Monday, December 31, 2012

The Smithereens - A Girl Like You

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The Smithereens are another in a growing list of underrated 1980s rock bands, and stood out as an unusual band that combined rock with 1960s...
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Friday, December 28, 2012

Franke and the Knockouts - Sweatheart

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Franke (no i) and the Knockouts were a New Jersey band, founded in 1980 by Franke (also no i) Previte.  Between 1981 and 1982, the band had ...
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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, December 19, 2012

Young MC - Principal's Office

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1989 was Young MC's year.  He co-wrote the two major hits for Tone Lōc's smash LP Lōc-ed After Dark, which went to #1.  The two hits...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

Kim Carnes - More Love

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"More Love" is the second Kim Carnes cover to appear on ERV, as " Bette Davis Eyes " was posted last April.  That post d...
Thursday, December 13, 2012

Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Everyday I Write the Book

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Elvis Costello (given name: Declan MacManus) recorded a bunch of seriously great pop songs between 1977 and 1979 and he probably doesn't...
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Sunday, December 9, 2012

150 Videos ... and Counting!

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New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" marks the 150th video at ERV, and we wanted to take a moment to thank the reader(s) and pr...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

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"Bizarre Love Triangle" is one of those cool songs where the title does not appear in the lyrics, something that New Order did a l...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

Britny Fox - Girlschool

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By 1988, as pop metal was reaching its zenith, Britny Fox emerged out of the Philadelphia music scene.  Led by lead singer "Dizzy"...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver

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One of the more theatrical bands to come out of the late 1970s punk / new wave movement in the U.K. was Adam and the Ants.  The band started...
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