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Showing posts with label 1990s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1990s. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Rest in Peace, Tom Petty

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In the shadow of one of the worst shootings in American history, in between the news network full coverage, and the madness that follows ...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

RIP Chester Bennington

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I had just come out of a movie with my phone off. It's amazing how much one can miss in a mere two hours. I'm not pardoning peo...
Friday, July 07, 2017

Rediscovering Dick Cavett

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Recently, one of the nostalgia channels we get started showing old Dick Cavett shows, and when I say old shows, I mean all of them. Not...
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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Rest in Peace Chris Cornell

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Soundgarden and Audioslave front man Chris Cornell took her own life last night after performing with the reunited Soundgarden in Detroit...
Sunday, December 25, 2016

George Michael 1963-2016

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Wow, 2016, you suck. George Michael, the singer-songwriter-producer born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, has passed away peacefully on Chr...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

The Unauthorized Full House Story

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Full disclosure up front here, I don't think I've ever seen an entire episode of "Full House." The Bride was/is a fan,...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Fresh Off the Boat

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When I first started seeing ads for this new ABC sitcom I groaned. The stereotypes conjured by the title alone - "Fresh Off the Boa...
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Monday, April 28, 2014

DJ E-Z Rock Dead at 46

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Even though the song was released in 1988, there wasn't a club - dance, rock, otherwise - that this song wasn't played at least o...
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Sunday, March 23, 2014

The Rue Morgue Twin Peaks Cover

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My friend and editor over at Biff Bam Pop! , Andy Burns , has something very cool coming up - the cover story of next month's issue o...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Lost Hits of the New Wave #31

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Remember Karin Begin? I do. I was unaware of her local, and then much later real, demise however. This blog entry started off as one a...
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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Swingers

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Swingers ~ Well over a decade before he revolutionized the superhero movie and created the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man , Jo...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013

RIP Chris Kelly

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Alyas Batman en Robin

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Alyas Batman en Robin ~ This film, made in the Philippines in the early 1990s, is hard to describe. On one hand it is the stuff of lege...
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Saturday, May 19, 2012

The Next Six Entries from the Second Eurovision Semi-Final

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Ukraine: "Be My Guest" by Gaitana I'm digging the 1990s power dance diva thing, but how did she get the X-Men as backgr...
Friday, May 18, 2012

First Six from the Second Eurovision Semi-Finals

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Serbia: "Nije Ljubav Stvar" by Željko Joksimović F.Y.R. Macedonia: "Crno I Belo" by Kaliopi Zzzzzzzzzzzz... ...
Saturday, May 05, 2012

RIP MCA

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We are losing far too many folks from the music world of late. News came earlier today of the passing of Adam Yauch A.K.A. MCA of the Bea...
Friday, April 27, 2012

The Avengers at Biff Bam Pop!

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With the film Marvel's The Avengers coming up just a few short days away on May 4th, the Avengers are very hot, and at Biff Bam Pop!...
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Beats, Rhyme & Life

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Beats, Rhyme & Life ~ One of the misnomers I hate most is the term 'one hit wonder,' mostly because it's rarely true. It...
Saturday, December 17, 2011

Lost Hits of the New Wave #7

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"Stop This Game" by Cheap Trick The above video is from an old Italian music TV show. The song, from the 1980 album All Shoo...
Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Heavy D Dead at 44

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Heavy D, influential rapper in the 1980s and 90s, was pronounced dead this afternoon in Los Angeles. He was 44 years old.