Music

A Little Help From Our Friends: Backseat Drivers of the 80s

Once a musical artist makes it big, we usually assign to them the stereotype of having big egos and being selective of who they choose to work with in the future. But it seems in the 80s and even in earlier decades, there were many well-known singers and musicians that would jump in the backseat […]

Careless Whispers & Smooth Criminals: A Tale of 80s Covers Gone Wrong (and Right)

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

If you’ve known me for more than five minutes, you know how I feel about music from the 1980s. If you’ve known me for more than 5 weeks, you might know how I feel about artists who sample songs from the 80s in their music. (See my Sloppy Seconds of the 80s article on this […]

The 15 Biggest Two-Hit Titans of the 80s

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

The 1980s are well known for their one hit wonder bands and artists like Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Devo, Soft Cell, Tony Basil, Kajagoogoo, and of course my favorite- Flock Of Seagulls. I’m not ashamed to admit…some of these songs were just plain awful; however, many of them happened to have a catchy hook. In some […]

The 80s Court: David Lee Roth vs Van Halen

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

Welcome again to the halls of musical justice known as The 80s court. Upon considering the following case, I went through much deliberation on which parties should be involved. After all, it seems like Van Halen has broken up and reunited more in the past 10 years than Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. That being […]

Saxify the Economy – How the Saxophone can Jump-Start America

by Jason Gross @SockofFleagulls

When is the last time you heard a saxophone on a Top 40 radio station? With the exception of maybe the Dave Matthews Band and the occasional song like The Heavy’s “How You Like Me Now?”, the sax has been all but forgotten over the past 20 years. I’ve come up with a way for […]

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