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Chicago New Wave
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
Music
May 16, 2012
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
Men without Hats
April 24, 2012
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)
cover songs
August 18, 2011
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)
New Wave
July 18, 2011
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)
cover songs
July 14, 2011
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
Cars
June 9, 2011
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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