New Musical Express
August 14, 2000
The Buck Stops -- In A London Pub
R.E.M.'s Peter Buck joined maverick singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock for an impromptu show in a London pub last night (August 13).
According to reports in the UK, the pair were aided by Morris Windsor and Kimberley Rew, two members of The Soft Boys -- Hitchcock's late-'70s Postpunk outfit who are said to be a seminal influence on R.E.M..
The essentially acoustic set in front of around 40 people in east London drew from Soft Boys tracks as well as a number from The Egyptians -- the band Hitchcock fronted during the '80s -- and old standards such as "Blue Suede Shoes".
Buck, a longtime friend of Hitchcock, explained to Music 365: "Hey, it's The Soft Boys -- who'd pass up this opportunity?"
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