Tom Petty Documentary Celebrates an Artist for the Ages
Monday October 29, 2007
Tom Petty may be just the latest rock and roll legend to get the documentary or biopic treatment from a prominent film director, but his career is worthy, without a ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Treat Her Right's "I Think She Likes Me"
Thursday October 25, 2007
By the mid '90s the guitarless wonders Morphine had become a prized commodity among music hipsters, but innovative bassist and frontman Mark Sandman made a significant, highly original contribution to ... Read More
Heartland Rock Continues to Shine as One of the Most "Important" Genres of the '80s
Tuesday October 23, 2007
John Mellencamp probably knows better than anyone that during the '80s heartland rockers did not automatically earn critical respect just because they attempted to make music about something meaningful. Of ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - the Del Fuegos' "I Still Want You"
Wednesday October 17, 2007
For a multitude of reasons, the '80s artists who were most successful at departing from typical musical trends of the decade (big drums, keyboards, saxophone and slick overproduction, for example) ... Read More
'80s Music Band Names Often of the Questionable Variety
Monday October 15, 2007
This may be relatively true for rock music of all eras, but the '80s certainly made a case for producing some of the most ridiculous band names of the last ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - INXS' "This Time"
Wednesday October 10, 2007
Back when this Australian former bar band was still a guitar rock outfit instead of the dance-inflected showcase for Michael Hutchence that it became, this excellent mid-tempo track represented the ... Read More
A Spotlight on '80s Artists Who Usually Recede Into the Shadows
Sunday October 7, 2007
In an earlier blog entry on this site, I focused on one of the most important elements of '80s music fashion, the wonderfully gaudy accessories of yesteryear. I thought it ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Lone Justice's "Shelter"
Thursday October 4, 2007
Well, first of all, this nearly flawless song is not so much the work of Lone Justice the groundbreaking cowpunk/roots rock band as it is an early solo effort from ... Read More