On New Year’s Eve 1979, Cheap Trick, riding a crest of massive international success via the multi-platinum At Budokan record (and the newly released Dream Police), came to L.A.’s Forum…
Hi again, everybody! It’s that time again – that time when we dissolve any sense of self-respect and go spelunking through the Mines Of Mellow Gold! David Soul – Don’t…
I’m not sure how many of you read my other blog, but you may have missed this post where I linked to a Brain Melting Video of the most…inventive…performance of…
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer from Stop Making Sense (reissue) (1999)Rod Stewart – Let Me Be Your Car from Smiler (1974)Ryuichi Sakamoto – Energy Flow from BTTB (1999)Bill Janovitz and…
Schiing dips into his stack of Random Tracks and comes up with some Stephanie Mills; Mulberry Panda 96 explores the phenomenon known as hip-hop amnesia; Ickmusic boogies down with the…
Howdy, everybody! We’re back for yet another week of this crazy lil’ thing called CHART ATTACK! Hope you’re ready to help me tear apart the Top 10 from July 6,…
Al Jarreau – Heart’s Horizon (1988)purchase this album (Amazon) First of all, I love Al Jarreau. Let’s start there. And by “I love Al Jarreau” I mean I love his…
We just talked about Gene Loves Jezebel recently, so why not feature a Lost B-side from the fey, scarf-twirling duo? While I’ve previously lamented that today’s featured song’s a-side was…
Happy Fourth of July, dear readers! What better way to celebrate this country’s independence than to review yet another tale of unabashed codependency? And, of course, in conjunction with this…
Did you know this is the first time in this humble blog’s two and a half-year history that we’ve featured Culture Club? That’s a bit of a travesty which needs…
ItÁ¢€â„¢s been some time since we last did this, so weÁ¢€â„¢re about due for another Lost B-sides Week here at LIT80s, arenÁ¢€â„¢t we? All this week, weÁ¢€â„¢ll feature b-sides to…
Chris Rock – Your Mother’s Got a Big Head (1991) Before kicking off his career as a star of terrible romantic comedies, Chris Rock was one of the best young…
Eazy-E – Still Talkin’ from Eazy Duz It (1988)Thomas Dolby – Silk Pyjamas from Astronauts & Heretics (1992)Bill Frisell – Lonesome from Gone, Just Like a Train (1998)Taj Mahal –…
This week I offered to create a mix tape, of sorts, for one of my favorite blogs, Py Korry (see link to the right). The sit does some great writing…
Hi hi hi hi hi! Welcome back to another fun-filled CHART ATTACK! This week we’re heading back up to the end of the ’80s – July 1, 1989! 10. I’ll…
Note: My brother’s visiting from out of town this week, so I’ve got less time than I normally do for blog-type stuff; fortunately, our friend Robert, of the always entertaining…
While I definitely think it’s too early in this site’s life to start reposting anything on a regular basis, it’s also the summer and I’m trying to take advantage of…
I’ve been busy working on a script, which is a good thing. Although it takes me away from the blog, it means I’ve broken through the crippling writer’s block that…
Queen – Too Much Love Will Kill You (1995) [Jefito’s Note: As Mr. Davis (of Mrs. Davis fame) astutely and oh-so-humorously noted a couple of months ago, jasonhare.com is this…
Prince – Around The World In A Day from Around the World in a Day (1985)David Lindley & El Rayo-X – Talkin’ To The Wino Too from Very Greasy (1988)Glen…
Hell yes, Soul Shower is back; Maybe We Ain’t That Young Anymore hosts a Song Smackoff! Á¢€” here’s Round 1, bracket 1, Round 1, bracket 2, and Round 2 Á¢€”…
Each and every time I hear the opening guitar strumming of The PretendersÁ¢€â„¢ Á¢€Å“Back on the Chain GangÁ¢€; I am filled with happiness, sorrow, love and regret. Then the acoustic…
Hi everybody! Let’s see, in recent weeks we’ve done ’84, ’88 and ’86…so naturally, you know where I’m headed. Let’s take a look at the charts during the week of…
Aldo Nova – Twitch (1985)purchase this album (Amazon) All right, enough screwing around Á¢€” time to set the controls for the heart of the cutout bin! We’re heading into Aldo…
A quick anecdote before we start today: on Saturday, Mike and I did one of our “Acoustic ’80s” gigs. In between songs, we somehow wound up mentioning Little River Band,…
Breaking out the USB turntable and encoding some odds & ends – thought I’d share! Á¢€¢ Boomtown Rats – “Drag Me Down (U.S. Version): The Rats were the focus of…
Simple Minds – Sanctify Yourself from The Best Of (2002)Ray Charles – Bye, Bye Love from Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)Damn Yankees – Dirty Dog from Don’t…
My father wasn’t an easy man to love growing up. I was an emotional kid and I didn’t quite get why he wasn’t overly affectionate with all of his children….
Howdy, and welcome back to another Friday edition of CHART ATTACK! The week we’re attacking this time ’round is a bit depressing – 60% ballads, with only one of them…