This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Blue Peter - "Chinese Graffiti"
Monday July 30, 2012
Canadian new wave/synth pop band Blue Peter created an elegant keyboard-based sound during the early '80s that also benefited from well-timed injections of guitar. Led by composer/guitarist Chris Wardman and ... Read More
R.I.P. Jon Lord - This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - "Chance on a Feeling"
Monday July 23, 2012
It was somehow appropriate that I first heard about the July 16 passing of legendary Deep Purple and Whitesnake keyboard master Jon Lord on NPR while I was driving ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Nick Heyward's "Blue Hat for a Blue Day"
Sunday July 15, 2012
The early '80s new wave/synth pop era was a relatively prime one for sophisticated pop music produced by elegantly dressed, typically British bands. Employing touches of blue-eyed soul, funk, rock ... Read More
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Wire Train's "I'll Do You"
Sunday July 8, 2012
Post-punk band Wire Train remains one of the lesser known bands of the early '80s to emerge from the fertile San Francisco music scene, and listening to just a small ... Read More