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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 13]
[…continued from last post] Next, the album took a fascinating side-trip into downtempo R+B with Go-Go beats predominating. There were only a few surgical licks of rhythm guitar or strings on the darkly named “Sweet Talking Rapist At Home” to … Continue reading
Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 12]
[…continued from this post] The failed single, “It Pays To Belong” added the acme of glossy Pop to the album, which would careen all over the road in a potentially fatal mixture of genres during the course of its playback. … Continue reading
Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 10]
1988 came and went with only a single from The Blow Monkeys, but “This Is Your Life” was a watershed moment for the band, and not only would it herald the embrace of House Music by the band, it would … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Record Review, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 1988, Blow Monkeys, Stephen Hague, This Is Your Life
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Steel Cage Match: “Peek-A Boo” Battle
I was over at MyVinylDreams yesterday, and djjedready had posted a Siouxsie + The Banshees 12″ of “Peek-A-Boo” that I wanted to comment on and then it struck me: DEVO had a single with the same title! You don’t suppose…? … Continue reading
An Interview With Gleaming Spires’ David Kendrick [part 2]
Today we finish up with the interview with Gleaming Spires’ David Kendrick. Touching on the late history of that band as well as the group’s concurrent existence as Sparks live and studio band for the first half of the 80s. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1985, 1988, David Kendrick, DEVO, Gleaming Spires, Sparks
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Record Review: Was (Not Was) – “Walk The Dinosaur” US 12″
Was (Not Was): Walk The Dinosaur – US – 12″ [1988] Walk The Dinosaur [New York Dangerous Mix] 6:58 Walk The Dinosaur [Bruce’s Prehistoric Dub] 6:43 Walk The Dinosaur [The Debunking Of Uri Geller Mix] 4:30 Walk The Dinosaur [7″ … Continue reading
80s Soundtrack Week: Thursday – “Married To The Mob” US CD
In the mid-80s I was a huge fan of director Jonathan Demme. He came up through the Roger Corman system and I first saw his work with the quirky “CB craze” movie “Handle With Care [a.k.a. “Citizen’s Band”] which my … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Brian Eno, Debbie Harry, New Order, Sinead O'Connor, Tom Tom Club
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