All posts tagged "80s"

  • The Cure @ACL

    The 80s were good to me and The Cure was soundtracking that time in a lot of our lives. On Sunday Nights our local radio station (KXCR) had a show, that was very “New Wave” and kind...

    • Posted October 25, 2019
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  • Daryl Hall & John Oates Bourbon & Beyond 2019

    Daryl Hall & John Oates are bringing back the 80’s while they both enjoy a rock & roll lifestyle in their 70s. Hall & Oates released their first album, “Whole Oates,” in 1972 and produced 29 Top...

    • Posted September 27, 2019
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  • A New Year With Classic U2

    U2 New Year’s Day U2 released “New Year’s Day” at the beginning of January 1983. This song is the lead single from the album “War. It ranks in as U2’s first UK Top 10 and their first...

    • Posted January 1, 2019
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  • Billy Squier’s Career Killing Video

    Billy Squier spent the early ’80s playing big arenas and burning up the Billboard charts. He released two multi-platinum Top 5 albums (1981’s Don’t Say No and 1982’s Emotions in Motion) during a two-year span and introduced...

    • Posted June 18, 2017
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  • Dead Or Alive singer Pete Burns Dies at 57.

    Dead Or Alive singer Pete Burns has passed away at the age of 57. He died yesterday (October 23) of a “massive cardiac arrest”, his family and manager said in a statement shared on Twitter. The statement says:...

    • Posted October 24, 2016
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  • Jim Peterik, His Words and Music

    In talking to songwriters over the past several years, it becomes clear that although the end result is the same, the methods for pulling a song together can be very different. Some start with a guitar riff,...

    • Posted October 1, 2014
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