Sad and shocking news this week as The Chameleon’s drummer John Lever has passed away after a short illness. John was the driving powerhouse in one of the great Post-Punk, edgy guitar bands. Their sound captured both simultaneous intensity and atmosphere in a unique musical chemistry. Singer Mark Burgess announced this week that John had […]
Originally recorded for Epic Records with Steve Lillywhite CBE at the controls, In Shreds was released in 1982 with little support from the label. The Chameleons and Epic parted ways and The Chameleons signed to Statik records, Statik bought the rights to the Epic recordings. The video still shows the Statik release of In Shreds 12 inch […]
On the subject of tears, The Chameleons, Middleton’s Post-Punk melodic maestros recorded this track from their third album Strange Times as both an electric and acoustic song. Those arpeggios, EBows, moody washes and strong vocal melody made it one of their most enduring songs from their middle period. How there came to be two versions might […]