Blue Plate Special: The Wild Swans
I thought I’d share selections from an underrated band from the 80’s (and 2000’s), The Wild Swans. Formed in 1980 in Liverpool, England, the...
Category: Music
Blue Plate Special: Oingo Boingo
It is difficult to limit my favorite Oingo Boingo songs down to 6 or 7 videos, but this is my attempt to share some...
Ranking Peter Murphy Albums
In 1984, I purchased my first Bauhaus album: ‘Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape‘. I had copies of ‘In The Flat Field‘...
Blue Plate Special: Book of Love
During my freshman year at university, a new dance club opened up on Main Street in Provo, Utah called Plastiques that would play all...
Blue Plate Special: The Essence
In 1989 while on a road trip to visit friends in the San Francisco bay area, I was listening to Live 105 and first...
Blue Plate Special: The Blow Monkeys
One of the major new wave hits during the summer of 1986 was ‘Digging Your Scene’ by the Blow Monkeys, hitting 14 on the...
Blue Plate Special: Love and Rockets
One of the most influential bands of my life, Love and Rockets formed in 1985 after guitarist Daniel Ash, bassist David J, and drummer...
Blue Plate Special: The Anniversary
Formed in 1997 in Kansas, The Anniversary was an indie / emo pop band consisting of guitarists/singers Josh Berwanger and Justin Roelofs, keyboardist/singer Adrianna...
Blue Plate Special: Harold Budd
For this week’s music sharing post, I’m changing directions away from my typical 80’s new wave post to focus on one of my favorite...
Blue Plate Special: Talk Talk
For this edition of the Blue Plate Special, I’m sharing some of my favorite tracks from a very influential band in my early music...
