The Thieving Magpies: the best band you'll never hear

Tim Thornton's book The Alternative Hero introduces us to the most plausible fictional rock stars yetRemember the Thieving Magpies? Led by enigmatic frontman Lance Webster, they bestrode the world of terrible indie like a leather-trewed colossus between 1990 and 1995, before succumbing to an almighty onstage meltdown during a headline festival appearance. Brushed aside by Britpop, Webster's badly received solo album, Commercial Suicide, remains the only time he's put his head above the parapet s...

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