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Sunday, January 31, 2016

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: The Boys Club- 'I Remember Holding You'



I think this is really one of those "lost" 80's tracks that a lot of you have forgotten about. "I remember Holding You" hit number 2 on Billboard's charts back in 1989 and the fact that it brought with it two hot guys didn't hurt anything. The Boys Club was primarily a studio production more than an actual band but if you lived on the west coast then you might have actually caught one of their few performances. If not, this slick video still leaves an impression.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Daily Boom 80's Throwback- Teena Marie 'Lovergirl'

Let's revisit Teena Marie. It has been about 6 months since this first ran on Daily Boom!

Are you guys all staying dry this weekend? If you're on the east coast like I am then you're probably in the midst of some seriously lousy weather. Hurricane Joaquin is technically missing us but the Nor'Easter ahead of it has caused coastal flooding here that started Thursday afternoon.


Every time the high tide rolls in this resort town ends up under water again. I feel like an official coastal resident now that we have officially ridden out a bad storm and I sound like one when I say that I'm actually sad to see the erosion on our favorite beach and it's only going to get worse here.


Thankfully, the post office has that thing about delivering no matter what the weather and I found this piece of vinyl in my box yesterday.


Yep, Teena Marie's Starchild from 1984. I have been on a real Tee kick lately, thanks to THIS GUY over here & his radio show, The Power Hour. It all started with my accidentally stumbling onto this clip of Jeanette Jurado's cover of "Portuguese Love" which just blew me away,

                                 

and then realizing that it was originally Teena Marie's song. It made me go back through Lady Tee's catalog of music and I had forgotten just how much of her stuff I actually love. I remember when Starchild first came out because her song "Lovergirl" was a huge hit. Like, it was played every 3.5 hours on the radio like clockwork and the video was constantly popping up on MTV. Not that I was supposed to know that because at that point in time my mom had banned MTV from our house. I remember sneaking it while upstairs and going to my grandmother's to freely watch videos.

The only problem there was that in 1984 my grandmother didn't have MTV so I was at the mercy of America's Top Ten countdown which had video clips and of course, Friday Night Videos. You remember that right? It came on at midnight and everyone tried to stay awake long enough to watch even if they had MTV, just because. 

So anyway, I knew that the video for "Lovergirl" was in heavy MTV rotation but I never caught a glimpse while at home. I had to finally see it late at night while at my grandmother's and I remember it being sandwiched between Madonna and Phil Collins. I was stunned that such a big, soulful voice came out of such a tiny pale chick. I knew Teena was tough though because she ran with Rick James and even though I was only 12-ish I totally understood what being his (sometimes) other half had to entail. 

While Starchild made me happy as a kid, as a grown woman I totally appreciate the unbelievable range of talent that Lady Tee had. It's a damn shame she left us so soon.


Daily Boom Link Up



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Saturday, January 23, 2016

Daily Boom's 80's Throwback Blizzard Playlist



Since a big chunk of the country is snowed in this weekend I thought it would be fun to throw together a weather themed 80's playlist. Enjoy it & stay safe!

Remember When...


Monday, January 18, 2016

Eagles Co-founder Glenn Frey Dies at 67

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The losses just keep coming as we now know that Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey has died in New York City at the age of 67. The iconic band issued a statement about Frey''s sad passing just a little while ago saying,

"It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our comrade, Eagles founder, Glenn Frey, in New York City on Monday, January 18th, 2016.

Glenn fought a courageous battle for the past several weeks but, sadly, succumbed to complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia.

The Frey family would like to thank everyone who joined Glenn to fight this fight and hoped and prayed for his recovery.
...
Words can neither describe our sorrow, nor our love and respect for all that he has given to us, his family, the music community & millions of fans worldwide."

Cindy Frey | Taylor Frey | Deacon Frey | Otis Frey
Don Henley | Joe Walsh | Timothy B. Schmit | Bernie Leadon | Irving Azoff


It’s Your World Now
Written by Glenn Frey and Jack Tempchin
From the Eagles’ Long Road Out of Eden album



A perfect day, the sun is sinkin’ low
As evening falls, the gentle breezes blow
The time we shared went by so fast
Just like a dream, we knew it couldn’t last
But I’d do it all again
If I could, somehow
But I must be leavin’ soon
It’s your world now


It’s your world now
My race is run
I’m moving on
Like the setting sun
No sad goodbyes
No tears allowed
You’ll be alright
It’s your world now


Even when we are apart
You’ll always be in my heart
When dark clouds appear in the sky
Remember true love never dies


But first a kiss, one glass of wine
Just one more dance while there’s still time
My one last wish: someday, you’ll see
How hard I tried and how much you meant to me


It’s your world now
Use well your time
Be part of something good
Leave something good behind
The curtain falls
I take my bow
That’s how it’s meant to be
It’s your world now
It’s your world now
It’s your world now

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: The Bangles - 'Manic Monday'

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"It's just another manic Monday
I wish it were Sunday
'Cause that's my fun day
My I don't have to run day
It's just another manic Monday"

I tend to go out of my way to choose songs that aren't in heavy rotation on every 80's radio station across the U.S. just to keep things fresh, but this time I'm going to do something out of character. I'm going to choose The Bangles "Manic Monday" on a Monday morning as the 80's throwback of the day. Why? Maybe it's because I listened to their album (yes, as in vinyl) over the weekend and was reminded of just how truly great they were.

Maybe it's because I like to be unpredictable and by doing something obvious, well that is unpredictable for me. Or maybe it's simply because "Manic Monday" is a really good song that so many of us relate to on this very morning, so enjoy it!


Currently Booming: Monday Morning 90's Alternative Mix

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Daily Boom Saturday Link Up

Here are a few things from this past week to check out!


(Photo: Twitter)

Dirty Dancing gets a remake on ABC...

Middle-aged former headbangers groupies the focus of new comedy series...

Pretty In Pink headed back to theaters for 30th anniversary re-release...

Must-read David Bowie tributes are right here...

Grizzly Adams star Dan Haggerty dead at age 74...

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: Lydia Lee Love - 'Don't Take Your Love'



How about a bit of freestyle to kick off your weekend? "Don't Take Your Love" was a huge club hit way back in 1987. Do you guys remember this track from Lydia Lee Love?

Monday, January 11, 2016

David Bowie's Haunting Last Video 'Lazarus'



When news of David Bowie's death first hit there was a sadness that quickly spread. Now that the shock has worn off many have gone back to take a closer look at the album that the icon released last week. It now reads like a farewell to this life and all of the people and places that were a part of it. His new video to "Lazarus" also seems to strike on a much deeper level, especially when you realize that it was filmed from the perspective of a man that knew that he was dying.

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: David Bowie 'Let's Dance'



Since we're all a little in shock at the news that David Bowie has died after an 18-month battle with cancer, it seems appropriate to flash back to one of his classic videos. "Let's Dance" came out in 1983, after Bowie had ended his Ziggy Stardust era and was transforming himself into an 80's fashion icon. Bowie was one of the first truly noteworthy artists that showed us the power of reinvention.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: Pebbles 'Girlfriend'


Do you remember Pebbles (AKA Perri Reid, the ex-wife of LA Reid)?  She is currently an Atlanta-based minister, "Sister Perri" and before that she sizzled in the music industry for putting together a little girl-group known as TLC. Yeah, that chick. Before all of those things she had her own recording career back in the late 80's to the early 90's and her work was all over the charts. In the fall of 1987, Pebbles  "Girlfriend" was pretty much my anthem. I was 16, in 11th grade and just about every friend that I had was dealing with a cheating boyfriend. "Girlfriend" was basically early Sister Perri preaching at us all to move on and find a better dude.


Apparently my friends and I weren't the only ones that appreciated Pebbles insight because "Girlfriend" made it to #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 and did really well on the dance charts, as well as in the UK. I actually can remember listening to Open House Party with my tape recorder ready so that I could grab this song, hopefully without too much interruption by John Garabedian.


You guys know what I'm talking about, right? How you would wait all day for a song only to have a DJ talk into the beginning & cut off the ending?

Anyway, I watched the "Girlfriend" video again this morning for the first time in forever and it still resonates. I can see Sister Perri in the making here. I also do remember a second video that got a lot of play on MTV. It was the dance remix that featured more of The Deele (LA Reid and Babyface's group from back in the day before they were worth a mint) rapping in the background.


Do you have a song from when you were a teen that still sticks in your head as a major breakup anthem? I'd love to hear about it and in the meantime, check out Pebbles below!


Daily Boom 90's Nostalgia: Tori Amos 'Crucify'

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Friday, January 8, 2016

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: Frankie Smith- 'Double Dutch Bus'



Ya know how you completely forget about a song but once you hear it again you realize that you still remember all of the words to it? That's me with "Double Dutch Bus" by Frankie Smith. This early rap (circa 1981) was a pretty big hit on the east coast and Philly is proud of the fact that one of the earliest and most noteworthy raps first came to life in the city of brotherly love.

Check out the audio, do you remember this song- maybe even a little better than you would have thought?

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: Quarterflash 'Find Another Fool'

(Photo: Twitter)

"Find Another Fool" by Quarterflash almost feels like a lost hit to me. When everyone thinks of Quarterflash I think "Harden My Heart" instantly comes to mind, right? I happened to catch the video for "Find Another Fool" the other day and remembered that THIS is the song by them that I loved most.

Rindy Ross' vocals and then sax playing are just everything and this band was pretty rock solid. Quarterflash first formed in Portland back in 1980 and within a year or so they hit it big. This live video performance was filmed in 1981 after they were already playing to huge audiences. Am I the only one that misses the saxophone making a regular appearance in currently trending music? 

Daily Boom's 90's Nostalgia: Janet Jackson 'If'



Since Janet Jackson is topping this morning's celeb news with many questioning whether or not she'll ever sing again, I thought it was appropriate to visit one of her classics. Kicking it back to the 80's would have been easy but I've always loved "If" off of Janet's self-titled album. It was released in the summer of 1993 and the video was (and still is) just fab!

Currently Booming: Janet Jackson Cancels Tour Amid Throat Cancer Rumors

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Fans of Janet Jackson were stunned when she recently announced that do to medical reasons her Unbreakable Tour would be postponed and now we're hearing that the singer's condition could be career-ending. Supposedly, a growth in her throat prompted surgery and if that growth is found to be cancerous then it's highly unlikely that Jackson would ever sing again.

According to a report by Radar Online, "Doctors found a growth on Janet’s vocal cords that could be serious,” a source close to the 49-year-old the “Control” singer told Radar. “It’s a medical condition that has to be taken care of immediately. “Hey you guys…Happy Holidays to each and every one of you! I need you to know, I learned today, from my doctors that I must have surgery soon,” Jackson confessed in an online post, “It breaks my heart to tell you that I am forced to postpone the Unbreakable Tour until the spring,” she continued. “Please pray for me, my family and our entire company during this difficult time…There will be no further comment.”

Jackson dropped her latest album last October and it was well-received by fans and critics alike. In recent years Jackson had drifted away from the sound that brought her great success in the 80's and 90's but on Unbreakable she seemed to recapture the old vibe, making many old fans excited for her to hit the road again.

Jackson has tried to stay as low key as possible about her current medical crisis. Do you think that she's still kind of in limbo or do you think that the songstress already knows what her health battle ahead looks like?

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

On This Day in Pop Culture History- Madonna's Scandalous Behavior Took Her to #1



On this day way back in 1991 Madonna scored her 9th number one single with the super controversial "Justify My Love". The single raised eyebrows at first for the lyrics and then once the video was released it faced serious backlash due  to the sexual situations that it depicted. The black and white footage still seems the like most powerful way for the iconic singer to take the song and use it to push as many boundaries as possible.

Back in 1991 watchdog groups sought to ban the video from being played but all of the controversy only brought more attention to Madonna's song and that undoubtedly helped to push it to the top of Billboard's charts. If you were around when this first premiered, did you love it or did you think that perhaps Madonna had gone a bit too far?

Monday, January 4, 2016

Boom Daily Throwback- Guns N' Roses 'Sweet Child O' Mine'

Today was a great mail day. A copy of Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction album (yes, I mean VINYL) was delivered to my doorstep and it occurred to me that I have actually bought this album so many times that at least one pair of Axl Rose's leather pants has been made possible by my spending money.

Late last year I moved to a new area and it has a bunch of antique shops right on the Main Street smack in the middle of town. I quickly realized that vinyl records were a pretty big deal here and I was thrilled. I've scoured my parents attic for my old record player and records with no luck (even though I'm sure they are there) so I decided to start collecting all over again. My mission has been to replace what I had as a kid and well, along the way I got a little obsessed. That obsession with old vinyl has rubbed off on my kids and they also can be found on the floor flipping through albums hoping to find a treasure. Once in awhile I'll order something online, but nothing beats actually finding what I'm looking for in an old stack of albums.

So Appetite was one of those that I had to order because in the last ten months I have only come across one copy and it was $50 bucks. The nostalgia part said to pull the trigger and buy it while the logical part of my brain reminded me that I could get it for $20 on Ebay, so the internet won. I was in 11th grade when GNR first burst on the scene with "Welcome To the Jungle"  and like everyone else, I bought their album pretty quickly and then carried it everywhere with me in my Walkman.  While  it was obviously the cool thing to be listening to, my reason for carrying it around with me was actually two-fold.

My mother was extremely religious and by the time I was in high school she made a regular habit out of invading my room while I was at school or work and throwing out anything at all that she didn't approve of. Music was a huge bone of contention in our house, with her throwing out albums if she didn't like the looks of a cover. Needless to say, Appetite, with its skulls and cross was never, ever going to make the cut. I would buy it with my own money from working at a fast food restaurant and she would throw it out within hours. If I forgot it, it was gone when I got home. I would have thought it was a game except that mom seriously thought that demons would infiltrate our home via a "debasing" record. I know that I replaced appetite at least five times in about an 18-month period.

I finally learned to get rid of the tape cases and would just carry cassettes with me at the bottom of my bag. During this time I was working open til close at a fast food restaurant just about every night and loved it because of the people that I was working with. My friend Nick was the fry cook that I usually closed with and I loved him. No really, I loved him. We were thick as thieves and had just about everything in common.  He would eventually move on to attend art school in Philly and then head for the west coast where he is very successful to this day.

Anyway, Nick and I had the same sense of humor and I found out the first night closing that once the doors were locked the boom box was cranked all the way up. Nick sang for a local band and did a damn good impersonation of Axl Rose. He would grab the mic that we used to call back orders (no head sets back then) and would sing entire songs into it. Yeah, loved him  probably that very first night.

Way back in 1988 if there was nothing to do then you would spend your Friday and Saturday nights walking in circles at the mall. Well actually we would congregate until the rent-a-cop would come and tell us to "move along" and then this huge group of kids would move in slow motion to the opposite end of the mall. I had friends from several different schools and the mall was where everyone met up. The bathrooms were just a big cloud of hairspray that hung permanently in the air because everyone in front of the mirrors was spraying something to make sure that the wall on top of their head wouldn't budge even an inch.

There was also a club that had shows one night a week for an all ages crowd. If we were really lucky and could find a ride we would leave the mall, go to the club and then be back at the Burger King where parents would pick everyone up at between 11 and 12, without them ever knowing. Nick was singing with a band and he really was pretty great so you better believe I went every time I had a chance. Probably with my cassettes safely at the bottom of my purse. He was also in high school, one across the city from me and spent quite awhile debating whether or not to sign up for his school's talent show. I mean he seemed to flip flop for months to the point that it became annoying.

Finally one night Nick came in to work and told us that he had signed up. His concern was that he had to put together a band of classmates and he had worried about pulling that off. Eventually he and three guys started playing together and realized that they could actually pull it off. The song? Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine". Well, in my mind that was just a done deal. I knew that he could vocally kill it and I also knew he wouldn't set foot onstage with people that couldn't play so not only would they perform, but winning was a no-brainer.

Nick and the guys were so excited because as they saw it, this was their chance, this was their thing. The jocks had football and the diehard academics had a chance every single school day to prove that they were good at something. This one was for the creative kids. The art nerds and musicians in training that really did have something to prove. It was their chance to show up and make sure everyone in attendance knew that they could actually be the best at something. It was huge, really huge.

Every kid that classified themselves as a "headbanger" pretty much citywide was looking forward to this show because once word spread, well Nick was kind of representing us all. The night of the show finally rolled around and I remember having to walk there with my friend. We walked from the other side of the city and got there pretty early. Honestly, I can't tell you any details from the early part of the night or any performance before Nick's. That is all a blur because I was so excited. I remember the feeling in the auditorium was electric. It was that excitement you feel when you know that someone was about to show up and totally kill it. That excitement mixed in with a calm knowledge that they've absolutely got this.

Nick and his friends did indeed kill it. The whole place was on their feet and for about four-and-a-half minutes no one could deny just how talented this crew was. The teachers looked thrilled because I think everyone got what a big victory for the underdog this was. There was one act left, a group of jocks that were going to sing something and no one thought much of it. They played football, basketball, whatever and weren't known for being the least bit musical so it felt like their performance was more obligatory than anything else. They called themselves Mosquito Coast (I probably remember it because it still makes no sense to me) and when they took the stage Nick was already sitting on the floor in front of our row of seats, waiting for them to bomb.

But fail they didn't. Instead these guys pulled out a 6 minute rendition of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" that was absolutely gorgeous. Like, it was so good that I couldn't even try to say that they sucked  to Nick in attempt to make him feel better, because they were amazing and everyone knew it. By the end of the chorus our whole section was crying because we knew that it was all over. The jocks won this round of high school life too and it was fair and square. It came down to a matter of preference and if the harmony didn't do it then the solo guitar riff sure as hell sealed it.

I don't think any of us entertained the idea of Nick losing until he actually did. I think I was actually heartbroken for him for days. He actually skipped a few nights of work and didn't return phone calls at all. I was contemplating going to his house to check on him but being 16 and light years away from being the ballsy chick that eventually grew up to become, I squashed that idea completely. Nick eventually did come back to work and you better believed he grabbed the mic at the register once the doors were locked. This time, instead of singing a popular hairband song he belted out a stunning, sedate verse from "Comfortably Numb". Eventually that song (guitar riff and all) was worked into his bands regular setlist. What felt like defeat ended up motivating Nick toward some ,major musical growth.

Every time I crack out Appetite I think of Nick, without fail. He was my own personal Axl for a few years and I have nothing but great memories connected to him because even the tough moments eventually turned into something positive and precious. As for my new, old album- this might be the 7th or 8th time I have actually bought it, it's likely to be the last. That too seems like a bit of a victory for an underdog.


Sunday, January 3, 2016

Currently Booming: Motörhead - Ace Of Spades (Acapella)

(Photo: Twitter)

Here is something special for those of you that are still choked up over the recent and unexpected passing of Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister.  Check on the raw vocal below from "Ace of Spades" by the man himself. 


Currently Booming: Great 90's Grunge Playlist

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Currently Booming: Tommy Lee Gets Stuck Upside Down During Drum Solo at Last Motley Crue Show



Motley Crue knew that their final performance at The Staples Center was going to be really huge but they probably didn't anticipate the actual drama that unfolded during Tommy Lee's  drum solo. The epic moment in the show goes down while Lee and his drums are riding on a specially rigged roller coaster. The thing dips and spins Lee upside down while he continues to play.

Well, except for last night when the rig malfunctioned, leaving Lee hanging upside down. He was rescued pretty quickly and really didn't miss a beat during the harrowing experience. Check it out in the clip above.

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: John Lennon 'Starting Over'

 
Our life together is so precious together,
We have grown - we have grown,
Although our love is still special,
Let's take our chance and fly away somewhere alone

I was nine years old when John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over" was first released and it's actually one of those songs that really does stick in my head. It was really popular for several weeks leading up to Lennon being gunned down outside of The Dakota in NYC, but it shot to number one and stayed there after his death. I was a really young Beatles fan so of course, Double Fantasy was on my turntable and after Lennon's death I think it was all that I listened to for a long time.
 
You have to remember, back in 1981 the only way that we got our info was via the news or newspaper so at that time, people really clung to what little they had. In this case, it was Lennon's new songs that he would never get to perform live and the next phase of his love affair with Yoko Ono that would never happen. So many people criticized their relationship but obviously there was something about this woman that made Lennon decide to completely change his life for the better.
 
Since New Year's for most of us is about resolving to change pieces of our life for the better, the hope found in the lyrics to "(Just Like) Starting Over" really struck me as pretty appropriate. Lennon wrote of the future that he anticipated and even planned for, just like many of us have done while jotting down those resolutions. The only difference is that most of us will get to live long enough to see them come to fruition (or not), unlike Lennon.


Friday, January 1, 2016

Currently Booming: Natalie Cole Dead at Age 65

(Photo: Twitter)
The new year is bringing with it some sad news as Natalie Cole has passed away. The iconic singer died on New Year's Eve at an LA area hospital following a lengthy sickness that prompted her to cancel several tour dates this past fall.

"It is with heavy hearts that we bring to you all the news of our Mother and sister's passing," the Cole family statement said. "Natalie fought a fierce, courageous battle, dying how she lived - with dignity, strength and honor. Our beloved Mother and sister will be greatly missed and remain UNFORGETTABLE in our hearts forever.”

The statement was signed by Cole's only child, Robert Yancey, and her twin sisters, Timolin and Casey Cole.

Daily Boom 80's Throwback: U2 'New Year's Day'



Could there really be a more appropriate song to begin 2016 with? I'm thinking no. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones!