As the Afterword is a broad musical church, may I offer up Her Royal Toptenness Kim Wilde. Her Here Comes The Aliens album is on a par with her `80`s prime.

I do like songs that ask more questions than answers…heres the wonderful Rainmakers with a song that evokes a Steven King short story…

I always felt Secret Affairs Ian Page had a air of undeserved arrogance about him, given that they were a mod revival band. 24 years on he justifies his swagger with this track off their impressive 2013 release.

Take an already overblown song, update for the eighties, add Billy Mackenzie……and stand well back.

Ken Dodd.
I`d seen him on a number of occasions and was delighted and left physically exhausted from laughter. He was the absolute governor. Me and a mate got tickets to see him at Blackpool Grand, one of his […]

One of those artists whos later work is equal if not better that his earlier stuff.
From his last album A Map of the Floating City….

With such an Americacentric bent to the list, wither Alice Cooper?, specifically Billion Dollar Babies.
I mean those painted goons Kiss are in there!

Me too!!!

Lets pick up the tempo……Hell yeah!

From the days when I could name all the members of Wizzard, Showaddywaddy and Darts Moustachioed bass man Thump Thomson

United DJs radio have started doing a heritage chart, for acts that are still producing new music but have no outlet for it. Its a simple idea to get airplay for “heritage” artists. Nice to see Ex Stiffs front man […]

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I`m quite pleased with these two…ABC v Chic and The Icicle Works featuring Taylor Swift

Apparently nothing to do with Billy Currie, Chris Payne and Midge Ure. Nope. Not a jot.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoayauo-
Tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoro-
Nukypokaiwhenuakitanatahu

Every hive needs a Queen….

I say!

Ultravox Mk 1 John Foxx
Ultravox Mk 2 Chris Cross

Alan Wilder, surely

Duran Duran, Roger Taylor. Moody and smouldering. John Taylor is too lanky and Nick Rhodes too fey!

Veronica, deffo!