Showing posts with label Soundtrack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Soundtrack. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Mental As Anything - Live It Up

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"Live It Up" is an upbeat song with an interesting history from a cool, quirky band from Australia.  Mental As Anything were an ar...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

LL Cool J - Going Back To Cali

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The late 1980s were a weird time for hip hop.  Following the huge success of the Beastie Boys' License to Ill, the genre found itself be...
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Sunday, July 19, 2020

The Comsat Angels - I'm Falling

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ERV reader(s) who are into movies from back in the day may recognize this song, as it was featured prominently in Real Genius , a fun (and u...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Oingo Boingo - Weird Science

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Oingo Boingo was one of the more interesting 1980s bands, with a theatrical flair that was often compared to Devo .  The band formed in LA i...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Alice Cooper - He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)

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What better way to continue our Halloween celebration than with Alice Cooper.  Cooper (born Vincent Furnier) emerged on the scene in the 197...
Thursday, November 14, 2013

Sheila E. - A Love Bizarre

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Although she is sometimes thought of as a Prince protégé, Sheila E. (Escovedo) was actually an accomplished musician before she played with ...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Ramones - Pet Sematary

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Written for the Stephen King movie of the same (intentionally misspelled) name, "Pet Sematary" would go on to become one of the Ra...
Monday, September 30, 2013

INXS and Jimmy Barnes - Good Times

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As fall rolls in (in the Northern hemisphere), our thoughts turn towards the upcoming All Hallows Even .  And yes, before you ask, ERV will ...
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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Andy Taylor - Take it Easy

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By 1985 Duran Duran were huge stars, but the years of recording and touring had taken their toll on the band.  The group decided to take a b...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance

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The Pointer Sisters were a fascinating group who managed to navigate the difficult pop and R&B waters during most of the 1970s and 1980s...
Saturday, March 2, 2013

Eddy Grant - Romancing the Stone

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"Romancing the Stone" wasn't Eddy Grant's biggest U.S. hit, but we love to feature rare videos at ERV, and there is a meth...
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Sunday, September 30, 2012

The BusBoys - Boys are Back in Town

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The BusBoys are another interesting rock and roll story, and are another band that by all rights should have have been more successful.  The...
Friday, May 4, 2012

Beastie Boys - She's On It

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Every once in a while, outside events will influence a blog posting and sadly, today is one of those days, as Adam Yauch (MCA) has passed aw...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away

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Formed in 1978 by singer/songwriter/guitarist Peter Case, the LA-based Plimsouls had developed a strong local following by the early 1980s. ...