Saturday, June 30, 2012

Dazz Band - Let It Whip

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The Dazz Band were part of the vibrant early 80s funk scene, along with The Gap Band , The SOS Band , Kool & the Gang and (of course) R...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Lita Ford - Gotta Let Go

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Along with Joan Jett , Lita Ford built a successful solo career after the collapse of The Runaways.  However, Ford's style was more pop/...
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

MARRS - Pump Up the Volume

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MARRS (or M|A|R|R|S) was formed when Ivo Watts-Russell, the head of 4AD records in London, proposed a project to blend soul with electronica...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The Sherbs - I Have the Skill

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The Sherbs are an interesting story, especially to non-Australians, who may not know much about the band's origins.  It turns out that t...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Quarterflash - Take Me to Heart

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Quarterflash were a successful pop/rock act from the early 1980s with a couple of unusual features.  First, the band's lead singer, Rind...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love

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"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" was the hit single off Jane Child's 1989 eponymous solo album and the catchy song came damn clo...
Monday, June 11, 2012

BoDeans - Only Love

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The Wisconsin-based BoDeans came onto the music scene in the mid 1980s, and were another roots rock band that was loved by critics and brief...
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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Marshall Crenshaw - Whenever You're On My Mind

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For people who don't believe that a pop song can be a well-crafted work of art, we'd like to present Marshall Crenshaw.  He wrote a ...
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Spinal Tap - Hellhole

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Is there a larger, more important eighties band than Spinal Tap?  Well,  yes, but that does not diminish what David, Nigel and Derek achieve...
Saturday, June 2, 2012

Nazareth - Holiday

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"Holiday" is a catchy tongue-in-cheek rock song that cleverly folds in several different musical styles (in particular, the chorus...
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