Showing posts with label Tim Pope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tim Pope. Show all posts
Friday, October 30, 2020

The Cure - Lullaby

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For the final selection of our 2020 All Hallows Even celebration, we are going with The Cure's "Lullaby."  Skeptics might poi...
Sunday, September 15, 2019

Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday

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Although they had one of the coolest names in the music industry, Strawberry Switchblade was a one hit wonder in their native U.K., and didn...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Ric Ocasek - Emotion in Motion

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Back in September 2011, we posted Ric Ocasek's cool, quirky " Something to Grab For ," off his first solo LP, 1982's Beati...
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Thursday, September 18, 2014

The Cure - Pictures Of You

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By 1989, The Cure had become big stars in the U.K. with four consecutive top 10 albums, and they had even broken through in the U.S. (1987...
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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Altered Images - Happy Birthday

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Altered Images were shooting stars in their native Britain, but barely made a dent in the U.S. market.  The Scottish new wave act released 3...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

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Soft Cell were a one hit wonder in the U.S., but the group's music was interesting and influential.  In fact, "Tainted Love" p...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

The Faith Brothers - A Stranger On Home Ground

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The Faith Brothers were a British pop/rock band who recorded two strong albums in the mid-1980s.  Led by their passionate and political fron...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Cure - In Between Days

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Led by the unique (and intentionally unkempt)  Robert Smith, The Cure produced some of the more interesting and creative pop songs of the 19...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Pretenders - 2000 Miles

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"2000 Miles" came out in late 1983, just before the Learning to Crawl LP, which was released in January, 1984.  While the song doe...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You

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The Psychedelic Furs are another in a growing list of under-appreciated bands on ERV; highlighting videos like "The Ghost in You" ...
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