Hi I'm Mike! I'm a FLIP (Filipino-American) and am originally from the Washington, DC area. I'm a self confessed retired wannabe club kid / music geek who has an unhealthy obsession with the 80's. I'm still really into house music (new and old). I even run an active music/dj mix podcast too! The South Bay area of LA is now my home.

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doimoveyou:

Dimitri From Stoke On Trent “I Wanna Be Your Lobster” by Hands Of Time

They still have it going on.  A big hands up to that white lady back-up singer too!  WERQ!  It looks like Heaven 17 are going to go on tour in the UK soon in celebration (and my horror, LOL) of the 30th anniversary of their album PENTHOUSE AND PAVEMENT.  Apparently songs from it will be performed live with a band for the first time ever!  For more information, check out the clips from So Hip It Hurts.

Temptation is probably favorite song from them. And That’s No Lie is probably my 2nd most favorite.  They had a great element of soulfulness to their music.  <3

80srecordparty:

Karma Chameleon b/w That’s The Way (I’m Only Trying To Help You)
Culture Club, Epic Records/USA (1983) 

I remember buying this particular 12” back in high school.  Because it was an import, I think I had to scrounge up $9.99 in allowance money to buy it.  In some ways I thought I got gypped because the song wasn’t remixed or extended.  I ended up really treasuring it because of the ‘exclusive’ artwork that wasn’t on the US version of the single and the ultra thinness of the vinyl.  On one fateful day the disc slipped out of my hands and onto the floor.  The record fell literally on it’s side and and entire piece of the vinyl cracked and shattered into bits.  I was devastated and never really the same person ever again … well, not really.  I finally got over it a few years later when I realized that import records really weren’t that exclusive to find.  Oh well, it was a cool story, right?!?  LOLOL.

The b-side to this single was a really mellowed version of “Jump” by Van Halen.  I just thought that it was the most brilliant thing at the time.  Little did I know that the a-side would actually rock my socks off as well a few years later when I went to college.  It’s one of my all time favorite pop songs ever.