Clem Burke obituary

Slinky Vagabond first incarnation

Drummer with Blondie who provided the backbone of their string of hit singles and live performances Clem Burke, who has died aged 70 of cancer, was the drummer with Blondie from the group’s early days in the mid-1970s through to their disbandment in 1982 – and then again when they reformed in 1997. At other times, […]

QRO – Review

QRO

Slinky Vagabond | The Eternal Return by Dana Miller The civically brilliant socio-anthropologist Sal Restivo once expertly observed, “If you give me a genius, I’ll give you a social network,” and the appealingly Apollonian art-rock band Slinky Vagabond, helmed by longtime creative confidantes Keanan Duffty and Fabio Fabbri, has unerringly embodied that maxim via music for nearly twenty years […]

Noise 11

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Slinky Vagabond Is One For Bowie Fans by PAUL CASHMERE on MARCH 24, 2025 in NEWS Keanan Duffty and Fabio Fabbri are Slinky Vagabond and Slinky Vagabond have great connections to the past. Duffty is a New York based British designer and musician. In 2007 he collaborated with David Bowie on a Bowie inspired Target collection When he formed […]

Record Collector

Slinky Vagabond The Eternal Return Powerful pop with plenty of names

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RICHARD BARBIERI SLINKY VAGABOND – THE ETERNAL RETURN Friends of the Electronic Cafe Keanan Duffty and Fabio Fabbri a.k.a. Slinky Vagabond are back, and after their last release of 2021’s King Boy Vandal, The Eternal Return is a fabulous follow up. Every song here sounds like it’s totally from the heart. And yes these guys […]

Keanan Duffty to Receive Honor from Education Through Music

The designer is also a musician and cofounded the brand Slinky Vagabond that recently released its eighth album. by Jean E. Palmieri FEBRUARY 26, 2025, Keanan Duffty wears many hats: designer, musician, educator. Now he is going to be honored for his skill at blending fashion and music by Education Through Music at its annual gala in May. The event […]

Glam, Gigs, and Grit: Keanan Duffty’s Path Through Rock and Fashion — Gig Gab 469

Gig Gab

Published by Dave Hamilton on February 17, 2025 Are you struggling to make your mark in the music industry while juggling your creative passions? Gig Gab’s latest episode features Keanan Duffty, a multi-talented musician, fashion designer, and educator who has shaped both the sound and look of music culture. Keanan Duffty, frontman of Slinky Vagabond and author of […]

Goldmine – The Music Collector Magazine

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” Slinky Vagabond returned in 2025 with their sophomore effort, The Eternal Return — an incredible continuation of the monument that was their debut… The Eternal Return, is chock full some of the best material the band has ever conceived, all over an eleven-track song sequence, compiling the totality of the album’s musical treasures…. To date, six weeks into the new […]

SOUNDSPHERE

Renowned Bowie and Pistols stylist, Keanan Duffty talks Doncaster, inspirations behind Slinky Vagabond By Dom Smith Keanan Duffty is a multi-talented man. A stylist to rockstars (including Bowie, and The Pistols), and creative mastermind behind glam-punk alternative project, Slinky Vagabond (with Fabio Fabbri). Below, he talks us through his new album, ‘The Eternal Return’ (listen below), […]

CHAOS CONTROL DIGIZINE

From Bowie to “The Eternal Return”: Keanan Duffty on Slinky Vagabond’s Evolution BY BOB GOURLEY | Published on February 5, 2025 Slinky Vagabond’s Keanan Duffty collaborated with David Bowie and has been a regular at tribute events, so it comes as no surprise that there’s a strong Bowie influence on their latest album, The Eternal Return. […]

Classic ROCK

The Home Of High Voltage Rock’N’Roll The union between Doncaster clothes designer Keanan Duffty and Italian multi-instrumentalist Fabio Fabbri is unlikely, but on a startlingly well-crafted album that features Glen Matlock, and Bowie alumni Earl Slick and Mike Garson, they’ve built a world rooted in 80s New Romanticism with surprisingly muscular guitar work.