Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Zebra - Tell Me What You Want

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With their Led Zeppelin inspired licks and batshit crazy videos, Zebra became an MTV success story in 1983.  The trio originally formed in 1...
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Saturday, February 22, 2014

The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff

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While the Fabulous Thunderbirds 1986 album Tuff Enough was a commercial success, many fans and critics were disappointed by the record.  It...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

John Cougar Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done With The Night

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Mr. Happy Go Lucky, John Mellencamp has built an impressive career through the years.  Mellencamp combined folk, roots rock and 1960s influe...
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Paul Carrack - Don't Shed A Tear

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Paul Carrack has built a long and interesting career, and has sung lead on several memorable hits.  In fact, his voice may be more recogniza...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

General Public - Tenderness

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"Tenderness" started as an English Beat song; when that group broke up in 1983, singers Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger took the ...
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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Rainbow - Can't Happen Here

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Make no mistake, Rainbow was Ritchie Blackmore's band.  Founded after Blackmore left Deep Purple in 1975, Rainbow saw a nearly continuou...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Biz Markie - Just A Friend

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By mixing comedy, fresh rhymes and cheesy singing, Biz Markie created some solid and fun rap during the late 1980s and early 1990s.  Biz (gi...
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Sunday, February 2, 2014

The Motels - Take the L

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While the Motels may have seemed like an overnight success in the early 1980s, the original version of the band actually formed in 1971.  Le...
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...