Cyndi Lauper

Pop 

Money Changes Everything: Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual at 40

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023 Craig Peters 1 Comment "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, 1983, 40th Anniversary, An Innocent Man, Billy Joel, Blue Angel, Captain Lou Albano, Cyndi Lauper, David Wolff, Frontiers, Huey Lewis, Hulk Hogan, Journey, Jules Shear, Keep it Up, Loverboy, Portrait Records, Prince, Robert Hazard, She's So Unusual, sports, The Brains, The Fabulous Moolah, The Hooters, Wendi Richter

Looking back on the album that made her a sensation

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Pop Remembrance Rock Soul 

Sweet Survivor: Remembering Cynthia Weil

June 4, 2023February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Barry Mann, Cyndi Lauper, Cynthia Weil, Jay and the Americans, Lionel Richie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mama Cass Elliott, The Animals, The Drifters, the Righteous Brothers

The legendary songwriter passed away at 82

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Rock 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Nominees

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2023, A Tribe Called Quest, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Iron Maiden, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, New Order, Nominations, Rage Against the Machine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sheryl Crow, Soundgarden, The Spinners, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon, Willie Nelson

Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, Soundgarden, Warren Zevon and The White Stripes among this year’s list of hopefuls

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Music Journalism New Wave Rock 

Chrissie Hynde (Refuses To) Play The Hits!

June 27, 2022February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Chrissie Hynde, Concerts, Cyndi Lauper, Lou Reed, Pretenders, The Pretenders, The Velvet Underground

What happens after a legendary artist wants to retire their most popular material from concert setlists

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Blues New Wave Remembrance 

Money Never Changed Tom Gray

October 18, 2021October 19, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Bonnie Bramlett, Carlene Carter, Cyndi Lauper, Delta Moon, Manfred Mann, Money Changes Everything, RIP, Steve Lillywhite, The Brains, Tom Gray

The hit songwriter, lap-steel wizard and unsung hero of the New Wave era was 70

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

Ezra Furman Wants To Be Yr Girlfriend

August 20, 2019August 22, 2019 Eric Davidson 0 Comments Bella Union, Cyndi Lauper, Ezra Furman, Lou Reed, The Harpoons, Twelve Nudes

The Skinny on the former Harpoon’s Twelve Nudes

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