The Beat Goes On
MINNEAPOLIS—Husker Du, onetime local laughing stock turned global hardcore juggernaut turned metalworking, pop-pumping, damn-the-conventions artistes have assembled to elevate a pale biz cliche to sensory-certifiable truth: dig it, man, these guys can cook!
The Beat Goes On
HUSKER DU: ZEN TAPIOCA AT THE GATES OF URGH
MINNEAPOLIS—Husker Du, onetime local laughing stock turned global hardcore juggernaut turned metalworking, poppumping, damn-the-conventions artistes have assembled to elevate a pale biz cliche to sensory-certifiable truth: dig it, man, these guys can cook!
“It’s my own marinade recipe,” says drummer Grant Hart, who proudly sports an expert eater’s physique. “Some black cherry wine, a little Hershey’s sauce; it’s a little sweet, but I like what it does for the meat.”
The Huskers’ audacious, foursided, honest-to-Ian Anderson concept album, Zen Arcade, has just entered the Rockpool chart at number six—shining like a hot red sore between Difford & Tilbrook and Echo & The Bunnymen, a full three slots above the Jacksons—but at the moment the Du is more concerned about what’s hot to the barbeque.