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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - The Pandoras - "In and Out of My Life (In a Day)" 27 Aug 2013 | 02:52 am
With all due respect to perfectly worthy female '80s music stars like The Go-Go's, The Bangles and Joan Jett, such names do not tell the full story of women in rock music during that decade. In fact, ...
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Daryl Hall - "Sacred Songs" 19 Aug 2013 | 05:10 pm
One of the oddest but most pleasantly surprising musical collaborations of the '80s took place when Daryl Hall of the soon-to-be wildly popular duo Hall & Oates decided to make a record with the help ...
R.I.P. Faye Hunter - This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Let's Active - "Waters Part" 13 Aug 2013 | 02:38 am
First off, I apologize in advance if I tend to spotlight '80s artists from North Carolina a bit more often than demographically appropriate. However, perhaps residents of other U.S. states and other n...
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Midnight Star - "Curious" 6 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
I don't know about you, but my middle school had its own particular period of breakdancing mania circa 1983, during which time many white kids attempted to participate - even ... Read Full Post
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - The Shooters - "They Only Come Out at Night" 29 Jul 2013 | 04:37 pm
I hadn't heard of country music singer-songwriter Walt Aldridge until I realized the other week that he is the co-writer of one of my favorite country songs of all time (Earl Thomas Conley's heartrend...
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Kim Mitchell - "Go for Soda" 21 Jul 2013 | 10:53 pm
For some reason, it seems like fans of American arena rock and other accessible forms of hard rock popular during the '80s preferred their music somewhat serious, even overly earnest - and silly only ...
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Deborah Allen - "Baby I Lied" 14 Jul 2013 | 09:47 pm
Both in this space and whenever other opportunities arise, I've frequently decried the current state of contemporary country music and what passes today as country pop. I have a feeling that intensive...
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Big Dipper - "All Going Out Together" 8 Jul 2013 | 01:40 am
Especially during the '80s, the Boston music scene delivered an array of quality guitar rock, ranging from the new wave-oriented pop music of 'Til Tuesday to the post-punk of Mission of Burma and ulti...
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Crack the Sky - "The Radio Cries (It's Singles Time)" 30 Jun 2013 | 09:45 pm
Very few American rock bands of the late '70s and early '80s demonstrated the sheer versatility of Pittsburgh-area band Crack the Sky. Unfortunately, though, this is a band that has always stayed deep...
This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - The Angels - "Fashion and Fame" 24 Jun 2013 | 12:39 am
Ever since I heard this track while exploring new customization options available on my Sirius XM online subscription last week (that's not a gratuitous plug - honest!), I've been trying to figure out...
