"It's Totally the 80's Again and Everything is Getting All Radical..."

...so why not embrace the good parts rather than hate all of it.



Everyone knew it was coming and now it is happening. After the lame attempt at 60's and 70's nostalgia in pop culture in the mid to late 90's, one had expect that the 80's would get a revival eventually.



Clothes that are ersatz imitations of the horrible atrocities that passed for rad in the 80's are making their way onto the shelves of the GAP and naturally into the closets of teenagers yearning to be cool. I actually saw a guy at a coffee shop the other day wearing a hot pink polo shirt with the collar flipped up! The only thing missing was a Member's Only jacket.



Rather than immediately swear off anything and everything that this new wave of pop culture has to throw at us, I suggest that we search through the muck to find some of the good things that may be found in this (bound to be short) 80's revolution. Some of it may be bad (like the clothes) and some of it may be great. Hopefully the great parts can live on to become more than just part of a fad.



And so, I would like to offer up three music selections that hint to the 80's style while still maintaining a sound that is new and worth purchasing. I think these are three great albums by artists who are not just jumping on the 80's bandwagon. These discs should prove to be great for years to come.