08/05/2008
Rita Mitsouko Proves The 80's Were Weirder Than You Thought
French synth-pop/punk band Rita Mitsouko was founded by guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer in 1980 (and is still going, despite Fred's recent death). Their biggest and strangest claim to fame was their 1985 "hit" single "Marcia B ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/05/2008 6:31 PM EST in New-Wave, 80's Pop, Video | Permalink
07/10/2008
French Electro Producer Anoraak Covers The Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep"
Trading in emotion for sleekness, Anoraak's cover of The Romantics' 1983 new-wave hit, "Talking in Your Sleep," is a dead-panned robo-pop excursion with popcorn-synths and stellar production. It comes off way more creepy than the original and mu ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/10/2008 6:37 AM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, Disco, Covers | Permalink
05/14/2008
Long Live Sharevari! Detroit Italo Disco At Its Finest
Who needs electroclash when there is "Sharevari?" This 1981 single by Detroit's own Number of Names is for fans of Kraftwerk and Italo Disco. This is the kind of song most of today's technicolor club-rat DJ's wish they wrote. Check out th ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/14/2008 4:26 PM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, YouTube, Italo Disco | Permalink
04/16/2008
Indie-Pop Euphoria: Up For A Bit With The Pastels
The Pastels are an indie-rock/pop group from Glasglow, Scotland. Their simple sound is reminiscent of fellow Scots, The Vaselines, with the shimmer of Echo and The Bunnymen. Front man Stephen McRobbie mutters half-catchy poetry that sounds like ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 04/16/2008 1:17 PM EST in Indie-Pop, New-Wave, 80's Pop | Permalink
04/15/2008
Sloooow It Down, James Pants
James Pants' "We're Through" is a dance-punk song on Valium. It's what you would hear if you were at a party and some dood decided it would be a great idea to hijack the turntable and put on any song by The Rapture and then put his finger on it ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/15/2008 2:30 PM EST in Electronic, New-Wave | Permalink
04/08/2008
Electrify Yourself! An Accelerated, Super-Charged History of Chrome
Chrome was an innovative San Francisco-based band who established a hyper-real style of industrial and post-punk music, paving the way for future acts like Skinny Puppy, Chicks on Speed and The Rapture. They were led by Damon Edge (drums and syn ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/08/2008 8:16 AM EST in Experimental, Post-Punk, New-Wave, Industrial | Permalink
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
02/01/2008
Gary Valentine Likes Girls
Gary Valentine, was in the original line-up of Blondie, but got replaced as their fame began to escalate toward the late 70's. Valentine contributed most to the Blondie legacy by writing the 1978 hit, "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear. ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 02/01/2008 3:50 PM EST in 70's Punk, New-Wave | 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
01/21/2008
"It's Going To Happen" With The Undertones
Irish power-punks The Undertones came out with the single "It's Gonna Happen" in 1981. This upbeat tune is about being stuck in a one-sided relationship that needs resolve. The drag of a situation is going to persist until a conscious decision e ...
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