You can call them groundbreaking. You can call them instigators. But Nasty Rox Inc just clicked. And rocked. Oh, how they rocked. Who Were They? Well, people tended to think Nasty Rox Inc were Dave Dorrell's band. And this was in 1988 so MARRS were a thing, in 1987 their 'Pump Up The Volume' was... Continue Reading →
Paul’s Boutique: A Steve Swift Overlooked Gem
No Paul's Boutique, no 'Sabotage'. In fact no Ill Communication. I'll see your Check Your Head and raise you again with this fabulous, and rather overlooked. It's odd. It's a mess. It's a sales disaster. That's a general feeling about Paul's Boutique. The first two are gloriously correct. The last? Here's what I think... Licensed... Continue Reading →
Overlooked Gems With Steve Swift: Hot Space – Queen
Hang on, hear me out. I didn’t like it when I first heard Hot Space either; I was a huge Queen fan growing up and it was all set up, ‘The Game’ was a huge hit in 1980 and the commemoration was a big one, the Greatest Hits album; the Greatest Flix video, the Greatest... Continue Reading →