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Way Back Wednesday: January 8, 1983

This Week In 1983: January 8th Our first number one song of the year belongs to Daryl Hall & John Oates. The prototype for the song was a piece that John Oates had been banging

Way Back Wednesday: The Music of 1983

Eric Vardeman

There’s a scene in the movie, The Devil Wears Prada, where the character Andy (played by Anne Hathaway) is complaining to a co-worker, Nigel (played by Stanley Tucci), about her job, her boss and the

Thursday Threesome #4: Top Gun, Robert Palmer, Michael Jackson

Eric Vardeman

We’re back again for the final installment of Thursday Threesome where we present three songs that are seemingly unrelated, let you watch/listen to the videos THEN reveal how they’re related. Ready? Let’s go! #1 “The

Thursday Threesome #3: Kenny Rogers, Vixen, NSYNC

Eric Vardeman

We’re back again for the third installment of Thursday Threesome where we present three songs that are seemingly unrelated, let you watch/listen to the videos THEN reveal how they’re related. Ready? Let’s go! #1 Kenny

Thursday Threesome #2: Kenny Loggins, Van Halen, and The Doobie Brothers

Eric Vardeman

We’re back again for the second installment of Thursday Threesome where we present three songs that are seemingly unrelated, let you watch/listen to the videos THEN reveal how they’re related. Ready? Let’s go! #1 Kenny

Thursday Threesome #1: Madonna, Heart, and Cyndi Lauper

Eric Vardeman

In lieu of Music Mondays for the month of August, we have a new feature: the Thursday Threesome! We’ll present three songs that are seemingly unrelated, let you watch/listen to the videos THEN reveal how

Def Leppard Video Spotlight

Eric Vardeman

Long before the album Hysteria – the hard rock version of Thriller as producer Robert “Mutt” Lange referred to it – Def Leppard was a part of the new wave of British heavy metal hailing

Huey Lewis & The News Video Spotlight

Eric Vardeman

Huey Lewis & The News is one of those acts that you might think had a couple of hits in the 80’s until you really start to think about it. Truth be told, they had

Billy Idol Video Spotlight

Eric Vardeman

We shine this week’s spotlight on Billy Idol. Idol started his solo career right as MTV was starting to take off. My absolute favorite Idol song is also the first hit he scored in the

Duran Duran Video Spotlight

Eric Vardeman

The first two cassette tapes that I ever bought were Midnight Madness by Night Ranger and Duran Duran’s Seven and The Ragged Tiger. Two VERY different bands but I’m unashamed to say I loved Duran

My Soundtrack of High School

Eric Vardeman

I have a lot of memories from high school. Not vague recollections but vivid images of events and people and when I recount those memories and stories to people, I get an all too common

Heisenberg: My ’80s Contraband Life

Eric Vardeman

Copying music from the radio in the ’80s was just a way of life. We never thought of the ramifications of what we were doing. This is my story…the story of a music pirate.