Electricity

Looking at OMD’s classic debut single… ‘Electricity’ emerged as one of the first songs that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys wrote together. Influenced by German electronic pioneers such as Can, Neu! and Kraftwerk, ‘Electricity’ yielded a simple yet infectious electro-pop … Read More

ANDY McCLUSKEY INTERVIEW 2011 PART 2

With the release of their post-reformation album History Of Modern, OMD embarked on a tour which took them back to the USA in 2011. In the second part of this exclusive interview, Lori Tarchala spoke to Andy McCluskey a few … Read More

ANDY McCLUSKEY INTERVIEW 2011

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s founding members Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys have been making music together since the mid ’70s. They were eventually enlarged to a quartet when Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper joined the team and together they … Read More

OMD – Austin 2011

OMD Tour Stop #20 – La Zona Rosa Austin TX, October 13th, 2011 LOL, today saw the earliest departure I had to do the whole trip, it wasn’t even fully light yet. For me, this was the “end of the … Read More

OMD – Tulsa 2011

OMD Tour Stop #19, Cains Ballroom, Tulsa October 12th, 2011 Well, the day started with an early wake up call because I had a 5 hour drive to Tulsa and was also picking up bouncing buddy Mark at the airport … Read More

OMD – Dallas 2011

Tour Stop #12-Granada Theatre, Dallas Well, after a tearful goodbye to Missy at the airport, we parted ways as she was flying a different airline back to San Fran and I was leaving sunny San D. for the predicted rainy … Read More

OMD – San Diego 2011

OMD Tour Stop #17- Humphreys By the Bay, San Diego October 9th, 2011 Well the day started early for Kim, Jaimie, John and I. Funny enough, John and Spencer ended up staying at the same hotel as us girls and … Read More

OMD – Anaheim 2011

Tour Stop #14, House of Blues Anaheim California, October 6th 2011 So, sunny California, that’s what I got to finally experience on my way to Anaheim. It had rained cats and dogs the night before and even when Missy and … Read More

OMD – Minneapolis 2011

Tour Stop #9 – First Avenue, Minneapolis September 26th, 2011 Well, I headed off for the long drive up to Minneapolis with the hopes of seeing some beautiful fall foliage… um, I did, but it was often through pouring rain. … Read More

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