Frankie Goes to Hollywood started a five-week run at no. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Relax!”
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MANEATER
Hall and Oates’ “Maneater” reached no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on this date in 1982.
KIM WILDE: A CHEQUERED LOVE
Happy 61st birthday Kim Wilde!
ROCK-N-ROLL EXHIBITION: RANDY SALIM
Randy Salim exhibits some monstrous riffs, beats that make you want to commit physical assault, vocals that defy medical logic, lyrics written with middle fingers permanently pointing skywardall the forces that drive you to pump your fist, bang your head, air drum maniacally and air guitar like the biggest fucking retard on the planet.
BIAFRA: NAZI TRUMPS FUCK OFF
Jello Biafra turned 62 today. Happy punk-as-fuck!
RAPPER’S DELIGHT: HIP HOP’S FIRST TOP 40 HIT EVER
41 years ago today, The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” became the first hip hop single ever to reach the Billboard top 40.
PTC PARTICIPLES CIRCUIT: THE SCENE THAT CELEBRATES ITSELF
Fenomena yang sedang menggejala pada label rekaman Pohon Tua Creatorium (PTC) belakangan ini relatif mirip dengan kejadian pada awal 90an di wilayah Thames Valley, London. Para musisi skena indie—didominasi pegiat shoegaze—kerap kongkow-kongkow di area tersebut, saling mendatangi konser satu sama lain, meminjam personel, tukar menukar anggota, mengisi posisi lowong antar band: The Scene That Celebrates Itself.
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Soundtrack to the end of world. Apocalypse is coming, darling.