an angular style that soon morphed into something richer and ...

In 1977, XTC vocalist/guitarist Andy Partridge caught a video of the Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the U.K.” at an HMV in his hometown of Swindon, England. At the time, John Lydon and co. were the next-big ...

You can find love songs just about anywhere without looking too hard. But it’s much more difficult to locate songs that talk about the realities of relationships, realities that might not be all that ...