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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Thomas Dolby Dreams Of A Floating City

posted: June 22, 2011

Even if you have only a passing knowledge of ˜80s new wave, it’s likely that Thomas Dolby has a place in your heart for lending some class”not to mention the occasional touch of funk”to the…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Joe Jackson Loves It Live

posted: May 25, 2011

For a guy like Joe Jackson, who’s got a trail of great songs that go all the way back to the late ’70s, it must be tough to strike a balance in his shows between…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: The Cars Are Coming Back!

posted: February 16, 2011

Look, this is 2011 after all”you’d think it would be safe to assume that every ’80s band with an inclination to reunite would have done so by now. After all, over the last year we’ve…
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DOING THE WAVE

posted: July 31, 2009

Some bad things about the ˜80s: Perms, mullets, permed mullets and the phrase totally tubular. Some great things about the ˜80s: Talking Heads, The Cars and The Cure. If you disagree with these sentiments, that’s…
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THE PRINCES OF PARANOIA

posted: June 15, 2009

Quoth the French existentialist philosopher Jean Paul Sartre: Hell is other people. It’s a heck of a philosophy to build a record around, but one that struck a chord with American Princes. Not only does…
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