Tony Barber (bassist)

Anthony 'Tony' Barber (born 20 April 1963, North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, London, England) is a former bassist of the British pop-punk band Buzzcocks.[1]

Tony Barber
Birth nameAnthony Barber
Born (1963-04-20) 20 April 1963
Edmonton, London, England
Genres
Years active1979–present
LabelsPoptones
Associated actsLack of Knowledge
Boys Wonder
Buzzcocks
Airport
The T4 Project

He was a member of post-punk band Lack of Knowledge between 1979 and 1985 and Boys Wonder between 1987 and 1988.[1][2] He joined Buzzcocks in 1992.[1] He also played on The T4 Project's 2008 album entitled Story-Based Concept Album.[3]

He has also released solo material under the name Airport, including the Lift Off with Airport album in 2001 on the Poptones label.[1][4]

Barber has also produced records for P.P. Arnold and the Soul Destroyers, Denim, and Idha as well as played live in such groups as The Alarm, Alternative TV, The Creation, Rich Kids, Go-Kart Mozart, and U.K. Subs.[2]

Barber is a supporter of animal welfare efforts. During a January 2009 radio interview on Pets In The City on Pet Life Radio, he spoke candidly about his life as a musician, the numerous punk rock musicians he played with over the years, and his production work with a number of new bands. Barber also talked about his involvement in animal rescue efforts.[5]

Solo discography
as Airport
  • International Sham EP (1997), Edmonton Green
  • Lift Off with Airport (2001), Poptones
gollark: Yep. It's traditional.
gollark: I would either get no reply or "shut up I don't care".
gollark: Meanwhile, fuzzbucket seems to consider it alright for fansites to be blocked/broken without warning because they did something TJ09 disagrees with.
gollark: ¡TJ09!
gollark: I've got a 30G inbred aeon and 14G or red somewhere.

References
  1. Gregory, Andy (2002) International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, Europa, ISBN 1-85743-161-8, p. 27
  2. Thomas, Bryan "Airport Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 1 January 2013
  3. Mason, Stewart "The T4 Project Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 1 January 2013
  4. Thomas, Bryan "Lift Off with Airport Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 1 January 2013
  5. "City Pound! (A New Monthly Feature of Pets In the City) Archived 2009-12-02 at the Wayback Machine", petliferadio.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013


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