Star Choice (Record Mirror)

Richard Butler was featured in the Star Choice section on the April 26, 1980 issue of British magazine Record Mirror.

Pictured here is the list of songs selected by Richard Butler (or Butler Rep as he was known at the time); via @RecordMirror80s on Twitter.

Star Choice (Richard Butler)



1. Mr. Farmer - The Seeds
2. Broken English - Marianne Faithfull
3. Oh Mother Look What They've Done To Me - Amanda Lear
4. Mother - John Lennon
5. Brain Police - The Mothers
6. The End - The Doors
7. Chant - Public Image
8. Mack The Knife - Frank Sinatra
9. Je t'aime - Jane Birkin
10. Rhythm - The Slits

Summer Tour Announcement

Well, it's finally here! Earlier today The Psychedelic Furs posted the dates for their Summer tour and they will perform in the US and Canada from July to August. To my excitement The Furs are going to Portland on August 1st and they're coming back to the Crystal Ballroom! The Crystal Ballroom was the venue where I saw them for the first time, and I'm really happy they're going back to that place. I hope I will see The Furs again, and on a future blog post I will let you all know if I'm going. Fingers crossed!

Supporting act for the tour will be James and honestly I'm not really familiar with their music, but I know how they toured a few times with The Smiths back in the 80s. It's really cool seeing all these 80s bands open for The Psychedelic Furs, and so far during the three concerts I had attended, I saw The Church (twice) and Robyn Hitchcock. Last year X was the support act but unfortunately I didn't get to see The Furs that Summer.

If you would like to look at the tour dates here is the link to The Psychedelic Furs' official website: http://thepsychedelicfurs.com/tour.html

Upcoming Spring Tour

Yesterday I saw a post from The Psychedelic Furs' official Facebook and they said that they're going to announce the dates for their Spring tour on Monday. Seeing the post got me excited, and I can't wait to see what the first part of the 2019 tour will be like. I actually had a dream that The Furs were going to come back to the Revolution Hall in Portland, Oregon and I really wished that was real! I'm so ready for the 2019 tour, and I want to see them for the fourth time.

With the Spring tour, I have a feeling that The Furs will only go to the East Coast but it would be so awesome if they added some West Coast dates, too (hopefully Portland!). If not, then I will be looking forward to when the Summer dates will be announced. I wonder if they will go back to the UK and Europe this year.

It's really exciting thinking about what surprises The Psychedelic Furs will bring us for 2019 and they are just amazing live. You definitely should see The Furs in concert this year, and I guarantee you that you will have the time of your life, especially if it's your first PFurs show. I'll always remember the first time I saw them (back in 2015) and it was unbelievable. A magical experience that I will never forget. <3