Throwback Thursday- Biz Markie

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Nov 202014
 

Biz Markie- Vapors

This song is off Biz Markie’s 1988 album Goin’ Off, but he did not gain real commercial success until his 1989 single, “Just A Friend”.

Currently he has a recurring segment on the kids TV show Yo Gabba Gabba called “Biz’s Beat of the Day” and is appearing in their live show this weekend at the Shrine Auditorium.  He also guest starred on Spongebob Squarepants as Kenny the Cat and on Adventure Time as Snorlock the Beatboxing Slug.

This Sunday (11/23), he will be one of the DJs at the Echoplex along with Peanut Butter Wolf and J.Rocc.

Throwback Thursday- The Psychedelic Furs

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Nov 132014
 

The Psychedelic Furs- Pretty In Pink

This song was originally recorded in 1981 for the band’s album Talk Talk Talk. It was re-recorded in 1986 for use on the soundtrack of John Hughes’ film Pretty in Pink, clips of which play in the video. The film’s cast includes Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer (also known more recently as one of the men on Two and a Half Men), James Spader and Harry Dean Stanton.

The Psychedelic Furs are playing with 90s era band The Lemonheads at the Fonda theater on Saturday, 11/15.

Throwback Thursday- Weezer

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Nov 062014
 

Weezer- Buddy Holly

This song is off of Weezer’s 1994 self titled debut album, also known as The Blue Album. Both song and album were produced by Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars.  The video was directed by Spike Jonze and uses remarkably unchanged actor Al Molinaro from Happy Days in a cameo.

Weezer are playing at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles on 11/7.

Throwback Thursday- Rockwell

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Oct 302014
 

Rockwell- Somebody’s Watching Me

LMFAO were not the first of Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy’s relatives to achieve billboard success. In 1984, thirty years ago, Rockwell, (aka Kennedy William Gordy) Berry Gordy’s son, released this song. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 2, thanks in no small part to his childhood friend Michael Jackson’s backing vocals.

Throwback Thursday- Daryl Hall & John Oates

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Oct 232014
 

Daryl Hall & John Oates- I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)

This song, from their 1981 album Private Eyes, was the pair’s fourth number one single. It will also be forever linked for me to this Bob Fossil scene from The Mighty Boosh.

Hall & Oates are playing at the Greek Theatre on Sunday, 10/26.

Throwback Thursday- Sebadoh

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Oct 092014
 

Sebadoh- Rebound

This song is off Sebadoh’s fifth album, Bakesale from 1994. The band is currently on tour and released an album in 2013, Defend Yourself, fourteen years after their last, The Sebadoh.

Check them out with The Thurston Moore Band at The Echo on Friday 10/10.

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