I don't want to be so presumptuous as to suggest I speak for everyone or even most members of my generation when I say this, but I have found myself ... Read More

As a significant fan of two of the finest new wave-tinged hard rockers of the early '80s - I'm speaking of the lovely and talented Patty Smyth and Pat Benatar, ... Read More

Well, it was time to feel old and disoriented this week as a child of the '80s, though it's certainly not the first time external conditions have thrown me for ... Read More

I usually make it a rule on this site to avoid replicated coverage of any one artist or album or song unless absolutely necessary. I think it's a policy that ... Read More

I'm sure there are more than a few music fans who might suggest that the only memorable thing about British synth pop band ABC is that their records/tapes/CDs could be ... Read More

I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I realized that this consummate Scottish pop band's long-awaited sophomore album, Hats, was released at the tail end of 1989, making this ... Read More

For my inaugural borrowing of guest reviewer Alun Williams from his usual place covering classic rock, I've found an energized perspective to help spice things up on this site. Check ... Read More

Of the '60s rock bands that could have been predicted to still be going strong two decades after their emergence, perhaps the Kinks wouldn't have been among the first to ... Read More