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The End of Comfort Food: Last of the Past from “80’s Weekend #4”
Okay, it's taken me a lot longer than anticipated to finally put a pin in this prolonged '80s flashback series, best known as "80's Weekend" (or the plural version of that, since this will be the third and final installment of this series). Call it what you will - procrastination, distraction, burn-out, etc. Actually, I've …

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80’s Weekend #9

Violent Femmes headline the ninth edition of "80's Weekend" at the Microsoft Theater on 02.15.20.
For my first proper post this month, I'm going to take a step back to the past, to explore that magically nostalgic era known as the '80s. It's not the first time I've attempted to do so. But typically, it's from the perspective of contemporary eyes and ears, modern-day interpretations and appropriations as homage and …

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Mogwai’s Rework of Penelope Trappes’ “Burn On”

Penelope Trappes. Photo sourced from artist's Facebook.
I've been in a bit of a mood today, so I've been seeking something uniquely tuned to my tunneled outlook of fading light and tenuous balance. That's when Penelope Trappes stepped out from the Spotify shadows and into my churning, burning mindset.She's a Londoner, Aussie-born, and specializes in pinpoint-focused melodies of extreme minimalism and infinite …

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“Feel the Rush Tonight” with Lazerhawk & Gunship

Lazerhawk's 2017 album "Dreamrider," featuring the Gunship collaboration "Feel the Rush Tonight."
After a few days away, I'm going to step back into the blog with some '80s inspired synthwave from two of the genre's most influential names, Lazerhawk and Gunship. Now, I wouldn't blame you if you've never heard of them before. I only have a cursory knowledge myself. But this particular selection came up on …

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