GRRRR…First introduced in 1922, the revival of “Radio Rex” proved popular to the kiddies in 1930. It was the “high tech” toy of its day, the first to respond to voice commands. Rex the dog would spring out of his doghouse at the sound of the word “Rex,” thanks to a sound-...
When I lie down to play my synapses start firing like I’m fighting rabid insects or terrorists: left green blob to middle gum drop—COLLISION; bottom lemon to top orange— BOOM; corner cherry to perpendicular grape—DESTROY; side blueberry to side strawberry—KILL, KILL, KILL. So many pos...
Van Halen had some pretty solid competition for Best New Band in 1978. The modern rock trio The Police mixed elements of punk and reggae into their rock mix, with theOutlandos D’Amourdebut featuring “Roxanne,”“So Lonely,”“Next to You” and “Can’t Stand Losing You.” The Cars we...
Van Halen had some pretty solid competition for Best New Band in 1978. The modern rock trio The Police mixed elements of punk and reggae into their rock mix, with theOutlandos D’Amourdebut featuring “Roxanne,”“So Lonely,”“Next to You” and “Can’t Stand Losing You.” The Cars we...
Van Halen had some pretty solid competition for Best New Band in 1978. The modern rock trio The Police mixed elements of punk and reggae into their rock mix, with theOutlandos D’Amourdebut featuring “Roxanne,”“So Lonely,”“Next to You” and “Can’t Stand Losing You.” ...
Adopting the name ofLene Lovich, she came to the fore, as a 30-year old (although she looked and sounded a lot younger) after a crazy career in which she has been a sculptor, played in funk and rock bands, acted on stage, been a go-go dancer, written lyrics for disco single that...
“When she lonely, she want someone to keep her company,” he sings. “I know I’m not the only / But she come and she want to put it on me / When she lonely.” Take a listen to Tone Stith’s latest below.
I’m not so good at names, but there are two in the book which feel particularly right. The first is almost not a name—the black horse. It seems lazy on my part not to name him, I know. It was something my editor questioned! It also seems cold of Laura as a character not to...
therobster71: I wrote about the lyrics of this song in an English degree essay about the poetic use of language. Quite simply the greatest pop song ever written. By anyone. Ever. The Swede: I bought The Only Ones’ debut single, ‘Lovers of Today’, the morning after hearing it on Jo...
New York Dolls "Lonely Planet Boy": Oh, it's hard It's so hard And it's a lonely planet joy when When the song from your other boys Tha...