Jan12

The Fugs and Its Poetry (A Tuli Kupferberg Primer) (Video)

The Fugs, along with the Velvet Underground, were really where independently produced rock music began in the States. Of course, there can be argument regarding each of those group’s musical validity, but that doesn’t really matter in light of Fugs’ tracks like “Kill for Peace,” “Boobs a Lot” and “I Want to Know.” It’s all unparalleled satire…

Unfortunately, Tuli Kupferberg, the Fugs singer and song writer, has fallen ill. Due to his tremendous impact in the ‘60s sub-culture as a musician and poet, a clutch of friends have come together in order to raise funds for his health care costs. Read more over at Arthur – but not before you get your Kupferberg primer via that documentary down there…

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