Blue Plate Special Archives – Page 8 of 9

January 14, 2023

Blue Plate Special: Daniel Ash

Since being introduced to the bands Bauhaus and Tones on Tail back in 1983, I have been a fan of...

January 7, 2023

From his start at the age of 15 until his untimely death in 2016 at 69, David Bowie was one...

December 31, 2022

To close out 2022, I thought I’d use this Blue Plate Special to share not one, but five “deep dive”...

December 24, 2022

During the summer of 1987, I came across a 4AD compilation (Lonely Is An Eyesore) that included songs by some...

November 12, 2022

Near the top of the list of bands that shaped my musical tastes is The Eurythmics. Spawning from the 1980...

October 22, 2022

I thought I’d share selections from an underrated band from the 80’s (and 2000’s), The Wild Swans. Formed in 1980...

October 8, 2022

It is difficult to limit my favorite Oingo Boingo songs down to 6 or 7 videos, but this is my...

September 3, 2022

During my freshman year at university, a new dance club opened up on Main Street in Provo, Utah called Plastiques...

August 27, 2022

In 1989 while on a road trip to visit friends in the San Francisco bay area, I was listening to...

August 20, 2022

One of the major new wave hits during the summer of 1986 was ‘Digging Your Scene’ by the Blow Monkeys,...