Robert Hazard – “Escalator of Life”
November 8, 2011
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Philadelphia’s Robert Hazard was probably best known as the guy who originally wrote “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” which was later made popular by
Degada Saf – “La Rhumba De Shanghai”
September 28, 2011
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Degada Saf was an Italian new wave duo who were active in the 80s. “La Rhumba De Shanghai” is from their 1984 release No Inzro, which
Teai Benet – “2:00 Love”
March 14, 2011
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Teai Benet (I’m not quite sure how to pronounce her first name) was a scenester during Houston’s early 80s punk/new wave days. This song is
Ministry – “Revenge”
December 2, 2010
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I haven’t posted any early Ministry in a bit, so I figured I’d share this gem from their With Sympathy record. It came out in
Glorious Strangers – “Move It Time”
March 9, 2010
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Glorious Strangers by Glorious Strangers I haven’t been able to dig up much information about Glorious Strangers aside from what the always great Mutant Sounds
Lisfrank – “Man Without Limits”
March 3, 2010
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Lisfrank was a one-man-band from Italy who was most active in the 80’s. Very dark-themed synth, and very good. “Man Without Limits” appeared on last
Splash Band – “The End (Disco)”
December 2, 2009
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Great cover of the ending theme from John Carpenter’s “Assault on Precinct 13” by the German “disco” band The Splash Band. Released in 1984, this
Nick Nicely – “Hilly Fields”
August 25, 2009
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Released in 1982, “Hilly Fields” by Nick Nicely is considered one of the first non-hip hop songs to feature minimal record scratching. The song also took
