Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart and You Little Thief

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Here at ERV, we like a good salacious story as much as the next rarely-read blog, especially if it involves music videos from the 1980s that...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

Lone Justice - Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)

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LA-based Lone Justice showed up on the music scene in 1985 with their self-titled debut, and were another in a long line of bands briefly vi...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

The Radiators - Like Dreamers Do

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"Like Dreamers Do" is a rare, catchy and slightly eccentric pop song that unfairly received only a modicum of airplay. It is by by...
Saturday, November 5, 2011

The Pixies - Here Comes Your Man

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Although they were only around for a few years, the Pixies had a disproportionate impact on rock and roll.  Their sound was a conglomeration...
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Cheap Trick - She's Tight

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In the aftermath of The Flirts, please consider Cheap Trick as our apology to you, the (few) readers of this blog. OK, we're just kiddin...

The Flirts - Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)

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While there was some great music played on MTV in the early days, the station also played some ... well, not-so-great (or WTF??) music too. ...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

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What is more Halloweeny (yes, we just made up that word) than some good old-fashioned metal?  How about some metal with horror clips and a d...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Huey Lewis and the News - Heart and Soul

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The second of our "songs that remind us of Halloween in a subtle, non-"Thriller" sort of way."  "Heart and Soul...
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Monday, October 24, 2011

The English Beat - Save It For Later

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The first of three songs in honor of the upcoming All Hallows Even .  However, we did not want to be lazy about the holiday and go with ...
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. ...