http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/posts/tags/whfs/page/1/ Songs I Like en Vox Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:29:24 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss whfs http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/way-of-the-west.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/way-of-the-west.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/way-of-the-west.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:29:24 -0700 I've been saving up my Way of the West singles for eventual ripping; they were another English band who were a minor staple on the WHFS of the original new wave era, usually represented by their song "Don't Say That's Just For White Boys." I alwa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/way-of-the-west.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf27b7c0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock new wave 80s whfs way of the west pete carney pete kearney http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/broken-land.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/broken-land.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/broken-land.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:45:23 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f2bb050005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398f2bb050005-50si" alt="The Adventures - Broken Land" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf118770002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48cf118770002-50si" alt="In Tua Nua - All I Wanted (1988)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm back from a non-blogging week in the sprawl of suburban Maryland with my head full of music I want to share, only a fraction of which I'll get around to. I spent one afternoon in the planned city of Columbia; you can't go to Columbia without ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/broken-land.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00f48d0fd3510001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 80s ireland adventures whfs in tua nua http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/radiohead-reminds-me-of-simple-minds.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/radiohead-reminds-me-of-simple-minds.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/radiohead-reminds-me-of-simple-minds.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:15:20 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cea5950002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cea5950002-50si" alt="06 - Where I End And You Begin" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ceef5d0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ceef5d0002-50si" alt="Simple Minds - Theme for Great Cities" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cf38560002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398cf38560002-50si" alt="Simple Minds - Androgyny(1)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Back in 2003, Radiohead fan Mrs. Veneer got me a little on board the Radiohead bandwagon by steering me toward a handful of songs that were near-perfect matches for my personal music receptors (Airbag, Electioneering, Idioteque). So I picked up H... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ceb4550004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock new wave radiohead 90s 80s scotland 00s copy simple minds whfs http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/homegrown-goth-vigil.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/homegrown-goth-vigil.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/homegrown-goth-vigil.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:04:04 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398c60ca50001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398c60ca50001-50si" alt="Vigil - I Love You Equinox" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398c65e940003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398c65e940003-50si" alt="Vigil / HereToday : Equinox" /></a> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398c65ec30003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398c65ec30003-50si" alt="Vigil / Here Today : Whistle in the Yard" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> One Baltimore-area band to almost hit it big in the 80s was Vigil; I think they were actually based in Glen Burnie. The quartet of Jo Connor, Andy Reynolds, "X Factor" and Gregg Maizel had gained a local following under the moniker "Here Today," ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398c60cb40001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 80s goth baltimore maryland wax museum here today vigil whfs jo connor http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/lost-and-found.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/lost-and-found.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/lost-and-found.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:26:24 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ba47ae0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ba47ae0004-50si" alt="Childinme" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It was a fantastic weekend for finding long-lost songs: I found two! The first is "The Child in Me" by Philadelphia band Stranger to Stranger (1983-1992). Released in 1985 as a 12-inch single, it became a staple on WHFS, even after its transform... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/lost-and-found.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398ba4c880003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 80s philadelphia synthpop puppets cbgb whfs stranger to stranger nervus rex shaun brighton 4a.d. http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/sheffield-continued-the-human-league.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/sheffield-continued-the-human-league.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/sheffield-continued-the-human-league.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 03 Nov 2007 06:45:07 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398b9a9b10002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398b9a9b10002-50si" alt="01 - The Things That Dreams Are Made Of" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Human League was the first Sheffield band I ever heard: switching radio stations to WHFS in 1982 to check out the "new wave," "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of" is one of the songs that made me a convert. That wacky synth playing under the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/sheffield-continued-the-human-league.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398b9beba0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new wave 80s human league synthpop sheffield whfs http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/that-reminds-me-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Burl Veneer) http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/that-reminds-me-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/that-reminds-me-1.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:11:13 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/audio/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398afdc6f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398afdc6f0003-50si" alt="Sponge - Wax Ecstatic" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> of Sponge's "Wax Ecstatic." In my lean music years of the mid-90s I didn't hear much outside of the barely-tolerable watered-down "modern rock" that WHFS was offering, and I never liked the two songs by Sponge that they always played, "Plowed" ("... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://burlveneer.vox.com/library/post/that-reminds-me-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144aef1d3c7f00e398afbfc00001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock 90s sponge modern rock whfs