Tag Archives: 1980

Moroder Week: Day 5 – Blondie – Call Me Spanish 12″

Posted on February 7, 2020 by

Yesterday we considered a band once compared to Moroder and Blondie. Today it’s the real thing, but with a twist. In 1980 the biggest song of the year in America was “Call Me,” the collaboration between Giorgio Moroder, then making … Continue reading →

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Record Review: JAPAN – Gentlemen Take Polaroids UK 2×7″

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

JAPAN: Gentlemen Take Polaroids UK 2×7″ [1980] Gentlemen Take Polaroids [edit] The Experience Of Swimming The Width of A Room Burning Bridges [alt. ver. – David Sylvian prod.] “Gentlemen Take Polaroids” will always be a standard bearer of my love … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Skafish – Skafish DLX RM US CD [part 2]

Posted on November 21, 2019 by

[…continued from last post] Following “We’ll See A Psychiatrist” it was time for something more placid sounding, though no less emotionally raw. “Romantic Lessons” was a doo-wop throwback about a guy who followed couples to learn how relationships happened. The … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Skafish – Skafish DLX RM US CD [part 1]

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

Skafish: Skafish DLX RM US CD [2019] Introduction Joan Fan Club Maybe One Time Obsessions Of You We’ll See A Psychiatrist Romantic Lessons Sink Or Swim Work Song Guardian Angel Disgracing The Family Name No Liberation Here Take It Out … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Robert Palmer – Clues EURO CD

Posted on September 17, 2019 by

Robert Palmer: Clues EURO CD [1991] Looking For Clues Sulky Girl Johnny + mary What Do You Care I Dream Of Wires Woke Up Laughing Not A Second Time Found You Now I had a strange approach to Robert Palmer. … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Métal Urbain – Anarchy In Paris US CD

Posted on August 27, 2019 by

Métal Urbain/Métal Boys: Anarchy In Paris! US CD [2003] Panik Paris Maquis Hystérie Connective Lady Coca Cola Clé De Contact Pop Poubelle Fugue For A Darkening Island Ghetto Ultra Violence Futurama Snuff Movie Numéro Zero 50/50 Atlantis Anarchie Au Palace … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Nunsexmonkrock – If Nina Hagen’s Next Album Was “Fearless” Then How Do We Describe This One?

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

October 2, 2014 Nina Hagen/Nina Hagen Band: Nunsexmonkrock/Nina Hagen Band US CD [1991] Antiworld Smack Jack Taitschi-Tarot Dread Love Future Is Now Born In XIXAX Iki Maska Dr. Art Cosma Shiva UFO TV-Glotzer (White Punks On Dope) Superboy African Reggae … Continue reading →

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