Category Archives: SOTD

New Wave Comps: Blitz

Way back in the New Wave era the record labels had a problem. That problem had a name, and his name was Lee Abrams! He was the joker who developed the AOR FM-Rock format I disparage so much! Armed with … Continue reading

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Song of the Day: Cowboys International – Thrash

I remember hearing reviews of Cowboys International back in the day, but I never actually bought any of their music until sometime in the 90s, when I happened across their debut album, The Original Sin, in a US Virgin Atlantic … Continue reading

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Song of the Day: Real Life – Catch Me I’m Falling ext. ver.

It’s been quite a while since the last Song of the Day. Well, lately the songs that stick in my head are tunes by groups I’ve already written extensively about. Lately that was The Cramps and especially OMD. All last … Continue reading

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Rock GPA: The Cramps [part 5]

In our last episode, you’ll remember that Poison Ivy had played bass guitar for The Cramps for the first time ever. With the band hitting the road in the wake of “A Date With Elvis” they now acquired their first … Continue reading

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Song of the Day: Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease

Last weekend I bought this, the first Depeche Mode recording I’ve purchased since the releases [all of them] that accompanied “Violator” almost 20 years ago! After that I stopped with Depeche Mode for no reason that I could name, other … Continue reading

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Song of the Day: Heaven 17 – This Is Mine

I apologize for today’s Song of the Day being a Heaven 17 cut, seeing as how I just posted about H17. That’s not very considerate of me, but today, I really want to do nothing more than write about the … Continue reading

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Record Review: Eurythmics – This Is The House

I’m a bit of a rare bird. I was a fan of Eurythmics long before I ever heard them. I was previously a huge fan of The Tourists, the band from whence came Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. When I … Continue reading

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