Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio

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We have no idea who at MTV liked this quirky number, but somehow "Mexican Radio" went into heavy rotation for a time on the video ...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

Hilly Michaels - Calling All Girls

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Unless you are a big time music aficionado, the name Hilly Michaels probably doesn't mean much to you.  This is a shame, because Hilly h...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Keith Richards - Take It So Hard

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Man, it is hard to figure out how to start a blog post about Keith Richards.  Aside from the fact the he is seemingly indestructible (from a...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Public Image Ltd - Rise

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It's nearly impossible to talk about John Lydon without mentioning the Sex Pistols.  While the Sex Pistols were only together for a few ...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Def Leppard - Let It Go

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Although Def Leppard is one of the bands that defined music in the 1980s, there are some rare and semi-rare videos of them.  In this way the...
Saturday, February 9, 2013

Pebbles - Mercedes Boy

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Pebbles (born as Perri McKissack; Pebbles was a childhood nickname) had a brief but successful career as a solo artist before transitioning ...
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City

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The political music and concert trend of the 1980s was somewhat weird.  The whole thing started with Bob Geldof's Band Aid project ...
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Monday, February 4, 2013

Bonnie Raitt - Thing Called Love

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Let's face it:  not all of the stories on ERV are happy.  The blog is littered with talented artists who did not break though; in fact t...
Friday, February 1, 2013

Face to Face - 10-9-8

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Face to Face (no relation to the 1990s punk band) was a Boston-based new wave band fronted by lead singer Laurie Sargent.  In their heyday, ...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Ian Hunter - All of the Good Ones Are Taken

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Ian Hunter's "All of the Good Ones Are Taken" is another video that fits in perfectly in the ERV neighborhood, and there are a...