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Flying Color 21 Mar 2011 | 07:07 am
My most recent record store discovery is the self-titled 1987 album by Flying Color. I had no idea who the band were when I first spotted it sitting on the shelf, but it looked like something that cou...
Slow Children - Self-titled LP and 'Mad About Town' 10 Oct 2010 | 10:05 am
In a time that included no shortage of highly creative and quirky bands, early 80s new wave act Slow Children managed to stand out as one of the most unique and compelling. The duo - consisting of sin...
An update on a lack of updates... 23 Aug 2010 | 04:01 pm
For everyone who has continued to visit this site, thanks for your interest even though there's been no new content in a while. I've been intending to update for a long time, but it's gotten away from...
Blondie offer up some holiday cheer 19 Dec 2009 | 02:36 pm
New wave legends Blondie have recorded a fun, punky new cover of the Christmas standard "We Three Kings' and have made it available for free download! The band originally performed the song during li...
Interview 12 Oct 2009 | 07:26 am
interviewtheband.com Interview were a British band formed in 1977 in Bath, releasing two LPs and a handful of singles during their existence. They debuted in 1979 with Big Oceans, in my opinion a dec...
Lolita Pop: Sweden's best kept pop secret 22 Sep 2009 | 03:26 am
It’s usually not clear why an excellent band fails to achieve widespread recognition. It could be a lack of promotion, bad timing, or probably most often combination of factors. Swedish band Lolita Po...
Expressos - Unreleased tracks 5 Sep 2009 | 03:23 pm
A while ago I did a post on the brilliance of short-lived British power pop group the Expressos and their sole record, 1981's Promises and Ties. Fronted by the charming Rozzi Rayner, the band sounded ...
The Numbers 3 Jun 2009 | 06:21 am
In the early 1980s, Australia was home to a host of excellent pop and new wave bands such as The Reels, The Dugites, Eurogliders, and Flaming Hands, and Sydney’s The Numbers were no doubt one of the f...
Pearl Harbor & the Explosions - Live in Oakland, 8/24/79 11 Apr 2009 | 05:59 am
Head over to Wolfgang's Vault to hear a great show from short-lived San Francisco new wave act Pearl Harbor & the Explosions recorded at the Oakland Auditorium on August 24, 1979. Best remembered for ...
THE DB'S - 'The Sound of Music' now available digitally 17 Mar 2009 | 01:16 pm
The classic 1987 dB's album, "The Sound of Music," is now available again after years being out of print. The album is the band's fourth, and second after the departure of integral member Chris Stame...
