Here’s a massive dose of 80s flashback for Friday: 1984′s Night of the Comet. I didn’t see this in the theater, but did see it a lot when it hit cable TV. It’s one of the funniest end-of-the-world movies ever. A friend recently brought this movie up (thanks, Stephen) and I had to put it [...]
The self titled Power Station album was released in the spring of 1985. Talk about an amazing alchemy of personnel making some great music. Robert Palmer on vocals, Duran Duran’s John and Andy Taylor on bass and guitar, respectively, and Chic’s Tony Thompson on drums. The fusion led to a percussion heavy rock album that [...]
10Oct08
Friday Geek Out: Yes “Leave It”
Here’s a weird blast out of music videos past that I have always loved. In 1983 Yes released a comeback album titled 90125. The big hit on that album was “Owner of a Lonely Heart.” But the song that got my attention was “Leave It,” a mostly a capella ditty that a a few variations [...]
9May08
Like OMG!
Ever wonder what Carrie Bradshaw was like in High School? Guess what!?! One of the best shows of the 80′s comes to DVD this month! I can’t wait!
Agent Provocateur album (yes, my first version of this was vinyl, not a CD). I got into the band a few years before when 4 came out back in ’81. It was hard to not get into the hits on that album with “Urgent” and “Juke Box Hero.” Agent Provocateur’s first single was the instant [...]
22Feb08
Friday Geek Out: Night Tracks
Even though MTV premiered in 1981, we didn’t have it on our local cable system in Tuscaloosa, Alabama until the summer of 1986 (the same summer I graduated high school). My diet of music videos came primarily from Night Tracks on TBS during videos’ early years. Night Tracks was six hours of videos on Friday [...]
