1980s
10 posts
*In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No38 Lost Weekend by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions. Formed in Glasgow in 1982, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions were responsible many of the most literary and erudite country-tinged pop songs of the decade. Led by the enigmatic Derbyshire-born Cole – a sort of nicer Morrissey – they made two brilliant […]
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No37 O Superman by Laurie Anderson. Eight minutes long and performed by a then little known American street artist, Laurie Anderson‘s O Superman is perhaps one of the unlikeliest UK chart hits of all time. Written in response to Operation Eagle Claw, a disastrous 1980 attempt by the American military to rescue hostages […]
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No35 I Can’t Escape Myself by The Sound. Despite being a massive Joy Division fan – hence the tile of this blog – I’m ashamed to say I’ve only recently discovered The Sound. Though formed in south London, The Sound clearly shared a musical kinship with their Manchester contemporaries – […]
The Primitives are back with their first new music since 2014 album Spin-O-Rama. Now signed to Madrid-based Elefant Records, the band have been riding a wave of nostalgia since their 2009 reunion.
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No32 Freak Scene by Dinosaur Jr. My first encounter with Dinosaur Jr, and Freak Scene in particular, was on BBC’s little known and probably even less seen Snub TV. This was the late ’80s and in those days it was the only show, apart from maybe Whistle Test, where you could watch non-chart […]
In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No31 Dog Eat Dog By My Adam And The Ants. The first time I heard Dog Eat Dog was in a school disco at my provincial primary in Kent. I was about eight. “What the hell is this rubbish?” was our verdict at the time – two weeks later we […]
It’s easy to be snide and cynical about events like this – why should a bunch of so-called one-hit wonders deserve a headlining tour 35 years after their brief brush with fame? But the fact is – to a significant minority of people – The Vapors meant something and they still do. That’s why their London comeback […]
For a little over an hour on a cold October Sunday a packed O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire was taken back in time to 1981 – when Dallas was TV gold and leather ties, wedge haircuts and ultra-thin ponytails were all the rage. Margaret Thatcher was in power, there were riots on the streets of Brixton and Toxteth and a […]
Blending ‘sixties bubblegum pop with punk guitars and indie attitude, the Primitives Crash-ed their way into the charts and many a schoolkid’s hearts in the mid-1980s. Reunited at the end of the noughties by the tragic death of their original bass player, they’re preparing to head out again for a short UK tour in the Winter. Guitarist Paul Court and frontwoman Tracy Tracy tell Matt […]