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Return Of White Rabbit @ Thekla

Return Of White Rabbit @ Thekla

ROWR Thekla (480x360)

Theoretical Girl 'Red Mist - New Video

Theoretical Girl 'Red Mist - New Video

The London-based songstress presents he impressive new promo for 'Red Mist'.

Kasabian NME Cover Shoot

Kasabian NME Cover Shoot

Join Kasabian for a Alice In Wonderland themed tea party as we go behind-the-scenes on their NME cover shoot.

Mystery Jets At Benicassim 2009

Mystery Jets At Benicassim 2009

Kai & Blaine hang out by the pool and reveal which new tracks they'll be playing at the festival.

Les Savy Fav Live Footage For Warp Films & ATP

Les Savy Fav Live Footage For Warp Films & ATP

Warp Films and ATP will take to the road over the next week with Brooklyn's Les Savy Fav for a unique UK theatrical tour 'One Night Only' - the show combines screenings of All Tomorrow’s Parties with live...

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The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays: Video

The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays: Video (03:56)

Music video by The Boomtown Rats performing I Don't Like Mondays: Video with Philip Neil Wainman [Producer] (C) 1979 Mercury Records Limited

The Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles: Video

The Boomtown Rats - Diamond Smiles: Video (03:57)

Music video by The Boomtown Rats performing Diamond Smiles: Video with Philip Neil Wainman [Producer] (C) 1979 Mercury Records Limited

The Boomtown Rats.  I Don't Like Mondays.

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BOB GELDOF and THE BOOMTOWN RATS-I dont like Mondays

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Geldof was born Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland, to parents of Catholic extraction. He attended Blackrock College, near Dublin, a school whose staunch...

I Don't Like Mondays

I Don't Like Mondays (04:01)

Another House, Md. fanvid. Its kinda like my Baba O'Riley video I think. 'I Don't Like Mondays'- Boomtown Rats And I am sorry to announce that Youtube has blocked this video in some countries now. So if you all the...

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The Boomtown Rats Biography

The Boomtown Rats were an Irish rock band that scored a series of UK hits between 1977 and 1980 and were led by vocalist Bob Geldof, who organized the Ethiopian relief efforts, Band Aid and Live Aid.

All six members were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. The name "Boomtown Rats" comes from a gang in Woody Guthrie's autobiography, Bound for Glory. They became a notable band, but one whose accomplishments were overshadowed by the charity work of frontman Bob Geldof, a former journalist with the NME magazine.

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The Boomtown Rats's Best Songs

  • 1. I Don't Like Mondays
  • 2. Rat Trap
  • 3. She's So Modern
  • 4. Banana Republic
  • 5. Lookin' After No. 1
  • 6. Someone's Looking At You
  • 7. Diamond Smiles
  • 8. Like Clockwork
  • 9. Mary Of The 4th Form
  • 10. When The Night Comes
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The Boomtown Rats Discography

The Boomtown Rats albums.

  • Mondo Bongo - 07/02/2005 (Mercury/GB)
  • V Deep - 03/1982 (Mercury/GB)
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing - 24/10/1979 (Ensign Records/GB)
  • A Tonic for the Troops - 06/1978 (Ensign Records/GB)
  • The Boomtown Rats - 02/09/1977 (Mercury/GB)

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