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Soundtrack Saturday: “Pretty in Pink”
Soundtrack Saturday fans rejoice! Kelly Stitzel is reposting some of the most popular, most requested Soundtrack Saturday columns as a gift to you this holiday season. First up, John Hughes's classic Pretty in PinkRead More »
Greatest Un-Hits: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark’s “Electricity” (1979)
OMD's dark electronic sounds were right in step with New Order and Depeche Mode, and yet "Electricity" couldn't find an audience on either side of the pond over three releases
Read More »Weeknight ’80s Dance Party: 5/18/11
Throw some glitter in your hair, put a lot of make-up on your face and get ready to dance. If you need some eyeliner, Ricky Gervais will probably let you borrow some
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Rock End of the ’80s, Part 36
It's time to put the Popdose mascot in hiding for the week as everyone's favorite carnivore, Mr. Ozzy Osbourne comes to town. He's bringing with him Oingo Boingo and Sinead. If I had know
Read More »Popdose Flashback: The Lightning Seeds, “Cloudcuckooland”
When the Lightning Seeds sprouted on modern rock radio in the spring of 1990, their songs felt (as much as anything on modern rock radio could feel) like a comfy old pair of shoes
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 65
In this week's Bottom Feeders, Dave Steed takes us through a decade's worth of chart-scraping tracks from acts whose names start with the letter O -- and learns the hard way that no one
Read More »Lost in the ’80s: The Top 15 New-Wave Songs — Ever!
This week John C. Hughes has prepared a special edition of Lost in the '80s for all you zombies. Are you ready for the top 15 new-wave songs ... ever?!
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