Live Review: Adam Ant at Royale Boston
by Erin Amar | Oct 15, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
Live Review: Adam Ant at Royale Boston Adam Ant & the Good, the Mad and the Lovely Posse October 8, 2012 – Royale Boston Adam Ant? In Boston? Be still my 16-year-old heart! That’s the heart that spent the early 80’s swooning over video of...The Smiths’ Andy Rourke: Hang The DJ?
by Erin Amar | Oct 3, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
The Smiths’ Andy Rourke: Hang The DJ? When it comes to icons of modern rock, they come hardly more iconic than The Smiths. Rocketing out of the Manchester, England scene nearly 30 years ago on the back of singles like “What Difference Does It Make?,” “This...Debora Iyall of Romeo Void
by Keith Valcourt | Jul 19, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Debora Iyall of Romeo Void Debora Iyall was the most captivating and original female voice of rock and roll in the 1980s. As lead singer of the San Francisco art collective Romeo Void she ruled the airwaves and MTV with alt-rock staples “Never Say Never” and “A Girl...Steve Barton of Translator
by Keith Valcourt | May 6, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 1 comment
Steve Barton of Translator As leader of the San Francisco band Translator, Steve Barton helped create four of the 1980s greatest albums and the ultra catchy hit single “Everywhere That I’m Not.” West Coast Bureau chief Keith Valcourt caught up with Barton in...Dave Faulkner of The Hoodoo Gurus
by Erin Amar | Apr 13, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments
Dave Faulkner of The Hoodoo Gurus Is there anyone who doesn’t like The Hoodoo Gurus? And if so, what’s wrong with you? While best known in the US for their ‘80s-‘90s heyday, when the band dominated both MTV and college radio charts with singles like I Want You Back,...Thomas Dolby vs. Howard Jones
by Keith Valcourt | Mar 11, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
Thomas Dolby vs. Howard Jones For only one night in Los Angeles! The big event! In this corner Howard Jones, the mainstream prince of electronic piano pop and the man behind the mega hits “What Is Love?’, “Things Can Only Get Better” and “Everlasting Love”...Homebake Festival: Classic Aussie Rockers Still Have the Stuff!
by Rockerzine | Jan 30, 2012 | All Stories | 0 comments
Homebake Festival: Classic Aussie Rockers Still Have the Stuff! With the sun shining and holidays just around the corner, what a start to the Australian summer festival season with The Domain in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens playing host to The Homebake...Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s: Lips Unsealed
by Erin Amar | Nov 15, 2011 | All Stories | 2 comments
Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s: Lips Unsealed When we think of the women rockers of the 80’s there are a lot of cool ones to call your favorite. For my money, Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s was always right up there. Though known best as the beat keeper...Philip Oakey of The Human League: Here Comes The Mirror Man
by Keith Valcourt | Sep 16, 2011 | All Stories | 1 comment
When Philip Oakey formed the Human League in 1977 with his Sheffield, England art school mates Martyn Ware and Ian Marsh, the art collective/theater group/band were dedicated to the idea of creating detached electronic music using only synthesizers. It...One Night Stand With Duran Duran: Live @ Royale Boston
by Amy Richards Curcio | May 6, 2011 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments
One Night Stand With Duran Duran: Live @ Royale Boston "Were they still cute? Um, hello…? This is Duran Duran!" - Amy Richards Curcio gets up close and swoony with Duran Duran. Did they play hits? With 30 years of new wave classics in their repertoire, Duran Duran...
