March 30, 1983.
That’s when we switched on the mic for the first time on public access TV, and played two hours of music on a Wednesday afternoon.
Who knew that afternoon what would follow: Soundwaves would produce 500 episodes … Read the rest
Anniversary
Happy Birthday, Soundwaves!
The venerable Bay Area music brand celebrates 34 years of music-based TV and audio programming with some big plans – and the return of a Soundwaves favorite!
The popular 80s-themed program Soundwaves FM returns Friday, March 31st at 5:00 PM … Read the rest
Phil Collins: Rhino’s remastered and expanded catalog
The Phil Collins revival is in full swing! After hinting he might be felling well enough to record and tour again comes the news that the awesome Rhino Records will re-issue remastered and expanded version of Phil’s catalog on CD, … Read the rest
Rick Astley turns 50. Rickrolling turns nine
Rick Astley celebrates his 50th birthday today, and here’s why that’s noteworthy.
In 1988, 22-year old Astley scored a number of hits produced by the Euro production team Stock Aitken Waterman. Their familiar syncopated dance floor beats could be heard … Read the rest
Purple Rain turns 30 (Streets of Fire, too)
Two musical films released during the summer of 1984 share similar ambitions, histories, chart accomplishments and enduring cult appeal thirty years later. Both were immediate by-products of the creative shift toward MTV-inspired editing and sparse storytelling. Both films boasted very … Read the rest
Blondie celebrates the big Four Oh
Blondie celebrates their 40th anniversary this year with a special double release called Blondie 4(0) Ever, which is set to drop May 13th.
Blondie 4(0) Ever contains the band’s latest album, Ghosts Of Download and Deluxe Redux, which … Read the rest
Celebrating 30 Years of Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual
On April Fool’s Day, the internet flooded with tweets and stories claiming the day to be the 30th anniversary of Cyndi Lauper’s seminal pop album She’s So Unusual.
Not true. The album was actually released October 14th, 1983.
But it’s … Read the rest
Huey Lewis and the News Sports 30th Anniversary, track-by-track
Huey Lewis & the News’ “Sports” turns 30 years old today.
And if it seemed like the album was nothing more than a non-stop hit factory, well that was by design, as Huey explained to Billboard.