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  • Entertainment
    Aug 26, 2026
    Entertainment
    by George Paul
    Books With Appealing Music Star Backstories: ...
    Roland OrzabalWelcome to Your Life: Love, Death and Tears for Fears(Dey Street) As creative half of Eighties synth pop juggernaut Tears for Fears alon...
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  • Entertainment
    Aug 03, 2026
    Entertainment
    by George Paul
    Out now: The Waterboys’ Atlantic Rain - The L...
    Back in the mid-Eighties, The Waterboys were familiar to college and alternative radio listeners, thanks to minor hit “A Girl Called Johnny” and espec...
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  • Entertainment
    May 27, 2026
    Entertainment
    by George Paul
    Album Reviews: Social Distortion, Red Rockers...
    Social Distortion Born to Kill (Epitaph) Led by singer/guitarist Mike Ness, Social Distortion was a vital part of the OC punk scene during the ‘80s an...
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  • Entertainment
    Apr 01, 2026
    Entertainment
    by George Paul
    Album Reviews: 'Pretty in Pink' 40th Annivers...
    Vivabeat Wild World: Live in Los Angeles 1980-84 (Liberation Hall)   The past few years have helped make Vivabeat, a short-lived LA new wave band, rip...
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  • Entertainment
    Apr 01, 2026
    Entertainment
    by George Paul
    Album Reviews: 'Pretty in Pink' 40th Annivers...
    Pretty in Pink Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (UMe)   A stellar Eighties soundtrack, Pretty in Pink is newly reissued on vinyl to commemorate the ...
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  • Entertainment
    Dec 19, 2025
    Entertainment
    by George Paul
    Vital Expanded Eighties Pop/Rock Album Collec...
    Ultravox The Collection – Deluxe Edition (Chrysalis) By the time singer/guitarist Midge Ure joined Ultravox for 1980’s Vienna, none of the London synt...
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  • Entertainment
    May 03, 2024
    Entertainment
    by George Paul
    Billy Idol Classic 'Rebel Yell' Now Available...
    When Billy Idol released Rebel Yell, his second full-length studio album in November 1983, the British singer had experienced moderate success in Amer...
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  • Entertainment
    Aug 31, 2023
    Entertainment
    by George Paul
    Flashing Back with Some Eighties Reissues: Ll...
    A singles collection, retrospective of a Northern California band and long out-of-print vinyl reissues are all in the review spotlight this week. Arti...
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