1984 Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

When Willie Nelson Played Budokan

January 2, 2023 Henry Carrigan 0 Comments 1984, ABBA, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Nelson, Budokan, Frank Sinatra, Hoagy Carmichael, Japan, Kris Kristofferson, Legacy Recordings, Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson

A new archival release chronicles a fascinating 1984 show at the famed Tokyo arena

Hard Rock Remembrance

On Losing Eddie Van Halen

October 6, 2020October 7, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1984, 5150, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Diver Down, Eddie Van Halen, Fair Warning, Michael Anthony, Montrose, OU812, RIP, Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen, Women and Children First

For a generation of rock fans, there was no greater guitarist to grace the concert stage, making it tough for so many of us to imagine a world without him

Remembrance Rock

VIDEO: Watch U2 honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With Epic 1986 Performance of “Pride (In The Name Of Love)”

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Ron Hart 14 Comments 1984, Adam Clayton, Bono, Dr. Martin Luther King, Larry Mullen Jr., MLK, Pride (In The Name Of Love), The Edge, U2

The band’s transcendental version of their homage to MLK remains a vital reminder of his resonating impact on modern society

Holiday Pop

Feed The World: Band Aid “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” at 35

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 5 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Band Aid, Bob Geldof, Do They Know It's Christmas?, Midge Ure, The Boomtown Rats, Ultravox

An exclusive chat with Midge Ure on co-writing the all-star charity single

Pop

To Be The Noisiest: Big Bam Boom at 35

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Thomas Inskeep 2 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Big Bam Boom, Daryl Hall, Hall and Oates, John Oates, Out of Touch

The final album of Daryl Hall and John Oates’ imperial phase seemed to put production ahead of songwriting

Punk

Endless Vacation: The Ramones Too Tough to Die at 35

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric Davidson 2 Comments 1984, CJ Ramone, Dave Stewart, Dee Dee Ramone, Howling at the Moon, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Mama's Boy, Marky Ramone, Monte Melnick, On the Road with the Ramones, The Ramones, Tommy Ramone, Too Tough To Die, Warthog

Talking about the punk legends’ underrated ’84 with longtime tour manager Monte Melnick

Alternative Rock Pop Rock

Why You Trying To Second Guess It?: R.E.M.’s Reckoning at 35

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1984, Athens, Begin the Begin: REM's Early Years, Bill Berry, binaural, Fables of Reconstruction, IRS Records, Joe Boyd, Let's Active, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Reckoning, Robert Dean Lurie

Saluting the follow-up to the Athens band’s legendary debut, and a chat with Begin the Begin author, Robert Dean Lurie, about the band circa 1984

Alternative Rock Punk

Let’s All Turn Back: Stoneage Romeos at 35

September 30, 2019October 3, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments 1984, 35th Anniversary, Hoodoo Gurus, Radio Birdman, Stoneage Romeos, The Saints, The Scientists

On the ragged endurance of that classic first Hoodoo Gurus LP

Electronic New Wave

Songs In The Key of Zee: Identity at 35

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1984, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Rick Harris, Zee

A look back at Pink Floyd key master Richard Wright’s overlooked 1984 New Wave project

Hip Hop

Me, Myself and My Microphone

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1984, DJ Run, DMC, Jam Master Jay, Profile Records, Run DMC

A look back at the landmark first Run DMC LP 35 years later

Hard Rock Heavy Metal

The Sliding Scale of Slide It In

April 4, 2019April 12, 2019 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments 1984, Box sets, David Coverdale, Rhino Records, Whitesnake

Despite redundancy, this deluxe edition of Whitesnake’s 1984 LP revisits a band on the cusp of world domination

Hard Rock Rock

Ain’t The Worst That You’ve Seen

February 8, 2019 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1984, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, George Orwell, Michael Anthony, Van Halen

On their era-defining sixth LP, Van Halen salute 1984 and even Big Brother takes notice