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Creek Destiny, Part 16
Because it took a few months to gain in popularity, Gary Numan's "Cars" is often thought of as an 80s tune. But it actually came out 30 years ago, in the Fall of 1979. It was obviously a huge New Wave influence. I lov… -
Creek Destiny, Part 15
25 years ago, Paul Hardcastle's "Rain Forest" sounded so "modern." It's so disappointing when so much of high-end audio makes "Rain Forest" sound so lifeless, bloated, and slow. It should sound as fresh as it did, back… -
Creek Destiny, Part 12
"Lemme go to the show," begs Tessa. 20 years ago, just before my family left S.F. for Honolulu, my brother and I saw a double-bill of Kingdom Come and Warrant at The Fillmore. We were able to get up front, and I was … -
Creek Destiny, Part 11
I don't know when in 1984 Whodini's Escape came out. But I do recall that "Freaks Come Out At Night" was a hit for Halloween. But it was the song Friends," which was a ground-breaker. I actually heard it a few times o… -
Creek Destiny, Part 14
It was 15 years ago, while my family was staying in Honolulu, when my brother remarked that MTV no longer played music videos. Videos really were only shown on Yo MTV Raps. And one which we did see was Coolio's "Fantas… -
Creek Destiny, Part 13
In the summer of 1984, I remember that the only place we heard the new Quiet Riot song, "Mama Weer All Crazee Now," was on MTV. My uncle lived with his mom (my grandmother) in Honolulu. He was one of the few who had ca… -
Creek Destiny, Part 10
Lost in the pop music explosion of 1984 was Billy Squire's "Rock Me Tonight." It was too noisy to be adult contemporary. It wasn't glam enough to compete with, say, Twisted Sister. And it wasn't heavy enough to challe… -
Creek Destiny, Part 9
A quarter century ago, in the summer of 1984, Prince's Purple Rain reigned supreme. But he took the time to produce The Time's Ice Cream Castle album. That summer, I took Marine Biology at Punahou. I've had other grea… -
Creek Destiny, Part 8
Everyone has forgotten that, 15 years ago, Frente's cover of New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" was a smash, here in the U.S. However, I think it had been around for at least a year-and-a-half internationally. In 19… -
Creek Destiny, Part 7
When I'd go to San Francisco's Ocean Beach, I'd often point to the southwest, and facetiously sigh, "Hawaii is just 2,200 miles away!" Now that I'm living in the East Bay, I can point to San Francisco, and facetiously s…
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