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Rowland S Howard: A guitar god remembered

Lean, ravaged and always with a cigarette dangling from his lips, the Birthday Party's Rowland S Howard pummelled his guitar until it could howl no moreI first saw Rowland S Howard, who died from liver cancer on 30 December, play live when he tore my world apart in 1980, as part of Melbourne's the Birthday Party.Singer Nick Cave was charismatic, a sardonic streak of energy and charm; bassist Tracy Pew was the sort of man you never wanted to be stuck inside a jail cell with; but it was Howard ΓΆβ...

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Rowland S Howard: A guitar god remembered

Guardian Music — Lean, ravaged and always with a cigarette dangling from his lips, the Birthday Party's Rowland S Howard pummelled his guitar until it could howl no moreI first saw Rowlan... more info
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