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IAN HUNTER UNPLUGGED is Rare Weekend Fare by Lisa Torem

  • British Singer Songwriter
  • September 21, 2011
In the later 1960s, Ian Hunter attracted A & R moguls at Island Records. With Mott the Hoople, the prolific, British singer-songwriter recorded...
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CD Review: Trans-X is back with Hi-NRG

  • trans x
  • May 25, 2012
A master of the avant garde, Pascal Languirand brought his unusual brand of music to the mainstream in 1983 with “Living on Video” two...
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Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads Concert Film

The Stop Making Sense concert movie was filmed live over three performances of Talking Heads in 1984. Talking Heads were a New Wave and avant-garde...
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The top 11 classic alternative horn and sax solos of the 80s

  • sax solos
  • May 3, 2012
The recent passing of Men At Work’s Greg Ham, who was well-known for his woodwinds work on some of the band’s biggest hits, inspired me...
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Men Without Hats, Trans-X to release new albums in May

Canadian new wavers Men Without Hats and Trans-X are set to release new albums in May.Love in the Age of War will be Men Without Hats’ first...
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Kajagoogoo's Limahl to celebrate "1983" with upcoming solo single

  • limahl
  • January 5, 2012
Limahl waxes nostalgic for his musical heyday as he releases his first solo single in decades, "1983," on January 10, 2012.The former...
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The top 50 classic alternative cover songs (#11-20)

Our Revenge of the 80s Radio show is counting down the Top 50 Classic Alternative Cover Songs. The explanation and criteria can be found here in...
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The top 50 classic alternative cover songs (#21-30)

Our Revenge of the 80s Radio show is counting down the Top 50 Classic Alternative Cover Songs. The explanation and criteria can be found here in...
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The top 50 Classic Alternative Cover Songs (#31-40)

Our Revenge of the 80s Radio show is counting down the Top 50 Classic Alternative Cover Songs. The explanation and criteria can be found here in...
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CD Review: The Cars stay true to their original sound with Move Like This

Proving rumors of a new album to be true, original Cars members Ric Ocasek, Eliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robinson (Benjamin Orr died as the...
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