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Belinda Carlisle
For the whole of the 1980s, singer Belinda Carlisle was the symbol of success, first as the lead singer for the groundbreaking band The Go-Go’s, then as a hitmaking solo…
The latest Weeknight ’80s Dance Party is all about the ladies.
The number one artist of the decade shows up this week and she’s relegated to page 2. Can’t be a diva around us!
Kelly Stitzel helps you ring in 2012 with a special New Year’s Eve* edition of the Week(end) ’80s Dance Party.
*Garry Marshall was not involved in the making of this mix.
As Brian Wilson hits the big 6-9, Popdose looks back at 15 occasions when the former Beach Boy has been The Very Guest Of various artists over the years.
Get your hair sprayed and your neon leg warmers washed, because it’s time for Popdose’s Weeknight ’80s Dance Party!
Fellow citizens of Bootleg City, I have something to confess — I am not a fellow citizen. I’m the mayor. I’m up here, and you’re down there. That’s why certain…
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/5NEE8oURdM0″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mainstream Rock: Grateful Dead, “Touch of Grey” (1987) John C. Hughes: Puppets! Á‚ Well, marionettes. Á‚ Everything is better with puppets/marionettes. Á‚ Except for this. Jon Cummings:…
When music journalist Martin Fry popped ’round a practice by the band Vice Versa in Sheffield, England, in 1980, it’s unlikely that he had any idea that he was embarking…
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…
The other day Metal Sucks introduced me to FirewindÁ¢€â„¢s cover of Michael SembelloÁ¢€â„¢s Á¢€Å“Maniac.Á¢€ That in turn took me to iTunes to search for other covers and yielded the interesting…