Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Split Enz: Two Finns From New Zealand

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How much of an achievement is it to be the greatest '80s band from New Zealand? While you think of the answer to that question, let ...
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Pat Benatar: Androgynous Name, But All '80s Woman

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If you put the words "woman," "rocked," and "80s" into a Google search engine, the first thing that would p...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Tommy James Finds Himself With A Hit In The '80s - And Not For The Last Time

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She may have been talented in many ways, but Joan Jett doesn't appear to have been the most prolific songwriter; most of her big hits...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Why Beauty And The Beat Is The Greatest Album Of All Time

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I used to keep a list of all my favorite albums by year of release. It was quite a sight to behold. I think 1969, 1970, and 1973 were the ...
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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Orange You Glad The Fun Boy Three Discovered Bananarama?

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Perhaps hoping to re-create the male-female dynamic the Specials had briefly experienced when the Go-Go's made a cameo appearance on t...
Saturday, February 2, 2013

Joan Jett Suspiciously Claims To Love Rock 'N' Roll

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I've always felt that songs about rock and roll are kind of stupid. If a song wants to rock, it should just rock; it shouldn't s...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

The Small Games of 2012 (Part 1)

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2012 may not have brought about the apocalypse, but it did produce a slew of excellent small games. So excellent in fact that multiple media...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

An Evolution of Hearts and Minds/AKA: Ronan learns to sing

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I've been posting about my love of VNV Nation for years now, and after a recently successful in-person live Cosmic American get together...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

"Our Lips Are Sealed" Becomes Early MTV Hit AKA The World Meets Belinda Carlisle ... And She Suddenly Looks Hawt

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Once upon a time, Terry and Jane had a little secret. From a Jane Wiedlin interview with Songfacts.com: In 1980 we were playing at The ...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Madness' "Only" Hit AKA That Song About A House

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In America in 1983, Madness came out of "nowhere" and released their "only" hit, "Our House." When friends...
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