Tom Petty’s first solo album, “Full Moon Fever”, always reminds me of Florida. More aptly, of leaving Florida. It came out in the spring of 1989, during the waning days of my time in high school. It was the soundtrack to my last summer in the Sunshine State – spent restless, irritable and discontent, waiting [...]
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And the less I seek my source for some definitive
I’ve had this late 80’s classic lesbian-folk song in my head for the last few days – I blame The Office – and the only way I can think to get rid of it is to pass it on to you. So, sorry…
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the [...]
I’m a man who doesn’t know how to sell a contradication
I heard Culture Club’s “Karma Chameleon” on the way to the post office today. It was a welcome change from the syrupy Christmas Muzak that the City of Adelaide has decided to pipe into Rundle Mall to inspire that festive spirit and loosen the purse strings. Every time I hear “Karma Chameleon”, I have a [...]
Flashback: I have all I requested and I do not want what I haven’t got
Despite coming to age in the 80’s, I just do not like 80’s music. It’s OK to hear a single now and then, and the early part of the decade (before my time) produced some good stuff. But what I think of as 80’s music is that horrible synthetic post-new-wave-dance pop. I mean, some of [...]
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