Generally, we consider great music to come from passion inspired artistic expression. Isn’t it funny how, when it comes to POP music, that isn’t necessarily the case, at all?
ACE OF BASE – ALL THAT SHE WANTS
Following ABBA‘s lead for arrangement, 3 Swedish siblings, and a mutual friend formed…
Let’s go back to a simpler time in music. Back to the year 1964, when MOTOWN ruled the charts.
THE TEMPTATIONS – MY GIRL
It’s one of the greatest songs of all time, largely due to the catchiness of the opening guitar riff which, for you music nerds, is a perfect C…
WISH YOU WERE HERE is a song and album that has been written about over and over again, in meticulous detail, by people far better researched and more connected with the music than I could ever be. I don’t have any unique perspective or new light to shed on this song, which is, without argument,…
Who’s in the mood for some risque material? Read on…
AKINYELE – PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH
What’s amazing about this RAUNCH RAP hit is how well known it is, despite having so many factors holding it back. In 1996, the popularity that sexually explicit HIP-HOP gained in the…
Sorry to interrupt, but if we’re gonna talk about the early 80s, there’s one band…infact, one song, that MUST be addressed within the discussion. Let’s get started.
BOW WOW WOW – I WANT CANDY
Originally recorded by THE STRANGELOVES, in 1965, it’s a 1982 cover…
Normally, any REMIX relies, heavily, on the appeal of the original song, as far as it’s worth is concerned. It’s only on rare occasions that, through it’s re-imagining, a remix is able to insurmountably overshadow the original. In 1996, the DRUM N BASS world saw one such instance.
The single most important person in the history of popular music is DAVID BOWIE. “…he has permeated and altered more lives than any comparable figure.” – David Buckley
DAVID BOWIE – LET’S DANCE
It’s the title of both his biggest hit single, and best selling album, so it might surprise you to know that LET’S DANCE was…
I give you a killer 1996 HARDCORE bootleg of a ROCK anthem that I’m sure you know, even if you’ve never seen WAYNES WORLD.
ARD N NASTY VOL 1
DOWNLOAD: Ard N Nasty Vol 1 – Track A “Bohemian Rhapsody” (RIGHT CLICK>SAVE…
A song doesn’t have to change the world to get featured on THROWBACK THURSDAYS. It just needs to be old, and unique, and quite often, it helps if it’s also fun.
BUZZ CLIFFORD – BABY SITTIN’ BOOGIE
BUZZ CLIFFORD is regarded as a one hit wonder, despite the fact that he has remained active in music right…
It was such a pleasure to dig this old 45 out of my collection, and drop it on DEAD AIR BASS 009 yesterday.
M/A/R/R/S – PUMP UP THE VOLUME
To put it quite simply, all forms of EDM would now have developed in the way they did without the unlikely success of this single. Recorded…
