03/18/2008
The French New-Wave Revival Creeps Me Out
"Polaroid/Roman/Photo" released in 1985 by French electronic musician Thierry Muller, under the moniker Ruth, is the aural equivalent of mannequins coming to life. And I don't mean in the zany Andrew McCarthy sense. Don't get me wrong I dig t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 03/18/2008 4:53 PM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, 80's Pop | Permalink
03/03/2008
No More High Heels For Prince! He Needs to Have His Hips Replaced!!
Poor Prince, those years of wearing high heeled shoes to compensate for his stately 5'3" stature caught up to him. Now at 47, he has to undergo hip surgery, or accept a danceless life devoid of platform boots and gyrating hips. I wanted to post ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 03/03/2008 11:09 AM EST in Soul, Glam, 80's Pop | Permalink
02/28/2008
Iggy Pop Rocks David Bowie's Head Off
Like downing a bag of Pop Rocks and chugging a Coke, Iggy is well versed in the art of explosive music. This weekend I was stuck in an airport for a number of hours and went through a couple of my favorite Iggy albums. After listening to The Id ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 02/28/2008 3:40 PM EST in Rock, YouTube, 80's Pop, 70's Rock, Punk | Permalink
02/21/2008
Hoodoo Gurus Wonder, "What's My Scene?"
Australians are awesome. Hoodoo Gurus is another great group hailing from the country that brought us AC/DC, The Go-Betweens, Nick Cave and Olivia Newton John. Hoodoo Gurus are just normal rock n roll dudes who don't hesistate spliffing out a go ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 02/21/2008 12:19 PM EST in Rock, YouTube, 80's Pop, Power-Pop | Permalink
01/23/2008
Until I Learn To Accept My Reward...the Teardrop Explodes
While visiting home on a winter break during college, I purchased The Teardrop Explodes' Wilder on vinyl in a smelly New Jersey record store for a mere three dollars. I had no idea what it was, but it was from 1981, and looked goth enough to piq ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 01/23/2008 4:40 PM EST in New-Wave, Neo-Psychedelic, 80's Pop | Permalink
01/04/2008
Yo! Check Out Depeche Mode's Sweet, Old-School "Muff"
Before Depeche Mode held "Black Celebrations" and instituted their "Policy of Truth," they showed the world their "Big Muff." Running over 4 minutes in length, Depeche Mode's "Big Muff" was a bonus track from the 1981 album Speak and Spell, ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/04/2008 5:08 PM EST in Electronic, 80's Pop, Synth-Pop | Permalink
12/04/2007
Neder Pop, Neder Rock, and Neder Hop: It's More Than The Cheese That Makes Holland So Tasty
I was lucky enough to live in Amsterdam for a while and during my stay I was introduced to the wonderfully peculiar world of Dutch music. The following three Youtube videos represent three of my most astounding finds, and by astounding I mean " ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 12/04/2007 2:02 PM EST in Hip-Hop, YouTube, Prog-Rock, 80's Pop | Permalink
11/21/2007
Living in the Shade of a Video Arcade: The Beepers Vs. Ronnie Jones
No one really records songs dedicated to emerging mediums anymore. However in the early 80's, the video game medium was exploding and two artists jumped at the chance to pay it a pop homage. So...shall. we. play. a. game? The 1983 movie Warga ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 11/21/2007 10:26 AM EST in Electronic, 80's Pop, Movie Music | Permalink
11/08/2007
The Weird Science Shuffle
About a month ago, fellow Walrus-man Michael sent me an mp3. I didn't bother to even read what I was downloading, as I assumed it would be something new and exciting that I just had to hear. To my dismay, it was "Weird Science" by wacky new-w ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 11/08/2007 11:24 AM EST in New-Wave, 80's Pop | Permalink
11/04/2007
Cheese-Tastic Throwback! Make Way for NYC's The Colors
Let's hear it for great Power-Pop music by dorky kids in bright-colored clothing and bowl cuts! I am talking about The Colors, a fun band that formed in the late 70's amidst the rise of Blondie, The Ramones and The Talking Heads and created a so ...
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