Feather hidden by them, with one or two filoplumes attached and sprouting from near the same point of the skin as each contour feather, at least on a bird's head, neck and trunk. In some passerines, filoplumes arise exposed beyond the contour feathers on the neck. The remiges, or flight feathers of the wing, and rectrices, the flight feathers of the tail are the most important feathers for flight. A typical vaned feather features a main shaft, called the rachis. Fused to the rachis are a series of branches, or barbs; the barbs themselves are also branched and form the barbules.
The Barbs killing your parents, stealing guitars and humping till dawn ever penned". They also released an album, "Lupine Peroxide". On 1 December 2004, they were one of the headline acts at the MTV Staying Alive Music Summit, playing to a crowd of over 50,000. They also made several tours of the UK with bands such as The Rocks. Illustrator Emma Renton initially designed two of the Barbs single covers. Later, Jim Connolly was commissioned to produce comic book style artwork for their remaining sleeves. After the group broke up, guitarist Amy and guitarist/vocalist Tim went on to form What Would Jesus