RENATO ZERO – Soldi / Resisti

BLACK ROSE – No point runnin / Sucker for your love

Dynamic single from a cult New Wave Of British Heavy Me(n)tal band.I think they had also an album in Casablanca, home of the related sounding Angel(American symphonic/prog band of 70s with extremely flashy glam image).

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TAXXI – Girl (New York city)

A totally lost in time new wavish aor group from England with two albums in its roster.Confused sound is what characterizes Taxxi, trying hard to fit with the lame commercial line of 80s Slick Rock.

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RITA MITSOUKO – Marcia baila

The French intellectual synth pop answer to Sparks?Maybe…But Les Rita Mitsuko had almost written (in the mid 80s) half the story of the new wave,boogie rock n roll and punk rock of Indie France,having Fred Cichin to be the basic member of the first underground band of this country after 1976-the legendary Gazoline.The others were Stinky Toys(with ”carrere” in punk pop England) and Extrabreit playing energetic and chaotic rock n roll and-yes-being punk…Catrin(Ringer) love you… R.I.P Fred.

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WASP – 95-nasty

Blackie Goozman’s (Blackie Lawless) WASP in trashy pseudo glam metal adventures full of sexist narcissism,cocaine and Malibou life boredom…The one time member of early New York Dolls,proves that the 80s metal stars were exactly what ”Spinal Tap” explained-Shits full of guitar heavy ugliness and Plastic Blondes.Sorry Heavy Metal it’s not your fault!

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KORGIS – Everybody’s got to learn sometime / Dirty postcards

Modern/intellectual and romantic new wave pop from a combo that existed long time before England’s charts were attacked by the commercial-but charming- sofisti pop of Visage,ABC, Spandau Ballet, Adam Ant etc.The story of Korgis holds from the folk rock adventures of Stackridge(70s beatles influenced quirky band with bad hairstyle but wonderful songs and lyrics structures) and specifically Andy Davis an ex hippie and connoisseur of the -then strong-ethos of new wave aesthetics.Not for all tastes,and sure not for them who detest”lightweight stuff”…

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