There’s no shortage of scrape the vaults, lost demos saturated, resist the urge overkill, 10-pound, 20-disc, collector’s edition reissues designed to take the hardcore fan by the ankles to shake…
Big Country
Having passed the halfway mark on Disc Four, we’re officially into the back half of the series — though still in the front half of the decade… #11 Big Country,…
Today marks the approximate 30th anniversary of the release of “In a Big Country,” the hit single by Scottish rockers Big Country. In honor of the occasion, Mike Duquette of…
Every year, while lording over an impressive amount of music catalogue news and views at my site, The Second Disc, I think the same thing at the end of every…
Edinburgh pop/rock quartet, The Winter Tradition, rattle off arena sized stadium hooks so effortlessly, you wonder why every band doesn’t do it. Granted, they’re still in the club era of…
Light some sparklers and get ready to dance your 4th of July away with a special Independence Day Weeknight ’80s Dance Party.
So wizard rock is apparently a real thing, which is nice; I’m sure that the Moms of the various members of, say, Draco and the Malfoys are all very proud…
The Popdose staff curates this mix to be a companion through the headlong rush to the winter solstice.
Dave Steed’s journey through the Billboard rock charts of the ’80s leads us to minor hits from Pat Benatar, Big Country, Black Sabbath, and more.
John C. Hughes is still Lost in the ’80s — but with classic tracks like Big Country’s “Look Away” on the stereo, who can complain?
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,…
Today weÁ¢€™re going to finish up with the story of my collection. As I mentioned last week, I consider Á¢€Å“The CollectionÁ¢€ to be complete, i.e. I own a hard copy…
A guest DJ in the house! It’s none other than Popdose’s very own Scott Malchus, who is here to mix it up with six FRICKIN’ AWESOME DRUMMERS! What I love…