This is one of two picture discs Duran Duran released for their #1 1984 hit “The Reflex.” Mine is the UK picture disc, which is a bit artier than its American cousin. […]
From The Stacks: Duran Duran, “The Reflex” (Picture Disc)
Jethro Tull In A Thunderstorm
“Why would you pay good money to see Jethro Tull?” That’s the first question people asked me
From The Stacks: The Fixx, “Stand Or Fall” (Picture Disc)
For two albums during the early 1980s, the Fixx were the business.
April’s Picks: October 2015
Oh, April. This is a great playlist. Any list that opens with Thunderbitch is bound to be solid, but that Los Colognes cut kills. Seriously, I don’t know where the bereted wonder […]
From the Stacks: Classix Nouveaux -Night People
Classix Nouveaux was the one of those bands that were either hysterically funny or really bad. Or neither. Or both.
103. Take Me By the Hand This Is All I Can Offer You
You probably know Modern English as the “I’ll Melt With You Guys,” which makes sense. That is one of the most iconic songs of the eighties, a decade littered with tasty one […]
64. I Started Drifting To A Different Place
Valley Girl opened the same weekend as The Hunger. I didn’t have any interest in seeing it. As far as I was concerned the film makers were morally destitute thieves who ripped […]
Why It Matters 