Tag Archives: 1989

Record Review: The Slits Double Peel Sessions UK CD

Posted on August 16, 2019 by

The Slits: The Peel Sessions UK CD [1989] Love And Romance Vindictive New Town Shop Lifting So Tough Instant Hit FM I first heard The Slits on WPRK-FM college radio in maybe 1980-81. They played their amazing cover of “I … Continue reading →

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Steel Cage Match: Heaven 17 Vs Simple Minds

Posted on May 8, 2017 by

This is a Steel Cage Match that I thought about writing a few years ago but then the massive Simple Minds thread, nay… book happened and I didn’t think it was prudent to invoke the Scots any time too soon … Continue reading →

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Raiding The “Ice Box” – Planning An Icehouse BSOG [part 6]

Posted on October 14, 2016 by

In 1987-1988, Icehouse went all Michael Jackson as the “Man Of Colours” album had an unprecedented five top forty singles peeled off of it in their native Australia. Only three of these got a release in the US, but “Crazy” rose to … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Nitzer Ebb – Shame

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

Nitzer Ebb: Shame GER CD5 [1989] Shame [Mix no. 1] Captivate [Mix no. 6] Backlash [Mix no. 4] I first heard Essex EBM monsters Nitzer Ebb as I did much music in the 1980s; on the airwaves of MTV. A portion … Continue reading →

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CD-3 Files: Fuzzbox – International Rescue

Posted on July 18, 2016 by

Fuzzbox: International Rescue UK CD-3 [1989] International Rescue Raining Champagne Barbarella Love Is The Slug When We’ve Got A Fuzzbox And We’re Gonna Use It manifested for “difficult” album #2 [so difficult, that there was no album #3!] it was … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 12]

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

1989 [continued] While 1989 got off to a great start with Bowie undergoing a rock colonic to blast all of the trite and ill-advised pop traits out of his system courtesy of Tin Machine, the end of the year featured … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 11]

Posted on February 8, 2016 by

1988 After the Glass Spider Tour juddered through 1987 to a miasma of mixed signals, Bowie took some time off the following year for a re-think. I had not bought any of his contemporary albums by 1988 for as long … Continue reading →

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