Violent Femmes "Hallowed Ground" (40th Anniversary) 2026-01-09 and JONATHAN HISCHKE joining the

and JONATHAN HISCHKE joining the band on bass

Robert Pollard has a very strong work ethic

Madchild removed himself from temptation by walking away from his previous social life and bunkered down in his home studio secluded from the outside world

including Abbey Road Studios and Morgan Studios

being a cover

Violent Femmes "Hallowed Ground" (40th Anniversary) 2026-01-09 and JONATHAN HISCHKE joining theHallowed Ground is the second studio album by Violent Femmes, released on May 14, 1984. Like the band's first album, the songs were mostly written by singer guitarist lyricist Gordon Gano when he was in high school. "Country Death Song", for example, written by Gano during his high school classes, was inspired by the tradition of folk songs about "terrible, horrific stories". A departure from the straightforward rock style of their debut, Hallowed