Ernie Cline's debut novel, Ready Player One, is one long love letter to the '80s, paying tribute to the movies, music, TV shows, video games and just about everything else that made the era so tough for us to leave behind. The book is also a wild dystopian adventure set in 2044 wherein underdog misfits battle evil forces in a massive virtual universe for fame, fortune and righteousness. It's an epic battle of good vs.… more »
Every decade, a new batch of songs rockets up the pop charts, bringing quick fame and wild glory to the artists who sing them. And, just as inevitably, those split-second chart toppers usually slink quietly back into obscurity in the years that follow their One Big Hit. Perhaps no decade produced more momentary Mozarts than the 1980s.
Cynics will say the songs from this era are drivel -- that artistic integrity was low on a list… more »
Strange flowers grew from the scorched earth left by Punk. Everything went and just seeming just about everyone gave it a go. The range of music loosely encompassed by the term Post Punk is too vast for a single program. This program focuses on those who came first. more »
While Greatest Hits contains all of the truly necessary items, it also tends to overlook some of the better album tracks from Devo’s early period (easily their best work) in favor of a more balanced overview, which means that later albums receive more exposure than they really deserve. The import collection Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo has stronger selections and is the preferred single-disc overview of Devo’s career, but if you can’t find it and only want one Devo disc, this will do. – Steve Huey