Sunday, March 30, 2014

Altered Images - Happy Birthday

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Altered Images were shooting stars in their native Britain, but barely made a dent in the U.S. market.  The Scottish new wave act released 3...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Georgia Satellites - Battleship Chains

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This is the Satellites second appearance on ERV, as the band's one big hit " Keep Your Hands to Yourself " was featured in Jul...
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Utopia - Feet Don't Fail Me Now

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The story of Utopia is intertwined with Todd Rundgren, but the band evolved over time to become more than just an outlet for Rundgren's ...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule

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I think of Lenny Kravitz as a 1990s artist, but like Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails , his first album came out in 1989.  Unlike Nine Inch N...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now

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"New Girl Now" is another forgotten gem, and the full video contains one of the coolest, eighties-ish intros ever put on tape.  Th...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Pat Benatar - All Fired Up

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Long time ERV readers may recall that Pat Benatar's cover of The Rascals " You Better Run " was the second video posted on ERV...
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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Hüsker Dü - Makes No Sense At All

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Hüsker Dü was one of the most interesting and influential bands of the 1980s.  No less a source than Allmusic believe that they and R.E.M. ...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Novo Combo - Tattoo

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Sometimes characterized as an American version of The Police (albeit a much, much, much, much less successful version), Novo Combo released...
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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two

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A prototypical one hit wonder, Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock burst onto the music scene with their infectious (and possibly overplayed) "It...
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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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