Manchester Post-Punk Legends A Certain Ratio Pay Tribute to Basquiat with “SAMO” from New Album “1982”
During the early 1980s, Manchester post-punk legends A Certain Ratio spent some time in New York City, immersed in an artistic environment with a pile of massive luminaries, who would…
During the early 1980s, Manchester post-punk legends A Certain Ratio spent some time in New York City, immersed in an artistic environment with a pile of massive luminaries, who would hold sway over the band. The integration of urban cultures, poets, artists and designers all informed each other’s respective media, sharing ideas at lighting speed, and birthing various forms of musical genres, including hip-hop.
The pair of artists went their separate ways, and within a few years Basquiat would become one of the most lauded artists of the scene, hob-nobbing and eventually collaborating with Warhol, selling his paintings for astronomical amounts of money.
Tragically, fame and a massive cash flow led to his demise. A year after Warhol’s death, Jean-Michel Basquiat tragically died from a heroin overdose at the tender age of 27 in his loft on Great Jones Street in 1988, still at the top of his game in the art world.
To celebrate the release of the album, A Certain Ratio will be embarking on a UK tour throughout April – full details below. A CERTAIN RATIO – 2023 TOUR
Before that, the band will be hosting a number of special Q&A / signing events in partnership with independent record shops in Manchester, Nottingham and London:
31 March – Manchester, Piccadilly Records – Q&A w/ Chris Hawkins (BBC 6Music) / signing
1 April – London, Rough Trade East – Q&A w/ John Kennedy (Radio X) / signing
2 April – Nottingham, Rough Trade – Q&A w/ Paul A Taylor (Mute) / signing