Jan 16 2025 Written By Emma Hug Rosenstein Pulling from his extensive knowledge of music and fashion, Keanan Duffty’s career has consisted of teetering between the two,
The Man Who Sold David Bowie to Target WAYNE ROBINS JAN 17, 2025 The name of the band is Slinky Vagabond. The new album is The Eternal
Written By: Zach Lee | Photos By: Richeille Formento & BJ Formento Having been a longtime style collaborator with the legendary David Bowie, British designer
Originally formed in 2007 featuring Keanan Duffty, Earl Slick, Glen Matlock, and Clem Burke, Slinky Vagabond was built with guest collaborations in mind.
Structured like hip hop bands that construct songs on features, early tracks featured a veritable slew of collaborations including the late, great aforementioned Pete Shelley who sang backing vocals on the David Bowie cover “Boys Keep Swinging.” A fixture on the NYC club scene, Slinky Vagabond was a celebrated guest on celebrations as Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash (2007) alongside the New York Dolls, Fashion Week’s Gen Art and Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp (2008) and Marc Bolan’s 30th Anniversary Show (2007) alongside Patti Smith, Tom Morello, Joan Jett, Ronnie Spector, and more.
Following up the 2021 release of ‘King Boy Vandals’, Keanan Duffty and Fabio Fabbri have once again blended their love of punk and rock alongside a whole host of collaborations with some of the most respected players in their respective fields whilst simultaneously allowing themselves the space to be musically creative.
The idea of developing the band beyond just live performances came when Duffty met Fabio Fabbri at a lecture he was hosting alongside Glen Matlock in 2017. Fabbri – a guitarist, producer and songwriter – and Duffty started sharing ideas and a co-writing partnership was born.
But Slinky Vagabond’s wouldn’t be the Slinky Vagabond’s without a few guest names and they came in the shape of Midge Ure (Ultravox/Visage/Live Aid co-founder), Dave Formula (Magazine/Visage), Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses/Psychedelic Furs), David Torn (David Bowie/David Sylvian), Tony Bowers (Durutti Column/Simply Red) and Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash) and the results ended up becoming their debut album ‘King Boy Vandals’.
‘The Eternal Return’ continues the bands story and ethos. Again, the songwriting of Duffty/Fabbri has produced rock and punk tracks that wear their influence on their sleeve but remain quintessentially them.
These tracks have attracted collaboration with a plethora of incredible musicians who have played and continue to play with some of the world’s most admired musicians such as Glen Matlock, Earl Slick, Ava Cherry, Mike Garson, Dom Beken, Percy Jones
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