On my radar: Gordon Gano’s cultural highlights

In 1983, Violent Femmes reached chart-topping heights with their single Blister in the Sun from their self-titled debut. The album went platinum and the Milwaukee trio went on to release seven further LPs, making them one of the most successful alternative rock outfits of the 1980s. Irreconcilable differences arose between the band members and they went their separate ways in 2009 – with a brief reunion at Coachella 2013– until this year, when lead singer Gordon Gano announced that Violent Femmes had reunited. They release their first album in 16 years, We Can Do Anything, on 4 March.