Sad news emerged Thursday as a deceased body found in a river in Fort Wayne, Indiana was identified as former Buffalo Bills wide receiver James Hardy. According to reports Hardy’s body was discovered by an employee at the Fort Wayne Filtration Plant at around 2:30pm Thursday afternoon. The cause of death is currently undetermined; although … Read More
Let me provide some clarification before proceeding. Even if a video for Michael Jackson’s “Thriller’ was never made, I’d still be a fan of the title track off the greatest album I’ve heard in my lifetime. But I gotta keep things real. “Thriller” is at the halfway point of my Top 100 countdown because … Read More
The Yanks spotted Boston the first game before coming back to batter them by a combined 16 runs over the last two to take the series against their long-time rival. Gary Sanchez went yard twice Thursday night and drove in five runs to lead the Bombers offense in a 9-1 whupping and build their lead … Read More
If there’s a noise that lets you know the funk is coming more prominently than the animal sounds preceding “Jungle Love’, I’ve yet to hear it. The best non-Prince song from the movie Purple Rain that ever lived, (Morris Day &) The Time made “Jungle Love” a must have for every party in 1984 and … Read More
When I commenced this countdown several weeks ago, I knew there’d be at least a handful of selections readers glance to and immediately question my musical taste if not my sanity or manhood all together. To those critics I say— tough shit. This is a daily rundown of my favorite 80s songs, not necessarily its … Read More
I should probably provide a little context that accompanies this selection. I don’t think Olivia Newton John’s “Physical” is one of the more exquisite songs of the 80s. It’s simple and borderline corny. However, what made it so fantastic was the insanely sexual overtures that both boys and men (and I’m sure many females for … Read More
There weren’t many female rock groups in the 80s capable of producing a superb rock power ballad. Ok, there were zero female rock groups in the 80s capable of producing a superb rock power ballad. All except for Heart—-of course. The 2013 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame prepared a virtual smorgasbord … Read More
Spoiler alert— while I was/am a big fan of Styx, this is their lone song on my countdown. Truth be told my favorite three tunes from the band are “Babe”, “Come Sail Away” and “Lady”. However, all three are from the 70s. While in general I wasn’t a huge fan of rock bands in the … Read More
Look, man—I’m not going to waste my time disagreeing with you that Michael Sembello’s 1983 hit “Maniac” is a pretty foolish song. There’s no denying it’s wonderful cheesiness. Does it really matter anyway? Schindler’s List and Forrest Gump are brilliantly written cinematic masterpieces, but that doesn’t make Dumb and Dumber any less enjoyable. Get off … Read More
Here’s a fun story about “Open Arms” I was oblivious to until recently. Every 80’s fan recalls John Waite, who scored a huge hit single with “Missing You” in 1984, right? That’s actually a rhetorical question. Anyway, years before his one-hit wonder Waite was in a British rock group called the Babys, and had Waite … Read More
