It was no surprise that the economically-strapped United Kingdom with its tribes of disenfranchised, rebellious youth was a cauldron boiling up lean, mean, angry, clever, even amusing tunes - many of which served as an antidote to the bogus bombast of '70s stadium rock and power ballads. But, flagrantly garbed in the outrageous style of the day, a passel of would-be pop idols were eager to hit ...
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I just found out that John Hughes, widely called the voice of the 80's for his iconic movies, died of a heart attack today. I think someone just loogied in my water bottle.Wow.I'm really feeling old now.I will now completely betray my generation and say that I really do not like The Breakfast Club. It drove me batty, how whiny all the kids were. Ugh.However, Sixteen Candles really speaks to me....
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A couple years ago I received a few press releases from Superfecta Recordings, a label that specializes in 80s New Wave. One of the CDs was a re-release of the Thompson Twins' 1982 album Quick Step and Sidekick. I put it on my stereo and let it roll. Well, I really loved the album. I didn't think about their weird clothes or 80s hairstyles, I just listened to the music, took it for what it was ...
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First, full disclosure: I have wholly ripped off the idea for this post from the esteemed soulrocket groove, who in a post earlier today owned up that, as an impressionable young missile, he had purchased Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "Tarkus." We all need to salute his bravery in confessing this transgression to the community. More than that, I would suggest that we all need to share in the same ...
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I'm never late for work. The one day my clock decided not to go off, the Execs are coming in and I just happen to forget my badge. Ugh!! Well, it won't be too long of a day today because I have a doctor appointment. I hate going to the doctor. :(Here's a cheesy video.
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With a name that still perplexes some popsters to this day, the Thompson Twins were a British trio that enjoyed a measure of mainstream chart success in the mid-'80s (and quite a bit of hairspray in the process).In August 1985, the Thompson Twins released Here's To Future Days, the follow-up to Into The Gap. That album had gone platinum, thanks in no small part to "Hold Me Now," which held the #3
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