Monday, October 27, 2014

Look Out America, Here Come Those Genesis Hit Singles AKA Phil's Close Shave With A Sinister L.A. Cult

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And then it was 1978, and then one of the members of Genesis whom no one really noticed was  in  Genesis decided to leave, and the group b...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

The Allnighter: Glenn Frey, Yuppie Sex God

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(Note: For some reason, Mr. Frey and/or his legal team have put a copyright claim on all YouTube clips featuring songs from The Allnighter...
Sunday, October 12, 2014

"Lucky Star," "Borderline," and "Holiday": Where The Soul Of Aerobic Rock Dances Eternally In The Cosmos

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Ten million light years from now, when the Bleeblox species of the planet Yurkurk in the Beta Luxus System can barely receive any signal f...
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Monday, October 6, 2014

The Bangles: That "Other" '80s Girl Band AKA If Pope Francis And Jesus Had A Fistfight, Who Would Win?

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Everybody lumps the Go-Go's and the Bangles together. Somewhere in the world, somebody just did exactly that, maybe like five seconds ...
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Mark Knopfler, "Skating Away" With My Heart

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I love albums that take their title from the  lyrics  of a song on the album but not the actual  title  of a song on the album. For examp...
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

The Day The Go-Go's Died (Or Did They?) AKA It Ain't Over Till The Slightly Overweight Belinda Sings

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Rome fell to the Huns. Napoleon lost one battle too many. The British Empire collapsed under the weight of its own antiquated colonialism....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Girls Just Want To ... Sing Sappy Aerobic Rock Ballads?

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After just one song, did the world think it knew Cyndi Lauper? Well, Cyndi had other ideas. Or rather, maybe that was the idea all along. ...
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Saturday, September 13, 2014

"Uptown Girl": Auto Shops Sure Have Changed Since The '80s

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So, there's this guy you know, and for all intents and purposes, he's a lot like you. He's kinda goofy, fun to be around, not...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

Drummer Takes Over Genesis, No One Notices AKA That First Intoxicating Taste Of Horse Tranquilizer

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Usually, when a band announces that it will be replacing its departing lead singer with its drummer, that is not a good sign. When Phil ...
Monday, September 1, 2014

The Unrepeatable Brilliance Of Madonna's First Album AKA Was Madonna ... Aerobic Rock?

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I didn't want to talk about Madonna. I swear, your honor. For starters, plenty of people have already written about Madonna. She's...