This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - the JoBoxers' "Just Got Lucky"
Wednesday November 29, 2006
The mysteries of pop music fortunes never cease to amaze me, as I can't figure out for the life of me how this wonderfully bouncy soul-pop nugget barely managed to ... Read More
Evaluation of Duran Duran Reveals Glaring Gap in My Music Collection
Sunday November 26, 2006
I plan to keep this entry somewhat short, partly out of embarassment that my CD collection is currently sans Double Duran but mostly out of a sense of urgency to ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy"
Wednesday November 22, 2006
Aside perhaps from its highly memorable straightforward keyboard riff, there's basically nothing about this 1984 synth pop/dance tune that is ordinary or typical in the least. From Jimmy Somerville's haunting, ... Read More
Did Someone Say "Power Ballad?" The '80s Had a Lot of Those to Go Around
Tuesday November 21, 2006
OK, so there aren't many onlookers who would classify Journey as a hair metal band, but I don't think Jules Winnfield would object too vehemently if I said the two ... Read More
Top Picks Provide Welcome Chance to Spend Some Quality Time with Hall & Oates and .38 Special
Friday November 17, 2006
One of the perks of this job is that every now and then, in the process of performing my basic duties, I get the chance to rediscover artists from whom ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Timex Social Club's "Rumors"
Wednesday November 15, 2006
Although "Rumors" topped the R&B charts back in 1986 and rose to No. 8 on the pop charts, I still consider it one of those lost classics that has slipped ... Read More
Name That Tune, the Really, Really Challenging Version
Sunday November 12, 2006
Recently I've been assailed, in the best possible sense of that word, by reader inquiries seeking the performer and title of long-lost songs from the '80s. But this is far ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - The Monroes' "What Do All the People Know?"
Thursday November 9, 2006
If you thought vocal harmonies in the '80s were about as common as good fashion sense during that era, you're probably right. Nonetheless, the California new wave outfit the Monroes ... Read More
Maybe If You're Lucky, Lita Ford Will Someday Do the Bump and Grind at Your Office, Too
Tuesday November 7, 2006
You know you're an incurable '80s music fanatic when random, mundane elements of everyday life lead you directly to strong associations with the era's tunes. Such an experience befell me ... Read More
Jersey Rockers Bon Jovi An Admirable If Mildly Surprising Choice For VH1's Top '80s Song
Saturday November 4, 2006
Hope you enjoyed the majesty of VH1's countdown of its Top 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s as much as I did. Certainly there are songs that shouldn't have been ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Rainbow's "Stone Cold"
Thursday November 2, 2006
I've always thought that Ritchie Blackmore's post-Deep Purple work with Rainbow in the late '70s and early '80s never quite found an appropriate niche to appeal to rock listeners. After ... Read More