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Friday, August 14, 2020

How Ultravox Created The ’80s With Vienna

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, 40th Anniversary, Billy Currie, Classix Nouveaux, Connie Plank, Duran Duran, Midge Ure, Spandau Ballet, Steve Strange, Ultravox, Vienna, Visage

One band’s reinvention became the New Romantic mission statement

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New Wave Pop Reggae Video

MTV Killed the VIDEOSTAR

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Carey Budnick 2 Comments 999, AC/DC, Bad Manners, Barbara Jones, Body Talk, Buggles, Can’t Get Enough Of You, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Donna Summer, Duran Duran, Eddy Grant, Elvis Costello, Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime, Feels Like I’m In Love, Genesis, Hanging Around, Hazel O’Connor, Human League, Imagination, In And Out Of Love, In The Air Tonight, Intuition, Japan, Johnny And Mary, Just Can’t Get Enough, Just When I Need You Most, Kelly Marie, Kiki Dee, Kim Wilde, Korgis, Leo Sayer, Linx, My Simple Heart, No Reply At All, Obsessed, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Queen, Quiet Life, Robert Palmer, Sky, Star, Stevie Nicks, The Three Degrees, Thunder In My Heart, Tina Turner, Toccata, Tunnel Of Love, Video Killed The Radio Star, VIDEOSTARS, Walking In The Sunshine, Whitney Houston

An inside look at the world’s very first music compilation for video cassette

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Quiet Life At 40: How Japan Traded Glam Rags for the New Romantic Crown

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1979, 40th Anniversary, Classix Nouveaux, David Sylvain, Duran Duran, Giorgio Moroder, Life in Tokyo, Mick Karn, Quiet Life, Robert Fripp, Spandau Ballet, The Velvet Underground, Ultravox

At the end of 1979, David Sylvian’s arty crew was born anew

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A Neverending Yuletide: Xmas With Limahl

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Christmas In London, Culture Club, Duran Duran, Kajagoogoo, Limahl, Stranger Things, The Eurythmics, The Neverending Story, Too Shy

Following a career resurgence thanks to retro television, the former Kajagoogoo singer celebrates the holiday season with new single “London For Christmas”

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