The SFB

Random musings from a Gen X life lived on the edge… of nothing except Lake Erie. 70s and 80s pop culture and music.

New Wave

  • That Midnight Special Reel

    It’s been a year and my obsession with The Cars hasn’t abated one bit. So after watching The Cars perform Just What I Needed on The Midnight Special for about the millionth time I am inspired to write about it in depth. Because as you already know I am obsessed. The Midnight Special was a Read more

  • 1978, New Wave, and The Cars

    Another take on the New Wave cred of my current favorite old band and a little review of the musical bounty of 1978. Here’s a topic that is adjacent to my obsession with The Cars:  the music of 1978. I’ve hopped in the way back machine and have been reliving my past; specifically when I Read more

  • Is Panorama the most Cars Cars album?

    What I want to discuss is the brilliance of the album Panorama. I though I loved The Cars’ first album the best. And then I though I loved Candy-O the best. And then I gave Panorama a serious listen. For a record that wasn’t particularly important to me over forty years ago, it has become Read more