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How a kooky B-52s song about undersea life became a new-wave dance classic. "Even when we were singing about lobsters and volcanoes, we always sang like our lives depended on it"

Fact: Rock Lobster was written in the bloodletting room at a disused funeral home

Louder · Aug 18

"We got mad at a promoter and threw donuts at the wall backstage. Then we cleaned it up, because we felt guilty." The unlikely triumph of rock'n'roll's greatest nerds, the B-52s

How new-wave eccentrics The B-52s spun lobsters, aliens and Yoko Ono into floor-shaking hits and became massive

Louder · Jun 16

"Some of the band didn't even want to finish Love Shack. They said, Let's just forget it." How a band who were "just too weird for the powers that be" became national treasures

The story behind The B-52's timeless anthem Love Shack

Louder · Apr 15

Famous fans say farewell to the B-52’s: ‘They got me to question my own prejudices’

After 46 years, the Athens originals are taking off for good later this year. David Byrne, Boy George and more pay tribute to one of the most unusual pop bands ever

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

From lovable weirdos to queer icons, the B-52's dance this mess around one last time

LOS ANGELES — Forty-three years after the release of their weird, wonderful debut album, the B-52's are calling it a wrap.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 3, 2022

Before the B-52s' final dance party

A look at that 45-year career that began with a "Rock Lobster," innovated with sound & embraced LGBTQ-friendly camp

Salon · Sep 5, 2022

Get out your glitter and head down the Atlanta Highway – the B-52s are setting out on their final dance party!

After 45 years together the B-52’s have announced they are unplugging and de-wigging for their final US tour. “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blowout with our friends and family… our fans,”…

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022