Violent Femmes "Hallowed Ground" (40th Anniversary) 2022-07-29 "Growing up in Flint ignited

"Growing up in Flint ignited the 'never give up' attitude I apply to every part of my life

" and "Have Love

It's called Gigantic Sike

It's the first time since then that we've done everything ourselves" explains Ben Barlow

the title track inspired by the Stop The City protests of ’84 that sought to highlight the undeniable links between first-world capitalism and third-world poverty

Violent Femmes "Hallowed Ground" (40th Anniversary) 2022-07-29 "Growing up in Flint ignitedHallowed Ground is the second studio album by Violent Femmes, released on May 14, 1984. Like the band's first album, the songs were mostly written by singer guitarist lyricist Gordon Gano when he was in high school. "Country Death Song", for example, written by Gano during his high school classes, was inspired by the tradition of folk songs about "terrible, horrific stories". A departure from the straightforward rock style of their debut, Hallowed