Random music news for Monday, July 17, 2023
The Smithsonian Museum now has an exhibit on the development of the cell phone. There are some real relics here. As for music news for July 17, 2023, things are much fresher. More
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Retro
This is a MAJOR timesuck for children of the 90’s
Oh, dear. Meet My90sTV. Actually, it’s part of a family of online TV portals that also includes sites for the 70s, 80s, and 00’s. Click the decade of your choice, hit the power
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New Genre Alert: New Retro Wave. Gawd, the Over-Produced Music of the 80s is Back.
In the endless parade of “everything old is new again” sounds, there’s an emerging genre that resurrections the production sounds and styles of the 80s. Although we’ve seen similar genres pop up–synthwave, retrowave,
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Random Music News for Monday, February 1, 2016
Good news! We’ve made to through January! Bad news! This February has 29 days. And now, the music news. Wait:David Bowie auditioned for Lord of the Rings? And he didn’t get the part?
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Feeling Extra Retro Today? Go WAY Back with Jacob Miller and the Bridge City Crooners
Tired of music nostalgia from the 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s and 50s? Then try these guys. If Nucky Thompson were still with us, he’d want this band to play Atlantic City. (Via Holy
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Are You a Child of the 80s? Then You May Want to Schedule a Trip to the UK for One of the Rewind Festivals
The 80s live–especially in the UK with the Rewind Festivals. Details here. Rewind – Scotland (July 24 to July 26) Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins OMD Bananarama Jimmy Somerville Kim Wilde Sister
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Cool Gadget: The Retro Cassette iPod/iPhone Speaker
When I was a kid, I had an old Lloyds cassette player like this that I used for taping songs of the radio. Kitschy but cool, yes? More at Oh, Gizmo!
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