User:Stewlaner/Stew lane and the untouchables

Stew Lane and The Untouchables New Wave, Punk/Funk band based in New York City, 1979-1981. Formed by Stew Lane, AKA Stewart MacFarlane, and Steven Pollack. MacFarlane worked for legendary producer and Atlantic Records founder Herb Abramson, at AI Studio in Manhattan. As well as sound engineering several of the current New York punk acts, including Stiv Bators, Cheetah Chrome, James Chance and Neon Leon, Lane (MacFarlane) recorded his own compositions. These were released independently, at first, on Private Ear Records. 7" vinyl, 'Play This Song' bw 'Perpetrator'(Lane/Lock) and 12" vinyl, 'U.N. Rap Song' bw 'Dance To Your T.V.', both released 1980. In March 1980, a French record company, AZ International, released the album, 'Harder Than Wax'. In February 1981 VS Records, Canada, released the single, 'SuperKarma'. Stew Lane and The Untouchables produced several video clips that were screened on New York cable TV and pre-dated MTV. Perpetrator, Dance To Your TV, SuperKarma. Members and contributors to Stew Lane and The Untouchables have continued to participate, in major ways, in the music industry. Lisa Fischer, who sings on 'SuperKarma' joined the Rolling Stones as their backing singer in the mid 1990's and continues to work with them. Brian Hargrove AKA Brian Hardgroove, played bass with Stew Lane and The Untouchables and continued on in the music world as a producer, songwriter and a bass player in the hip hop group, Public Enemy. Bob Stander, guitarist with the Untouchables, continues on as a music producer in New York.