Thursday, January 30, 2014

Timbuk3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

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Timbuk3 consisted of Pat and Barbara MacDonald, a married couple who met at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1970s and formed Timbuk3...
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Steve Earle & The Dukes - I Ain't Ever Satisfied

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"I Ain't Ever Satisfied" is off Steve Earle's second MCA record, Exit 0, and it highlights an artist in transition.  While...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

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Soft Cell were a one hit wonder in the U.S., but the group's music was interesting and influential.  In fact, "Tainted Love" p...
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Sunday, January 19, 2014

The Gap Band - Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)

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"Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" is the Gap Band's second appearance on ERV (" Party Train " was posted b...
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Jane's Addiction - Jane Says

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Alternative rockers Jane's Addiction were a truly unique band when they emerged from the LA scene in the mid 1980s.  While their music w...
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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Simple Minds - All The Things She Said

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While we had thought of Simple Minds as a big time success story, it turns out that they had only a brief period of success in the U.S.  Ame...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away

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Dave Edmunds was a key part of the late 1970s and early 1980s British rockabilly scene, and his work (with Nick Lowe) in Rockpile particular...
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Saturday, January 4, 2014

McAuley Schenker Group - Gimme Your Love

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Any discussion of the McAuley Schenker Group has to begin with the Mad Axeman himself, Michael Schenker.  The guitar protégé started perform...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Van Stephenson - Modern Day Delilah

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Van Stephenson had an interesting career as a singer/songwriter, spanning the treacherous waters between country and rock in the 1980s and 1...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Huey Lewis and the News - Workin' For A Livin'

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Before Huey Lewis and the News blew up (to the tune of two consecutive #1 LPs and 15 top 40 hits), they were just a hard working bar band ou...
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