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Head Bangin’ Car Blastin’ Hair Bands

Laura Bock, , , , , 1 Comment

  In the mid 1980’s a rock music explosion happened almost over night. Their hair was big and their music was loud.  Hair bands. Some people love them. Others hate them. Either way, along with helping to tear a hole in the ozone layer with all the hair spray they used, these bands carved out a place in 80’s music history. There are stations like Hair Nation on Sirius XM dedicated to that head banging era of music. Terrestrial radio stations dedicate afternoons, days and even weekends to the glorious metal…

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10 Controversial Classic Alternative Tunes

Laura Bock, , , 7 Comments

    Political Correctness – it’s all around us and you cannot escape its stifling grip.    I remember going to Disneyland as a child and riding the Pirates of the Caribbean ride with my parents and seeing the historically correct “Auction! Take a wench for a bride!”, thinking nothing of it being offensive because it was a part of history. When I took a solo trip to California many years later, I rode the same ride and the auction part was removed because it was no longer politically correct. It…

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World Goth Day – Dance the Ghost with Me

Laura Bock, , , , , 3 Comments

    In honor of World Goth Day, which ironically is on Morrissey’s Birthday, I decided to put together a kick-ass Goth – Industrial – Dark Wave playlist.     These are the most memorable tunes I can remember hearing (and dancing to my heart’s content) back in the late 1980s to mid-1990s at Northern Ohio area clubs like Spanky’s, Nine of Clubs, The Phantasy, Metropolis, The Whisky, Pocketts, and The Chamber. I cannot forget my all-time favorite club, down in Columbus, Ohio, Mean Mr. Mustards! Oh, how I miss…

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