You know what the world needed more than anything in 1987? A group of white Australians trying to recreate the funk rock that was The Time! Missing Morris Day? Don’t…
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Jeff Giles
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Glenn Branca, you are a dork. Last night, I wandered through the shadow of the valley of Nerd Heaven. I’m talking, of course, about the 12:01 showing of Star Wars…
John C. Hughes
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All this week, Lost in the “Ëœ80s takes a look at bands who were part of the early-to-mid “Ëœ80s Australian invasion led by groups such as INXS, Midnight Oil, and…
John C. Hughes
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Happy birthday to me. I’m this many today! UPDATE:It’s amazing what you find when you look…just days after posting a request for Q Lazzarus and thinking it was back in…
Jeff Giles
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Dear Smokey, Whether most people remember it today or not, you are one of the greatest songwriters in the history of American music. “Tracks of My Tears”? “Shop Around”? “You’ve…
John C. Hughes
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Ah, Charlie Dore’s ode to calling the DJ request line. Every “Ëœ80s child has been there, hanging on the phone, waiting for that busy signal to stop, finally getting it…
Jeff Giles
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If you’re a smart, funny woman who is free on May 12, a man in Los Angeles wants to take you out on a date. As long as you like…
Jeff Giles
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Even Chewbacca is confused by all this retarded merchandising. I sat in on a couple of history classes in Tracy this morning, at West High, and came away impressed. I…
Jeff Giles
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There are few things more interesting, in my opinion, than a bloated, washed-up old rock star. And if the rock star in question has a blog, well, that’s just fascinating….
John C. Hughes
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Turn on any local “Hits of the “Ëœ80s, “Ëœ90s and Today!” radio station, and within an hour, I guarantee you will hear either of Naked Eyes’ big hits, “Promises, Promises”…
John C. Hughes
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The final part of my Rock & Roll Jeopardy experience has been posted over at my other blog, Johnny Is a Man. If you haven’t been reading it, you can…
John C. Hughes
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Another Lost in the “Ëœ80s oddity”¦there’s not much biographical info or background floating around about The Other Ones, a Scandinavian-ish group who put out a single, self-titled album in 1987,…
Jeff Giles
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For the first decade or so of his career, John Hiatt was a case of mostly unfulfilled potential. Everyone knew he was a good songwriter–particularly other songwriters–but, for one reason…
John C. Hughes
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Mirage Records, a tiny little label with major distribution, was on fire in 1984. The label scored a few high-profile dance chart hits, but ended up getting their most notable…
Jeff Giles
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Pussy Cats (1974) Since receiving unsolicited public praise for his work from Lennon and McCartney, Nilsson had maintained a friendship with the members of the band; in fact, 1973’s Son…
Jeff Giles
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More later, but for right now, here’s the new Coldplay single to brighten up your Tuesday morning: Coldplay – Speed of Sound Login jefitopal, password meshuggah. Whaddya think?
Jeff Giles
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My Faces box set came! Love me some Faces, man. Love. For anyone unfamiliar with the Faces, imagine the world’s best bar band, playing damn good song after damn good…
John C. Hughes
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I love remembering songs that are perfect for “Lost in the ’80s”, and Nolan Thomas’ “Yo Little Brother” is so lost and forgotten, it’s nearly sublime. This is another of…
Jeff Giles
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Yes, I know. It’s Monday morning and it hurts. But fear not–the Monday Morning mp3 Megabonanza is here to soothe your aching soul! More on that later. How was everybody’s…
John C. Hughes
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Hiccupy. Chipry. Helium-powered. Chipmunk. All those descriptors have been applied to the singing voice of Altered Images’ Clare Grogan, and for the most part, they’re pretty accurate. While Altered Images…
Jeff Giles
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Ladies and gentlemen, in the center ring, presenting NILSSON, and his Shandemanium Shadow Poe! Ha ha ha! And his Shande…ha! Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego! And so, even before the opening notes…
John C. Hughes
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Visit my other blog today for Part One of my Rock & Roll Jeopardy experience. It’s 80s-riffic. More Lost in the ’80s coming up this week.
Jeff Giles
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‘Twas a dark and stormy afternoon:! Seriously, you guys. It was almost sunny when I left the house this morning–something about which I laughed bitterly to myself while walking to…
Jeff Giles
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What a weekend. I spent a lot of it with a shovel in my hands–determined to remake our bad-mojo-infested house back into a cozy home, we ran a 48-hour Living…
John C. Hughes
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When it comes to spectacular pop flame-outs, it’s still tough to match the Knack, even 25 years after the phenomenal success of “My Sharona” and their debut album, “Get the…
John C. Hughes
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That was my mantra in 1988, when industrial music was in its golden age, and I was a sucker for anything released on the Chicago Wax Trax label. Most if…