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Say hello to CAPTAIN VIDEO! Doesn’t he look brave? CAPTAIN VIDEO! will periodically drop by to act as our guide through the Music Videos of the 1980s. You may have met him already —
Read More »bootleg city: marvin gaye, “immortality of the soul”
Today’s stop in Bootleg City takes us back to the Budokan of November 1979, and some cleanly recorded (albeit not revelatory, or even in some cases particularly wonderful) performances by Marvin Gaye. This is
Read More »"High is the risk of striking out, the risk of getting hurt…"
Taking a break from the New Wave casualties of the ’80s (and there are more to come), let’s get something truly decent and sadly Lost in the ‘80s…former Undertones lead singer Feargal Sharkey’s debut
Read More »listening booth: we are scientists, “with love and squalor”
We Are Scientists – With Love and Squalor (2006)purchase this album Recipe for a Rockin’ Good Time Morning: 1 box donuts 2 cups coffee We Are Scientists’ With Love and Squalor “This Scene is
Read More »the complete idiot’s guide to billy joel, part two
So. When last we left Billy Joel, he was riding high on the back-to-back, world-beating successes of The Stranger and 52nd Street. You’d think that would mellow a guy out a little — make
Read More »Living On Video
How could I have possibly missed this? Captain Video breaks down your favorite and not so favorite videos from the ’80s in hilarious detail. Print
Read More »When New Wave Happens to Old Artists – Steve Miller Band
Okay, this one might sting a bit. The Steve Miller Band was riding high after the huge success of 1982’s “Abracadabra” LP and single – the single was just about the biggest hit of
Read More »listening booth: sam bisbee, “oxygen”
Sam Bisbee – Oxygen (2006)purchase this album Things seem to be heating up for Sam Bisbee, which is a good thing: Music this charmingly square doesn’t often bubble up from the indie depths. But
Read More »2005: the year that was, part one
I wasn’t going to do one of these “year in review” things — they’re a lot of work and nobody ever agrees with you anyway — but when I sat down and listened to
Read More »When New Wave Happens to Older Artists – Donna Summer
Things weren’t really happening for Donna Summer in 1980. The Queen of Disco and the sound she and producer Giorgio Morodor ushered in had fallen out of favor, replaced by New Wave, which was
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