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Wadia 781i, Part 2
If you wish to venture to certain places, you often feel intimidated and scared, yet curious. You wouldn't want to go alone. You'd like to have an experienced person hold your hand and guide you. Or, if you go with a… -
Wadia 781i, Part 1
After years of water accumulating on the roof, the ceiling above my desk collapsed. It's time for an upgrade. In the Spring 1984 semester, which was 25 years ago, I heard the Style Council's "My Ever Changing Moods" … -
Tara Labs RSC Digital 110, Part 3
About 25 years ago today, the Thompson Twins' Into The Gap set them apart from the rest of the new wave. It was at this time, when radio stations began to refer to the music not only as "modern rock," but as "alternativ… -
Wadia 581i SE, Part 7
Coming from run-down San Francisco public schools, I was in for quite a treat, when I attended Honolulu's Punahou [yes, Barack Obama and Michelle Wie both went here] during the summer. The first-class facilities evoked … -
Wadia 581i SE, Part 6
At the end of 1983, in the midst of that New Wave explosion, John Mellencamp's back-to-basics American rock seemed, well, out of place. Time has been kind to both New Wave and Mellencamp's 1983 album, Uh-Huh. Mellencam… -
Wadia 581i SE, Part 5
My downstairs neighbor in the early 80s was 3 years younger than I. He had a Japanese mother. I never met his Russian dad, who was long gone. His stepfather Stuart was Korean, but looked like Jackson Browne, with some… -
Wadia 581i SE, Part 4
25 years ago, the Thompson Twins made it kind of cool not to conform to the way others wanted you to look. I loved the taunting "Lies," which basically says: don't promise something you have no intention of fulfilling. … -
Wadia 581i SE, Part 3
In late 1983, Kool & The Gang came out with "Joanna." Problem was, I didn't have any classmates named Joanna. I had known K&TG from the 70s, primarily through "Jungle Boogie," "Open Sesame," and "Ladies Night."… -
Wadia 581i SE, Part 2
New York's Anthrax recorded State Of Euphoria in the summer of 1988. The album came out just after the school year started. As summer turned to fall, everyone thought that the New York Giants were going to go all the w… -
Wadia 581i SE, Part 1
In late 1988, we began to hear about DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Who would have known that Will Smith would have become such a star? But anyway, just as Michael Jackson's early-80s music appealed to both kids…
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