NME’s Best Albums of 1985

We take a look at some of the best stuff released in 1985. The first segment is music that NME rated as best of the year; the second segment is random tracks. 

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor

The Velvet Underground: Foggy Notion

Prefab Sprout: Appetite

The Smiths: How Soon Is Now?

The Fall: Bombast

Talking Heads: Road to Nowhere

New Order: The Perfect Kiss

Echo & the Bunnymen: Bring on the Dancing Horses

The Cure: Push

The Cult: Nirvana

The Replacements: Bastards of Young

INXS: Kissing the Dirt

Jan. 21, 2015 show ...

Pixies: Tony’s Theme
The Smiths: What Difference Does it Make?
Lou Reed: Busload of Faith
Cheap Trick: Tonight It’s You
Adorable: Favorite Fallen Idol
Billy Idol: Eyes Without a Face
Lava Baby: Sex Junkie
The Knack: End of the Game
Electrifixion: Who’s Been Sleeping in My Head?
The Who: Pictures of Lily
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band: Working Class Hero
Wings: Live and Let Die
Curious Ritual: No Safe Bet
The Curtain Society: Ferris Wheel
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Our Time

Baby, it's cold outside ...

How about some snowy, wintery, cold songs? At least a few ... 

The Jesus & Mary Chain: Taste the Floor

Jennifer Trynin: Snow

Iggy Pop: Cold Metal

My Bloody Valentine: Soft As Snow But Warm Inside

The Bangles: Hazy Shade of Winter

The Rolling Stones: She’s So Cold

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Cold Light

Tori Amos: Winter

Ian McCulloch: Lover Lover Lover (Indian Dawn Remix)

The Psychedelic Furs: Into You Like a Train (live)

Nancy Sinatra: Kinky Love

Prefab Sprout: Cars and Girls

Pulp: Joyriders

Blur: There’s No Other Way (remix)

Let's start the New Year off right ...

Thanks for tuning in and listening to the show. The last two week's playlists are inaccurate since there was a problem uploading the shows. It's OK though; we're back to normal now. LOL :-) Here's what I played this week:

Pixies: Tony’s Theme

Richard Ashcroft: A Song for the Lovers

Lou Reed: Vicious

The Go-Go’s: Lust to Love

Beach Boys: Don’t Worry Baby

Lucious: Go Home

Isaac Hayes: Good Love

The Psychedelic Furs: Angels Don’t Cry

The Curtain Society: Two Wonderful Stars

Carla Rae Jepsen: Call Me Maybe

Bryan Ferry: Driving Me Crazy

Midnight Oil: Outbreak of Love

Freezepop: Plastic Stars

Blur: To the End