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Ric Rawlins talks to Matthew Stadlen

Rise of the Super Furry Animals

Winter Weekend 2015, 

Welsh speakers with a lust for global communication, Super Furry Animals shot to fame on Creation Records.  Wasting no time, they bought an army tank, equipped it with a techno sound-system, caused national security alerts with 60-foot inflatable monsters and went into the Colombian jungle with armed guerrilla fighters.  Written by renowned music journalist Ric Rawlins, with the band’s participation, this is the remarkable story of their ascent to celebrity status.

Ric Rawlins talks to Matthew Stadlen