Thursday, July 12, 2012

J. Geils Band - Love Stinks

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You have to just love a video that starts with the drummer playing on his set in an alley with frozen fish (yes, you read that correctly), f...
Monday, July 9, 2012

Big Audio Dynamite - The Bottom Line

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After being kicked out of The Clash, Mick Jones was left with a daunting task.  Specifically, what do you do for an encore after being a key...
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Love and Rockets - So Alive

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Love and Rockets emerged from the ashes of Bauhaus, an early and influential goth rock band that formed in 1978.  Bauhaus broke up in 1983, ...
Monday, July 2, 2012

Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself

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"Keep Your Hands to Yourself" has one of the best opening lines of any eighties song: "I got a little change in my pocket goi...
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...