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Lost in the ’80s: “Revenge of the Nerds”
It may be the height of over-sharing to admit this, but Revenge of the Nerds was a movie that really spoke to me in high school. As a computer-loving, comic book-collecting, Dungeons & Dragons-playing
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Kaja(googoo), “Extra Play/Islands”
Y’know, if you name your kid Herbert or Poindexter, you’re just setting that child up for a lifetime of teasing and ridicule. And if you name your band Kajagoogoo, well, you can expect a
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Frankie Smith, “Double Dutch Bus”
What’s up, every bizzle? It’s Jizzle-ohn in the hizzouse with another Lost in the Izzle. Before you grab the flaming torches and pitchforks, let me just say that’s my li’l way of introducing you
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Ava Cherry
Hardcore David Bowie fans are probably familiar with the name Ava Cherry, but for the benefit of everyone else, Ava was Bowie’s lover in the early to mid ’70s, as well as one of
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Freur, “Doot-Doot”
If at first you don’t succeed … fail a second time. Third time’s the charm! That twist on two hoary old clichés pretty much sums up the long struggle of Karl Hyde and Rick
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: The Cure, “A Man Inside My Mouth”
Let’s get all the cute little jokes about the title of today’s featured song out of the way first, shall we? I’ll pause while you do so. G’head, get ‘em all out. All done?Â
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: JoBoxers
Riding a rockabilly/Motown revival during the early ’80s that also included the Polecats, Roman Holliday and the Stray Cats, Britain’s JoBoxers (with American lead singer Dig Wayne) barely scraped the Top 40 in the
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: S’Express
“DROP THAT GHETTO BLASTER!” When NYC performance artist Karen Finley screamed those words on her obscure 1986 single “Tales of Taboo,” she probably never dreamed she’d end up on one of the biggest dance
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Modern English
We’ve talked before about songs we loved in our younger days that just don’t quite hold up to an older ear’s scrutiny. Unfortunately (or not, if you still love it), today we have another
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: Dexys Midnight Runners
One of the first acts mentioned whenever someone brings up the subject of “’80s One-Hit Wonder,” Dexys Midnight Runners actually had quite a few hits in the UK, including a number one single (“Geno”)
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