Utahpolis

The concert film, URGH! A Music War, is a great little time capsule of the art rock scene in 1980. Punk had flung open the door to the underground and new-wave, post-punk, synth pop, hardcore and no wave, among others, were ready to burst out onto the world.
The film is shot documentary style, but [...]

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Chuck Berry, dead or alive? Quick! Don’t cheat!
He’s quite alive, of course, and still touring at the age of 81! If anyone qualifies for the “elder statesman of rock” title, it is certainly Mr. Chuck Berry. Hell, the guy practically invented rock and roll when he combined hillbilly music with r&b.
It’s [...]

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I randomly came across “Driving Manual Auto” by KaitO the other day and it occurred to me that we haven’t heard from those guys in quite some time. After a little digging, I discovered that they broke up in 2006 after an eight-year run. Drat! Adding insult to injury, I also found [...]

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Was there anybody cooler than Gary Numan in 1979? He came out of nowhere (err….his mom’s house) at the age of 20 to redefine the land of pop forever. His synth-based songs would lay the groundwork for much of what we love (and hate) about the 80’s musical landscape.
Gary Numan + Tubeway Army [...]

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It’s looking like 2008 is going to be another big year for dance music. We haven’t seen the successor to Justice yet (sorry Hot Chip), but I’ve a feeling that we’ll have plenty to go around by the time the year is over.
One of the artists joining the fray is Hercules and Love Affair [...]

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