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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Dwight Twilley's "Touchin' the Wind"
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:13:00 +0200
Tulsa, Oklahoma native Dwight Twilley served as one of the leading lights of the power pop revival of the mid '70s in America, which almost guarantees that his music never...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Arthur Lee's "Bend Down"
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:04:00 +0200
Strictly speaking, this song from the late great Arthur Lee, frontman of the legendary L.A. psychedelic rock band Love, does not qualify as '80s music in the most tidy...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Burton Cummings' "Heavenly Blue"
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:45:00 +0200
During the late '60s and early '70s, Burton Cummings served memorably as lead vocalist and a chief songwriter in The Guess Who, one of Canada's most popular and successful classic...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Jamie Sheriff's "Waitress in a Diner"
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:22:00 +0200
Readers who have visited this site previously have probably caught wind of my significant admiration for "What About Me," an '80s pop song from the Australian band Moving Pictures...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Gogmagog's "Living in a F*!#ing Time Warp"
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:30:00 +0200
Have I mentioned before in this space how much I love the serendipity involved in the search for and discovery of worthy but forgotten pop and rock songs from the...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Yazoo's "Only You"
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:05:00 +0200
At the risk of making this week's installment seem even more complicated than it already is, this superb synth pop track - which features one of the finest keyboard riffs...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Shalamar's "A Night to Remember"
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:05:00 +0200
Despite its origin as a prefabricated soul and R&B outfit concocted by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius, this vocal trio made some genuinely intriguing dance-pop throughout the '80s. Core members...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Sparks - "I Predict"
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:54:00 +0200
It may be true that the early-'80s landscape of new wave, synth pop, post-punk and college rock contained its share of quirky, playful, and just plain odd artists. Nevertheless, the...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Colorblind James Experience - "Considering a Move to Memphis"
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:28:00 +0200
During the past week or two, I've been relishing my recent discovery of 3wk.com, particularly its classic underground Internet radio station that has allowed me to hear some stunning stuff...
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This Week's Forgotten Gem of the '80s - Giant's "I'm a Believer"
Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:02:00 +0200
Before you begin to wonder: No, this is not a late-'80s arena rock version of the old Neil Diamond chestnut made so famous by The Monkees. And many thanks...
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