This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - New Grass Revival - "Sweet Release"
Saturday June 30, 2012
The pop music world paid precious little attention even to country music once the country-pop craze ended during the early '80s, so it's certainly fair to say ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Prefab Sprout - "Cars and Girls"
Friday June 22, 2012
England has certainly produced more than its share of sparkling pop/rock during the half-century since The Beatles emerged, but during the '80s such music very rarely got better than ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Prism - "Don't Let Him Know"
Thursday June 14, 2012
The songwriting partnership of Canadian musicians Jim Vallance and Bryan Adams left a wide-reaching mark on '80s music across several genres. However, Vallance himself got his start as a songwriter ... Read More
R.I.P. Bob Welch - And the Hits (Not the Good Kind) Keep on Coming
Friday June 8, 2012
Can I just say - to whatever part of the universe might possibly be listening - please stop with the constant deaths of artists in pop music and other ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Little Feat's "Hate to Lose Your Lovin'"
Monday June 4, 2012
The attempt to replace a rock and roll frontman as distinctive as Little Feat's Lowell George was going to be an extremely risky one no matter when it happened. ... Read More