Friday, November 27, 2015

Belinda Feels The Payne AKA "Band Of Gold" ... On Solid Gold?

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Prepare to feel the payne - the Freda Payne. In 1970, Freda Payne hit #3 in the US and #1 in the UK with "Band Of Gold," one o...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

Back In The High Life: Could've Aimed A Little Higher, Steve

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By 1986, it seems like the man who'd spent his entire career aspiring to be the next Ray Charles was now aspiring to be the next ... P...
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Miami Sound Machine: Not Actually A Machine, But Led Zeppelin Wasn't An Actual Zeppelin

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Fifty years hence, when the young village children gather ceremoniously in the makeshift square carved out of an abandoned warehouse, afte...
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Thursday, September 24, 2015

You Can't Hurry Love, But You Can Cover It Very, Very Faithfully AKA Phil And Don's Ugly Altercation In An Indianapolis Strip Club

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By 1982, everyone from Iggy Pop and David Bowie ("Lust For Life"), The Clash ("Hitsville UK"), The Jam ("Town Ca...
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Thursday, September 10, 2015

But What Has "What Have You Done For Me Lately" Done For Me Lately?

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So, after the sonic mouthwash that was Dream Street , Janet Jackson decided to rebel against her family - in two ways. One of those ways t...
Thursday, September 3, 2015

"Last Christmas": You Don't Want To Know What's In George Michael's Stocking

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There's a very short list of Christmas songs that don't make me dry heave: Elvis' "Blue Christmas," Brenda Lee'...
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Thursday, August 27, 2015

The Heat May Be On, But Glenn Frey's Blood Runs Ice Cold

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It begins with soft, metallic clanging, like wind chimes shifting in the breeze. Then there is a demonic "unwinding" noise, aki...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

"I Feel The Magic" All Right - In My Groin AKA Belinda's Hair Gets Its Own Solo Career

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Looking for the gooeyist, chewiest, frothiest, bubbliest '80s pop song in the history of the universe? Fellow Cosmic Americans, I give...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Zrbo Reviews: Psy'Aviah's The Xenogamous Endeavor

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Belgian based Psy'Aviah continues to lurk around the periphery of the electronic mainstream with output that sounds solid but doesn...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

He's Got New Wave Right In The Palmer Of His Hand

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Quick: which thirtysomething late '70s blue-eyed soul/bar band singer totally tried to latch onto New Wave? Let me give you a ... clue...