Why can’t Coldplay just be normal? BE NORMAL! Please be a normal rock band. Oh forget it. Coldplay released Music of the Spheres, today, their ninth album showing the band continuing a foray into more experimental music far different from … Continue reading Album Review: Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
The one man band known as Owl City burst onto the music scene more than 10 years ago with the smash hit “Fireflies” a clever, catchy and emotionally driven synth heavy pop song that propelled Adam Young to brief stardom. … Continue reading Debut Album Review: Owl City – Maybe I’m Dreaming
So much for concerts. Last year, I indicated a desire to review more albums in my post “Top 10 Albums Reviewed in 2019” which covered those released in 2019 and older records. That’s how few albums I generally reviewed during … Continue reading Top 10 Best Albums of 2020
I’ve never reviewed a single release before and won’t make it a habit for the future, however when I saw New Order dropped a new song then quickly discovered this band in prime form, it deserved some attention. I was … Continue reading Single Review: New Order – Be a Rebel
Erasure was one of a number of synth-heavy bands, riding that mostly awesome keyboard wave in the 1980s, that everyone seemingly listened to back then. Especially the girls! Erasure, OMD, Electronic, New Order, and Pet Shop Boys – just a … Continue reading Album Review: Erasure – The Neon
The 80s synth icons Pet Shop Boys return with their best album since 1999’s Nightlife and their first full length album in four years as the London-based duo brings a return to their pop hit hey-day with Hotspot out today … Continue reading Album Review: Pet Shop Boys – Hotspot
I don’t review albums all that much, something I’d like to reverse in the future since it costs far less than attending concerts and theoretically I can post more often. Unfortunately, I don’t have the writing aptitude to regularly review … Continue reading Top 10 Albums Reviewed for 2019
Today’s political and pop culture climate certainly feels ripe for mockery and pontificating especially by those with “a voice” so little surprise Pet Shop Boys leave little un-turned in their newest EP Agenda, a taste perhaps of a forthcoming full-length … Continue reading Album Review: Pet Shop Boys – Agenda
The Pet Shop Boys returned to Portland on Tuesday just three years after their first ever visit but this time the 80s icons took the stage at the Keller Auditorium in support of their 13th album Super which was released in April. Sticking to their new foray into heavy bass beats and dance riffs as the last two albums attest, the evening felt very much like attending a nightclub though all eyes were directed towards the stage and the stars of the evening. Singer Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe moved briskly through a 23 song set stretched over an … Continue reading Concert Review: Pet Shop Boys Bring Some Super Songs to Portland
The Pet Shop Boys stopped in Portland for the first time in their notable 30-plus year career on Friday night at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and celebrated keyboardist Chris Lowe’s birthday in style with a 23-song set that lasted 100 minutes but was so engaging and entertaining it felt like half that. The British pop duo who, like many synth-heavy bands, found fame in the 1980s with hits like “What Have I Done to Deserve This?” and “It’s a Sin” dazzled with a spectacular lights and laser show. At times the evening felt much less concert and more of … Continue reading Concert Review: Pet Shop Boys Celebrate First Ever Stop in Portland
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