Bowie is on my list of acts I wish I had seen live. As for what's been reported in the article, I've seen Nirvana ('93), Talking Heads (the Rock Hall induction in 2002, but still…), The Smiths ('86), Ramones ('95, so not the actual original lineup), and Prince ('99, at an outdoor celebration of Minnesota acts in…

I'd add John Hiatt's "Warming Up To The Ice Age" to this list. I'm one of the biggest '80s new wave fans on the planet, and I also love bands that mix synths with rock (The Fixx are a prime example), but this album is just bogged down by a horribly dated, synthetic sound that probably seemed groundbreaking to Hiatt at…

I can see the point of The Cars being a great singles band, but that debut album is essential. I'd suggest getting a trade credit for some of these purged CDs and at least grab that debut.

The original ending DID have her end up with Duckie (that's how it ends in the book), but test audiences hated it, so they had to re-shoot it. Andrew McCarthy was involved with another movie during that time that required him to lose a lot of weight; that's why he looks so sickly at the end (and I believe he's wearing…

There is no bigger piece of crap on the planet than this song, and that means it trumps "Kokomo" and Billy Joel's "River Of Dreams" in the top crap contest. The problem is that there just aren't that many Xmas songs, so in addition to hearing the same tired "chestnuts" year after year, we also get to hear this piece…

I live about 5 minutes away from that store but have never gone in.

OK, I don't have time to read through all the comments, so forgive if this has already been asked - did anyone notice the Baba Booey reference at the water bar? One of the brands listed was "Dell'Abate Farms."

When I started collecting laserdiscs back in 1989, I picked up the movie "Punchline" based purely on the fact that it showed a laughing Tom Hanks on the cover. "Tom Hanks as a comedian? OK, I'm game." I ended up liking it, but I don't always have the best of luck when purchasing a movie without seeing it first. Also,…

I've had a number of them, but the first was probably seeing The B-52's on SNL in 1979. I was 11, and I was staying at a friend's that night (both he and his mother were originally from England). I was blown away because I had never seen a band/performance like that before, and when my friend realized this he said…

He's also in "Love Song" by Simple Minds

My "media ruined" is not a story of something I can't hear anymore because it makes me sad over the loss. Instead, it's songs that I can't hear without thinking of an ex from a long, long time ago because she ruined them for me in some way. For instance, I love "The Promise" by When In Rome, but I can still hear her…