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Rocking Retro: The Romantics
When my dad brought home What I Like About You (And Other Romantic Hits) I thought it was a compilation of love songs from the 80′s by different people. Being ten years old, I had never heard of a...
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Rocking Retro: Neneh Cherry
Raw like sushi, indeed. Let us not forget the one-hit talent that was Neneh. Her lone hit “Buffalo Stance” peaked at #3 in the USA back in 1989, but she’s had more international success in recent...
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Rocking Retro: Steely Dan
My longtime friend Ryan introduced Steely Dan to me when I was in 6th grade. At the time, it was his favorite band, Aja was his favorite album, and “Josie” was his favorite song. I doubt any of that...
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Rocking Retro – James Taylor
Today he’s a boring, coffeeshop Good Morning America staple, but back in the 70′s, James Taylor led the songwriter craze of pop, alongside the likes of Carole King and Joni Mitchell. I still get a...
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Rocking Retro: Cocteau Twins – Pink Opaque
I have long been a vocal supporter of M83′s Saturdays=Youth, Anthony Gonzalez’s forray away from the typical instrumentals his project had produced. Instead he made a near-flawless dream pop album...
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Rocking Retro: Refused – The Shape of Punk to Come
Last month, Epitaph reissued The Shape of Punk to Come, the seminal hardcore album from the now-defunct Swedish band Refused. In celebration, Pitchfork hosted the documentary Refused Are Fucking Dead...
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Rocking Retro: Plastic Bertrand – Ca Plane Por Moi
Today it was revealed that Plastic Bertrand, the Belgian proto-new wave punk rocker of the 70′s, is not really Plastic Bertrand. A 2006 lawsuit against the singer has revealed this week (via experts...
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Rocking Retro: Men At Work – Business As Usual
Last night, while winding down from an amazing evening watching Monsters of Folk at Stubb’s (M. Ward is god, for those not in the know), my friend Derin, acting as evening DJ for our small party, put...
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Rocking Retro: Styx – Greatest Hits
My good friend Ryan introduced me to a lot of classic rock during our grade school years. He was a CD collector at heart, grabbing everything he heard on 95.7 The Kar – KARX-FM in Amarillo, TX, the...
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Rocking Retro: The Cars
I suppose most of the music nerds my age were generally introduced to classic rock mainstays via a greatest hits compilation. My last Rocking Retro post, dedicated to Styx, showed that certainly was...
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Rocking Retro: The Romantics
When my dad brought home What I Like About You (And Other Romantic Hits) I thought it was a compilation of love songs from the 80’s by different people. Being ten years old, I had never heard of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro: Neneh Cherry
Raw like sushi, indeed. Let us not forget the one-hit talent that was Neneh. Her lone hit “Buffalo Stance” peaked at #3 in the USA back in 1989, but she’s had more international success in recent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro: Steely Dan
My longtime friend Ryan introduced Steely Dan to me when I was in 6th grade. At the time, it was his favorite band, Aja was his favorite album, and “Josie” was his favorite song. I doubt any of that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro – James Taylor
Today he’s a boring, coffeeshop Good Morning America staple, but back in the 70’s, James Taylor led the songwriter craze of pop, alongside the likes of Carole King and Joni Mitchell. I still get a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro: Cocteau Twins – Pink Opaque
I have long been a vocal supporter of M83’s Saturdays=Youth, Anthony Gonzalez’s forray away from the typical instrumentals his project had produced. Instead he made a near-flawless dream pop album...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro: Refused – The Shape of Punk to Come
Last month, Epitaph reissued The Shape of Punk to Come, the seminal hardcore album from the now-defunct Swedish band Refused. In celebration, Pitchfork hosted the documentary Refused Are Fucking Dead...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro: Plastic Bertrand – Ca Plane Por Moi
Today it was revealed that Plastic Bertrand, the Belgian proto-new wave punk rocker of the 70’s, is not really Plastic Bertrand. A 2006 lawsuit against the singer has revealed this week (via experts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro: Men At Work – Business As Usual
Last night, while winding down from an amazing evening watching Monsters of Folk at Stubb’s (M. Ward is god, for those not in the know), my friend Derin, acting as evening DJ for our small party, put...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro: Styx – Greatest Hits
My good friend Ryan introduced me to a lot of classic rock during our grade school years. He was a CD collector at heart, grabbing everything he heard on 95.7 The Kar – KARX-FM in Amarillo, TX, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rocking Retro: The Cars
I suppose most of the music nerds my age were generally introduced to classic rock mainstays via a greatest hits compilation. My last Rocking Retro post, dedicated to Styx, showed that certainly was...
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