Yup, WLIR turned us on to it. Unfortunately, First Wave SiriusXM never plays it. Uhh, Larry The Duck? He was there yet he never plays it, or The Bongo’s or anything obscure. He mail’s it in ! Such a pity. At least Richard Blade will experiment.
New Music First. Every week a half a dozen new songs for years. LIR was that good. This song was a favorite of mine in 84. Should have been a Screamer, IMO
AMEN!!! I grew up with the First Wave British bands/Woodstock bands; however, by the late 70s I wanted something different. Plus, I graduated university, finally had some cash and the NYC club scene (non-disco) was raging big time. Danceteria and Hurrah's leading the way showcasing the Second Wave bands and having great DJ's. Special shout out to Ed Bahlman of 99 Records at 99 MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village who always played me the newest imports and I decided to buy or not. I still have every 7"/12" import I bought from him. Ed got these records even before the radio stations. Where I first heard: The Cure, Siouxsie, Bauhaus, Teardrop Explodes, Killing Joke, APB, Way of the West, Nina Hagen, Elvis Costello, The Clash, The Jam etc. He produced the Bush Tetras, Liquid Liquid and ESG. NYC radio had several college stations playing the new music WSIA and WNYU two of the best, plus WPIX with their shortlived PIX Penthouse Party on the weekends was awesome. The best of course was WLIR, later renamed WDRE; ya had to have been there!!!
Gotta tell you all: growing up in Boston, the local band scene there in the late 70's to the mid 80's was UNTOUCHABLE! So many seriously incredible bands at the time! This takes me right back to the SPIT and MAN RAY dancefloor!
@@mchris65 Miss The Channel. Saw Einstürzende Neubauten there, before I knew or even cared who they were. I wish I could go back in time and see that concert again!
Loved this band. Saw them, Til Tuesday, New Man, Jon Butcher Axis, The Dark and Electric Toys numerous times, just to name a few bands I followed. Seems there was someone good playing every weekend at The Rat, Paradise, Bunratty's and the Channel amongst others. Amazing local music scene. Man Ray's -- what a club.
yes they did..alot of the Berklee grads..i worked at the Franklin Ballroom up in Durham NH.This band, The New Models,Til Tuesday played ther often..best times of my life
I love this song. I remember driving down to some small dive in Brockton to see them. Love this album, great dance memories 🌞 Boston music was the best then. Pastiche, Lou Miami, Adventure Set, Mission of Burma, so many fun times dancing up a storm.
Thanx Katie for the shout out to Adventure Set. We are still around in 2020. Listen to our new music on Bandcamp & like us on Facebook. xox Ken Scales.
I still find many connections with the November Group. Everyone who was around in Boston back then remembers them. My moms friend gave me 2 E.P.s of theirs. My friend Michael works with a former member who became some sort of producer. They are fabulous.
I loved this song in the 80's. WLIR used to play it a lot. I don't know how I ever forgot it, but it popped into my head today, and luckily the main lyric is also the song title. Great song!! Thank you for uploading it.
There was Laurie Anderson...and there was Annie Lenox...and there was november Goup. Love/d this song...so definitive Industrial/Techno Pop...I s'pose. Thanx 4 posting!
Go Annie, go! Loved seeing them live. The occasional rotation on WBCN and WFNX. A bright light, sorry they didn't go further. Thanks for the music and the memories.
The Channel was so hilarious. Capacity was what, 2000? And it was in the middle of nowhere. You were never going to get anyone out to fucking Southie in those days for a gig on a weeknight. I don't know how many times I played shows in that cavern of a club where the audience was the band's girlfriends/boyfriends and the other bands. And they had like 10 acres of parking. That was the great thing. When they had big touring bands playing you could always park.
Miss The Channel. Saw Einstürzende Neubauten there, before I knew or even cared who they were. I wish I could go back in time and see that concert again!
Brilliant. So Good I am learning all of their stuff on Guitar and I am thinking about doing a 80's Boston Cover band. November Group, New England, Del Fuego, O+. Real Life, The Outlets, Pastiche, La Peste Etc. How much fun would that be?
I remember the studios on Speen Street in Framingham, and the transmitter on Parmenter Road in Hudson. I begged my parents to take me to see where V66 came from. lol The transmitter tower is still there.
