Personal Archives – Page 21 of 27

December 24, 2022

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...

December 17, 2022

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...

December 3, 2022

The problem with ranking albums from prolific artists like The Cure is that I have listened to every album again and again, and am...

November 24, 2022

Taking a break from the regular posts to spend time with my family. Had all four kids and three grandchildren in Utah this week...

November 12, 2022

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

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 in Liverpool, England, the...

October 8, 2022

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

September 17, 2022

In 1984, I purchased my first Bauhaus album: ‘Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape‘. I had copies of ‘In The Flat Field‘...

September 3, 2022

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

August 31, 2022

Today marks the 365th post in my quest to blog daily for a year. Of course, these are just the posts to my own...