'80s Hotties of the Fortnight: Ann & Nancy Wilson
Friday June 30, 2006
Now I know there are plenty of Ann Wilson detractors out there, unable to forget her mid-'80s weight gain and therefore unwilling to remember how stunning she was in the ... Read More
Keep Your Feet on the Ground, and Keep Reaching for the Stars
Sunday June 25, 2006
During the early '80s transition from tape recorder to boom box, I spent an embarrassing amount of time manning the record button while listening to Casey Kasem's popular "America's Top ... Read More
Only Time Will Tell If They Stand the Test of Time: 1982's Top 10
Friday June 23, 2006
Sometime during the past year I heard folk-pop songstress Jonatha Brooke on a radio show, espousing an interesting philosophy regarding the selection of cover tunes. As she prepared to perform ... Read More
Submit Your Picks for the Latest Installment
Saturday June 17, 2006
Don't you just love debates about the best movies and music, as the possibiities are so deliciously endless? Well, I do, too. So I want everybody to give me a ... Read More
'80s Hottie of the Fortnight, Bobby Dall
Friday June 16, 2006
Unless they happen to function also as their band's lead singer/frontman a la Kip Winger or Geddy Lee, bass guitarists tend to attract the least attention within the basic rock ... Read More
You Told Me to Go Back to the Beginning
Sunday June 11, 2006
Anybody out there remember Books of the Year? You know, those supplemental volumes that came with encyclopedia sets back in the '60s and '70s. I never used to get into ... Read More
If You Won't Do It For Me, Then Do It For Yourself
Friday June 9, 2006
It's really important to me that you click here to check out the 10 songs I believe to be the most wonderfully self-absorbed musical documents of the era. If you ... Read More
Embrace Your Independent Streak: This Week, Go Solo
Sunday June 4, 2006
Though it's still weeks before the Fourth of July brings Americans' rebellious instincts bubbling to the surface (in the form of cookouts and fireworks, no less), I thought it would ... Read More
'80s Hottie of the Fortnight, Taylor Dayne
Friday June 2, 2006
Having just moved into a new place and eager for ways to avoid unpacking, I've found myself watching VH1 Classic again. And what a pleasant surprise when the video for ... Read More