Blue Plate Special: Thompson Twins
One of my earliest music purchases (in the summer of 1982, I believe) was a compilation cassette that I picked up at the Alpha...
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Blue Plate Special: CUD
A four-piece founded in Leeds, England in 1987, CUD remains one of my all-time favorite bands. I first heard their single ‘Magic’ on the...
Blue Plate Special: ThePETEBOX
Winner of both the 2005 BBC Radio 1 Beatbox Championships and the Channel 4 Talent Awards in the UK, ThePETEBOX uses loop pedals, his...
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 Daniel Ash. Picking up...
Blue Plate Special: David Bowie
From his start at the age of 15 until his untimely death in 2016 at 69, David Bowie was one of the most influential...
Blue Plate Special: Deep Dives for the New Year
To close out 2022, I thought I’d use this Blue Plate Special to share not one, but five “deep dive” playlists from Spotify that...
Blue Plate Special: Clan of Xymox
During the summer of 1987, I came across a 4AD compilation (Lonely Is An Eyesore) that included songs by some of my favorite artists...
Five Selections from My Musical Influences
Going to the way-back machine for this week’s music post. I was going through old digital photos before Thanksgiving and came across an old...
Ranking Cure Albums
The problem with ranking albums from prolific artists like The Cure is that I have listened to every album again and again, and am...
Blue Plate Special: Eurythmics
Near the top of the list of bands that shaped my musical tastes is The Eurythmics. Spawning from the 1980 breakup of The Toursists,...
