Tag: Synth-pop
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The Only Safety Dance I Know (Men Without Hats Vs Charlatans)
“If your friends don’t dance, then leave those friends behind…” My internal critic (and external, you know who you are, haters stay mad) limits what mashups of mine I share here or put on the podcasts (usually max 2-3 per episode, sometimes less – I am actually more critical with my work than of others…
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RIP Gershon Kingsley
I missed the sad news about the death of Gershon Kingsley in the midst of my Xmas Panic™. 97 though, he had good innings, but with him and Perrey gone, it’s a whole era that has passed. Kingsley is most famous for Popcorn, the track that not-arguably-at-all kickstarted the whole synth boom – first it…
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Synth Britannia
People have been mentioning this for AGES saying ‘Have you seen Synth Britannia?’ and I was wary since I thought it might be another 80’s nostalgia fest with the usual faces. Not at all – and I was blown away how indepth they went, even visiting my old alma-mater at Psalter Lane (my claim to…