Roadie is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling rock and roll show. The film stars Meat Loaf and marks his first starring role in a film. There are also cameo appearances by musicians such as Roy Orbison and Hank Williams […]
“Bad Girls” is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her 1979 seventh studio album of the same name. It was released as the album’s second single on June 23, 1979, by Casablanca Records. The song was produced by Summer’s regular collaborators Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and co-written by Summer and the Brooklyn […]
Beatin’ the Odds is the third studio album by American southern rock band Molly Hatchet, released in 1980. This is the first album with new vocalist Jimmy Farrar, who replaced Danny Joe Brown. A remastered edition of the album was issued in 2008 by Rock Candy Records, with four live bonus tracks and extensive liner […]
Givin’ Herself Away (1982, Warner Bros) is the fourth solo album by Gail Davies. Gail Davies (born Patricia Gail Dickerson; June 5, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and the first female record producer in country music. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson and the sister of songwriter Ron Davies. Gail’s son, Chris […]
Energy is the fifth studio album by The Pointer Sisters, released in 1978 on the Planet label. After a brief split following sister Bonnie’s departure from the Pointer Sisters, a musically reinvented and recharged Pointer Sisters returned composed of Ruth, Anita and June. Their first album for Planet, this was also the first album produced […]
West Coast Confidential is an album (and his only) by Steven T (Steven Tetsch), released in 1978 on Dream Records. Tracks 1 Outskirts Of Town (Steven Tetsch) 3:19 2 Sweet Delight (Steven Tetsch) 3:29 3 L. A. Blues (Steven Tetsch) 4:32 4 These Are My Life And Times (Steven Tetsch,Kim Fowley) 3:22 5 Number One […]
Mr Big is the third album by the British band Mr Big (not to be confused with the American rock band). It was released in 1977 on EMI. The band toured in 1977 in the United States in February, March and April with Tom Petty, Journey, Kansas and The Runaways. Meanwhile, the single “Romeo” reached […]
Heaven Tonight is Cheap Trick‘s third studio album, produced by Tom Werman and released in 1978. The album was remastered and released with bonus tracks on Sony’s Epic/Legacy imprint in 1998. The album cover features lead singer Robin Zander and bassist Tom Petersson on the front, with Rick Neilsen and Bun E. Carlos on the […]
“Surrender” is a single by Cheap Trick released in June 1978 from the album Heaven Tonight. It was the first Cheap Trick single to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 62. Its success in Japan, as well as the success of its preceding singles which are known as “Clock Strikes Ten” and […]
Love In The Shadows is an album by Anita Lindblom, released in 1978 Anita Lindblom (14 December 1937 – 6 September 2020) was a Swedish actress and singer. She appeared in thirteen films between 1957 and 1974. Lindblom also recorded music. Her single Sånt är livet (a cover of Roy Hamilton’s You Can Have Her) […]