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Argybargy at 40: When Squeeze’s Geeky Gambit Went Global

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1980, Argybargy, Chris Difford, England, Glen Tilbrook, New Wave, Pulling Mussels From A Shell, Squeeze

Four decades ago Difford and Tilbrook made the New Wave safe for nerds

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New Wave Pop Punk Rock 

What A Fool Believes

January 18, 2019January 19, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments Graham Maby, Joe Jackson, New Wave

Joe Jackson on looking sharp and looking forward

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Pop Punk Rock 

Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Luci Turner 0 Comments Burt Bacharach, Carole King, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello and The Imposters, New Wave

Elvis Costello and The Imposters present Look Now

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Pop Punk Rock 

Q: Are We Not Men is 40?

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1978, 40th Anniversary, Devo, Gerard Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, New Wave

A: By Devo it is!

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Punk Rock 

Elvis At 64

August 25, 2018August 27, 2018 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Columbia Records, Elvis Costello, New Wave, Punk, The Attractions

A Boston critic looks back and the fire and the fury of early Costello… and talks to the man about those days

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Hip Hop Punk Rock Soul 

Happy Birthday Madonna!

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments Birthdays, Madonna, MTV, New Wave, Pop

The Material Girl turns 60 today

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Rock 

Elevating the ‘80s at the Risk of Ridicule

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments A Flock of Seagulls, Mike Score, MTV, New Wave, Synthpop

On A Flock of Seagulls with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

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Punk Rock 

40 Years of More Songs About Buildings and Food

August 1, 2018August 2, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1978, Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, New Wave, Punk, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth

How their classic second album provided Talking Heads with an unexpected breakthrough

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Rock Uncategorized 

A Roadblock Is The Mother Of Invention

July 23, 2018July 25, 2018 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments MTV, New Wave, Prog Rock, Synthpop, Thomas Dolby

A conversation with Thomas Dolby

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Rock 

Fiction Plane

July 23, 2018July 25, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1980s, MTV, New Wave, Synthpop, Thompson Twins, Tom Bailey

Thompson Twin Tom Bailey takes his time with new solo endeavor

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Punk Rock 

Track-by-Track: The Tubes’ Remote Control

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments A&M Records, New Wave, Roxy Music, The Tubes, Todd Rundgren

A deeper look into a New Wave classic

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