[ College Rock ] --  I turn 43 this week. Now, how do I work my birthday into one of my weekly 80s post? By looking at the years that, in m...

[ A Very Good Earth (Fri)day ] -- This week our Flashback Friday falls upon a date of intersection. Today is Earth Day , a time to refl...

Today's Flashback is brought to you by Montgomery Theater's  production of Tom Dudzick's "Hail Mary!" ...

"Playing with the Rain" from http://dryicons.com [ Rain Over Me ] --  I've been terribly busy this week and my good f...

[April Fools'] --  April 1. The 32nd of March . April Fools' (or All Fools) Day. Yes, we have come to that annual observance of mir...

[Phil in the Blank] -- As I mentioned in last week's flashback ( Miami Sound Machine ), Phil Collins took time earlier this month t...

[Miami Sound Machine] --  Notice how often today's artists have their releases pushed in TV shows and commercials? How about the r...

Vince Clarke (Image Credit: Bradford Shellhammer ) [ The Clarke Factor ] -- Unless you enjoyed scouring album liner notes due to a se...

[Bonded] --  Today's Flashback is shaken, not stirred, because we're looking at title songs for James Bond films in the 80s. In tha...

[ Heirs of Avalon ] --  This week's theme has nothing whatsoever to do with the court of King Arthur. No, today I am dealing with bands ...