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...
Category: Personal
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...
Blue Plate Special: Underworld
For this week’s musical adventure, I thought I’d share some backstory on a popular, somewhat mainstream band: Underworld. Most people are familiar with the...
Blue Plate Special: Ultravox
Early in my music listening history, I became aware of the singles from the UK band Ultravox, but it wasn’t until I attended university...
In Defense of the US Constitution
With the 4th of July landing on Monday, instead of my usual posting of #MVPbuzzChat interviews, I thought I’d post a few words about...
Blue Plate Special: INXS
For this week’s music post, I thought I’d cover yet another major musical influence: INXS. One of the songs that stands out from my...
