Gary Numan

Rock City, NottinghamIt's hard to remember, but there was a time when Gary Numan was seriously uncool. Yes, Cars and Are "Friends" Electric? bestrode the charts, but he was otherwise seen as a pop alternative to serious synthesizer types such as Cabaret Voltaire, while the NME routinely lampooned his Bowie whine and flying misfortunes. Fast-forward 30 years, the Numanoid is still packing venues while many of his so-called cooler peers have long since packed their gear, and his cold, electronic a...

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