Lost in the ’80s: The Lucy Show, “A Million Things”
It’s a shame The Lucy Show picked an awful sitcom to name themselves after, since the duo of Mark Bandola and Rob Vandeven had little in common with the strained...
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Lost in the ’90s: Dink
I’ve had it up to here listening to a small segment of people trying to put down America. America’s the greatest land on Earth and we oughta be proud of...
Lost in the ’80s: Soft Cell, “What!”
It’s a shame that U.K. synthpop duo Soft Cell became the epitome of an ’80s one-hit wonder. While they charted with several singles overseas, “Tainted Love” was their sole American...
Lost in the ’70s: The Skids, “Masquerade”
Richard Jobson and Stuart Adamson founded Scottish punk band the Skids in 1977 – and if that second name sounds familiar, it’s probably because you know Adamson’s more famous combo,...
Lost in the ’80s: When New Wave Happens to Old Artists – Cher
There’s never been a musical trend that Cher has been afraid to jump upon. From watered down hippie-dippy love songs to disco to adult contemporary schlock, the Dark Lady has...
Phagz on 45: Episode Seven
After a vacation summering in beautiful Silver Lake, California (aka, barhopping), John C. Hughes and the world’s foremost Belinda Carlisle impersonator, a.k.a. his buddy Matty (or “Bearlinda,” if you prefer),...
Lost in the ’90s: Trash Can Sinatras, “I’ve Seen Everything”
Is there such a thing as a casual Trash Can (or Trashcan, if you prefer) Sinatras fan? I ask that since every TCS fan I’ve met has been nearly obsessive...
Lost in the ’80s: The Sinceros, “Pet Rock”
Starting out as a trio called the Strutters, singer/songwriter Mark Kjeldsen along with rhythm section Bobby Irwin and Ron François re-branded themselves as the Sinceros, trading in New Wave and...
Lost in the ’70s: Michael Nesmith, “Cruisin’”
Former Monkee Michael Nesmith closed out the ’70s in a better position than when the decade began. After the Monkees disbanded, Nez knocked around a bit on RCA Records, scoring...
Lost in the ’80s: Men at Work
It’s an old pop joke that winning the Grammy for Best New Artist is pretty much the kiss of death for long-term success. See the Starland Vocal Band, Milli Vanilli,...
Lost in the ’90s: One Dove
Scottish trio One Dove found themselves branded with the trip-hop label after releasing their debut Morning Dove White in 1993. It wasn’t a label undeserved, really, since the group’s expansive,...
Lost in the ’80s Video Break: a-ha, “Take On Me” (Literal Version)
Here’s an oldie but a goodie, in a whole new style: the classic video for a-ha’s “Take On Me,” redone literally. What does that mean, you ask? Watch and learn,...
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...
Lost in the ’70s: Jeff Lynne, “Doin’ That Crazy Thing”
Remember when the Hustle swept through discos everywhere? People were taking Hustle classes, the nightly news reported on the fad, there were instructional records and books. Hey, remember when everyone...
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,...
Lost in the ’90s: Tuscadero
Note from John: My Phagz on 45 partner (not THAT way!) Matty has been on my jock non-stop, begging me to feature today’s artist on Lost in the ’90s since...
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...
Lost in the ’70s: Charo, “Stay With Me”
We all know Charo for her ubiquitous variety show and Love Boat appearances throughout the ’70s, but did you know the former MarÃa del Rosario Pilar MartÃnez Molina Baeza Rasten...
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...
Lost in the ’90s: Unrest
Combining shoegaze and dreampop with straight-ahead power pop, Washington D.C. indie-rock darlings Unrest were the brainchild of Mark Robinson, founder of the TeenBeat label. After a few post-punk experimental years,...
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...
Lost in the ’90s: Chumbawamba, “Amnesia”
Anyone who’s ever worked at a record store that buys and sells used CDs can tell you what titles they see over and over again. Jagged Little Pill, Cracked Rear...
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...
Lost in the ’70s: “Laverne & Shirley Sing”
Boy, we’d buy anything in the ’70s, wouldn’t we? Laverne & Shirley, the most successful spin-off from Happy Days, was riding high in 1976, overtaking its parent show to capture...
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...
Lost in the ’70s: Neil Diamond, “Desirée”
So, who worries about the music their kids listen to? I don’t have any kids myself, but when I was visiting my 13-year-old niece recently, she asked me to get...
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...
Lost in the ’90s: Belinda Carlisle
Naked Eyes, ABC, Belinda Carlisle, and the Human League are currently crisscrossing the country on the Regeneration Tour, an oldies-revival trek that thankfully isn’t entirely mired in nostalgia, since all...
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),...
Lost in the ’70s: Joan Armatrading
Can you believe Joan Armatrading has been making music for nearly 40 years? Yeah, me neither. Did you know her first album came out all the way back in 1972?...