New Wave artists aging gracefully. An 80's world gone by…

djrioblog ^ | November 26, 2013 | DJ Rio

[caver]

“It took her awhile to go solo but she’s more respected than she was back in the day.”

Is that Yoko? Give me some of what you’re smoking.....

[a fool in paradise]

"Don't harsh my buzz..."

[dfwgator]

“It’s a tie game, and Sting is in the barroom pacing, completely bored, going, `I really want to play,’” Foster says. “He was driving everybody nuts, so finally, I say, `Look, what’s your name? Sting?

Reminds me of the Dana Carvey routine about him.

“He called himself a verb, present tense. He’s not Stung. He’s not Stinging. He’s Sting.”

"From now on, would you mind calling me 'Sting'."
"F-- YOU...Yeah my name is "Bite" and this my buddy, "Scratch."
"Now get me a beer, Gordy!"
"Ok, two Coors Lights coming up.....Laugh now, but I'm going to be a big rock star one day, you'll see! I'll be watching you, watching you!"

[relictele]

Ming Tea ;)

Hoffs is married to the film’s director Jay Roach. Damn him. He’s also a huge lefty. Damn him again.

[Revolting cat!]

Old wave.

Here's the ole pre-Wave.

[trisham]

Isn’t Dylan somewhat conservative, or is my memory unreliable?

[a fool in paradise]

My understanding is that both U2 and The Police played a Houston club called Cardi's in their early years (separate shows). Here is a stub ($3) and photo (from their previous visit in 1981) of U2 at Cardi's.

U2 backstage photo link

[beaversmom]

How funny. Isn’t it funny how some tastes remain for a long time, but we start to like things we dismissed or didn’t care for at all? I’m continually discovering NEW and OLD things.

[a fool in paradise]

French New Wave artist, Jean Luc Godard.

[444Flyer]

Two more:

Iva Davies of Icehouse. Loved his unique voice.

And remember Mr. Mister?

[a fool in paradise]

I want to see the Casablanca remake from the 1950s starring Bill Haley and Elvis Presley.

[Revolting cat!]

With the computer CGI (I think that’s what it’s called) technology, anything’s possible. Haley as Rick, and the other guy, Priestley (is that his name?) as the fool Victor Laszlo?

[a fool in paradise]

Awww, computers could never accomplish that!

[Toddsterpatriot]

They’re missing one Banana.......

[who knows what evil?]

‘White Punks On Dope’...never got to see them live... :-(

[dfwgator]

“Talk To Ya Later”, Killer Steve Lukather solo there at the end.

[Vision]

Bm

[dfwgator]

Thomas Dolby still has the "Mad Scientist" look about him. "Golden Age of Wireless" still one of my favorite 80s albums.....Love "Airwaves."

[sushiman]

A friend and I drove in to NYC from eastern LI not sure of what we were going to do . We stopped off at the place of my bud’s bro who was a student at Parson’s School Of Design . He told us about the U2 gig , which turned out to be their first in in the USA ! :-)

[RegulatorCountry]

Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights, 1986 remix, foreign release.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9O9DyJnyMU

The only one to compare for sheer intensity would be Tori Amos, but that’s a whole ‘nother mindset, skewed, damaged and painful but still beautiful. I tend to equate the two, like light and dark, flipsides of a coin.