Consideration of Post-Punk Reminds Us of the Wispy Nature of Music Categories
Wednesday November 28, 2007
As I prepared my most recent genre profile on the largely '80s post-punk movement, I set out to present a comprehensive description to distinguish the form clearly from its cousins ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - XTC's "Love on a Farmboy's Wages"
Friday November 23, 2007
Though a good friend of mine has for years been a devotee of the eclectic British post-punk band XTC, I've always been a bit slow to come around to the ... Read More
The Singular Example of Dire Straits - Mark Knopfler Sells Out Without Actually Having to Sell Out
Sunday November 18, 2007
Although the massive 1985 hit "Money for Nothing" and its stylish music video came completely out of left field in terms of everything Dire Straits that had come before, frontman ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Judas Priest's "Out in the Cold"
Wednesday November 14, 2007
Although Judas Priest's 1986 album, Turbo, is generally regarded as one of the weakest records released by the British heavy metal legends, I have a hard time admitting such perhaps ... Read More
Let the Arguments Ensue Over the Top U.S. Music Scenes of the '80s
Saturday November 10, 2007
Several years ago, while a teaching assistant at a mid-major university, I made the grievous mistake of asking my class to perform a daily writing assignment that revolved around what ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Shoes' "In My Arms Again"
Thursday November 8, 2007
Lost amid the early-'80s furor of MTV and the image-centered new wave that hit the jackpot on the pop charts was a revival of one of rock's most listenable yet ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Trip Shakespeare
Thursday November 1, 2007
In honor of my discovery today of this wonderfully odd and totally obscure guitar pop band born in the late '80s, I'm not even going to choose a particular song. ... Read More