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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 49
Too many genres, bands, and albums to check out and dive into; so little time and a limited budget to be able to immerse in all of them. But, in fairness, I try my
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 48
The development of the now broad spectrum of music many enthusiasts regard as Alternative Rock is really diverse and dynamic. This includes Shoegaze, which may be described as a blend of the melodic sensibilities
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Focus on Filipino Music: Watch & Listen to the Sound of Unity (111123-WECC)
The past months gave Winnipeg’s Filipino music lovers lots of concerts that featured Philippine artists such as Moira, Eraserheads, SB-18, and Gary Valenciano. Now, as the leaves begin to fall, let the Filipino community’s
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 46
I keep myself updated, to the best of my ability and budget permitting, on whatever is new in this broad spectrum of music many belovedly call New Wave, which includes closely related sonic styles
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 42
When I fancy the music of a particular band or artist, I get drawn to completing its studio discography. And that’s what makes collecting both an adventure and a challenge, especially when the collector
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Nothing Compares to the Price of Courage against Mass Blindness (December 8, 1966–July 26, 2023)
To the uninitiated, the just-departed Irish singer Sinead O’Connor catapulted to popularity after the release of her debut album, 1987’s The Lion & the Cobra, which contained the song “Mandinka”; “Emperor’s New Clothes” and
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 41
Originated in the late ’60s, revived a decade later, and peaked in the 1980s, New Wave took a backseat after that, but only in a commercial perspective–and that seems natural. But the sound of
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 40
Hundreds or, maybe, even thousands of bands and artists have contributed to the archives of what has become known as the broad sonic spectrum of New Wave, in all its guises and subgenres. This
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 38
Another set of albums by solo endeavourers this is! Interesting how most of these artists had managed to carve respective starry niches of their own despite the stellar status of the bands they were
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Ultimate New Wave Evolution (& closely related styles) part 37
This set consists of albums by offshoots of high-profile pioneers associated with the genre. Arcadia and The Power Station were almost the two separate halves of Duran Duran–Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, and Roger Taylor
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