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Wheel In The Sky, 1979

walkndude wrote 11 hours ago: Winter is here again oh lord, Havent been home in a year or more I hope she holds on a little long … more →

Tags: Politics, News, election, 2008, media, reform, Internet, press, WalKnDude

UFO News - 19th October - 9th November 2008.

Kirstielou D'Raven wrote 1 week ago: Pulsating bright object made no sound - Mablethorpe.. We saw the UFO - Rutland.. In a bizarre incide … more →

Tags: UFO, chinese lanterns, Lights, Nick Pope, Cheltenham, South West England, Bristol, rutland, mablethorpe

Someone else's review: Smashing Pumpkins @ Massey Hall

gormsey wrote 1 week ago: One of my former fellow interns at EYE WEEKLY wrote a fantastic review of one of the two Smashing Pu … more →

Tags: Video, Live Review, Reviews, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, cherub rock, dero, Eye Weekly, farewell tour, Jim DeRogatis

It's OBAMA!2 comments

hkdangerduo wrote 1 week ago: Quite the historic day today, and everybody around the world seems to be celebrating save for a hand … more →

Tags: Video, Music, Society, Dorsher, Michael, Barack Obama, 2008, Decision 2008, motorhead

[1] Blondie, ‘Heart of Glass’5 comments

jukeboxjunior wrote 2 weeks ago: Pick a card, any card. An unholy marriage of rock and disco? One unlucky shuffle and you could get E … more →

Tags: 1979 Top 20 Singles, Music, Blondie, 2008, Sunday Girl, Debbie Harry, Heart Of Glass, Electric Six, Transvision Vamp

[2] Michael Jackson, ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’

jukeboxjunior wrote 2 weeks ago: It’s well-established that Junior’s a bit of a dancer, shaking down to everything from The Jam t … more →

Tags: 1979 Top 20 Singles, Music, LCD Soundsystem, Girls Aloud, The Jam, Prince, MICHAEL JACKSON, Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, star wars

Tape Archive: Bowie Interview Feb 1979 Part 3

Em² wrote 3 weeks ago: Image via Wikipedia At last the final part of this interview from February 13th 1979. Bowie takes … more →

Tags: Music, Tape Archive, AAC, Analogue, Audio, Capital Radio, David Bowie, February 13, Interview

Setting the Standard

dailyelection wrote 3 weeks ago: The iconic piece of political advertising   For my debut post on this blog I thought I’d post … more →

Tags: Conservative Party UK, labour isn't working, political advertising, conservative party, Saatchi, Thatcher

In Times of Great Tribulation

vwbusguy wrote 3 weeks ago: When times are hard.  When hope looks dim.  Just remember, this happened: Jimmy Carter, 1979. … more →

Tags: Politics, Economics, america, Jimmy Carter, rabbit, Funny, Fear

Seene me jalan5 comments

squarecutatul wrote 3 weeks ago: This ghazal was from the movie Gaman (1979). It was an art movie, and art movies those days tended t … more →

Tags: Ghazal, Suresh Wadkar, jaidev, Gaman, Shahariar

[3] Wire, ‘Outdoor Miner’2 comments

jukeboxjunior wrote 3 weeks ago: Not one of the biggest hits in our chart, but easily one of the most gorgeous, ‘Outdoor Miner’ s … more →

Tags: 1979 Top 20 Singles, Music, WIRE, outdoor miner, Chairs Missing, Pink Flag, Elastica

[4] The Special A.K.A., ‘Gangsters’

jukeboxjunior wrote 3 weeks ago: Centred around some ruffneck shenanigans involving stolen and mysteriously returned guitars in Paris … more →

Tags: 1979 Top 20 Singles, Music, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Specials, The Special AKA, Gangsters, Terry Hall, ghost town, A Message to you Rudy

[5] Gary Numan, ‘Cars’2 comments

jukeboxjunior wrote 3 weeks ago: Look, everyone – techno! Kraftwerk had laid meaty foundations, of course, but Gary Numan really ma … more →

Tags: 1979 Top 20 Singles, Music, kraftwerk, - Tubeway Army, Gary Numan, mp3, Cars

[6] Buggles, ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’

jukeboxjunior wrote 4 weeks ago: I’m concerned I may have to defend this one. EASY. Just look at Junior finding the glee in the poi … more →

Tags: 1979 Top 20 Singles, Music, mtv, Trevor Horn, buggles, video killed the radio star, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, mp3, abc

[7] Roxy Music, ‘Dance Away’

jukeboxjunior wrote 4 weeks ago: I saw a BBC 4 documentary about Roxy Music a few months ago, and it was fascinating to see the drift … more →

Tags: 1979 Top 20 Singles, Music, roxy music, bbc 4, brian eno, Bryan Ferry, manifesto, Angel Eyes, FOPP

[8] The Sugarhill Gang, ‘Rapper’s Delight’

jukeboxjunior wrote 1 month ago: So I hinted ‘Good Times’ would be back, and back and back and back. Remember when sampling was a … more →

Tags: 1979 Top 20 Singles, Music, Pump Up the Volume, Good Times, The Sugarhill Gang, Rapper's Delight, adventures on the wheels of steel, P Diddy, Eminem

Number 514 - Fleetwood Mac

The Definitive 1000 Songs of all Time 1955 to 2005 wrote 1 month ago: Number 514 Fleetwood Mac “Tusk” (1979) . . . . . Genre:Rock This is a Rick Rol … more →

Tags: Rock, Beach Boys, beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, rick roll, Rick Astley

G.L.O.W

fabakis wrote 1 month ago: No, this is not an article about the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. The title refers to The Smashing … more →

Tags: Stuff Hipsters Like, Fabakis, Hipster, glow, The Smashing Pumpkins, guitar hero, Billy Corgan, the everlasting gaze, today

Maggie goes to Downing

stuckinthe80s wrote 1 month ago: Margaret Thatcher heads to 10 Downing Street as she is the newly elected Prime Minister. This video … more →

Tags: News, 1980s, Margaret Thatcher, Prime minister, united kingdom, Politics, Conservative, 10 Downing


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