Dave Wakeling Archives

New Wave: Dare To Be Different (Documentary Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 7, 2018

Every generation wants something they can call their own. They want to stand apart from the past, be remembered for their forward-thinking ideals, and most certainly have their own musical identity. That in mind, back in the 1980s, change was in the air. The younger ... Read More

The English Beat – Here We Go Love (Album Review)

ALfie Vera MellaALfie Vera MellaJune 14, 2018

Originally known as The Beat in their homeland and as The English Beat in North America, the band that was formed in 1978, in Birmingham, England, primarily by Vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, was among the forerunners of the Two-Tone Post-Punk scene that flourished ... Read More

Interview – Dave Wakeling of The English Beat

CrypticRockCrypticRockApril 24, 2018

The Beat, or known in the United States and Canada as The English Beat, and in Australia as The British Beat, are one of those bands which are difficult to categorize on a shelf at the local record store. A melting pot of styles, ranging ... Read More

Soul Asylum & The English Beat Roll Into The Paramount Huntington, NY 6-28-16

Jackie BarbourJackie BarbourJuly 12, 2016

Out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Soul Asylum has been one of the hardest working bands in Alternative Rock for nearly thirty-five years. Sleeping on floors and struggling to get by is all part of the charm that make up the early days of this band who take ... Read More

Dave Wakeling

New Wave: Dare To Be Different (Documentary Review)

The English Beat – Here We Go Love (Album Review)

Interview – Dave Wakeling of The English Beat

Soul Asylum & The English Beat Roll Into The Paramount Huntington, NY 6-28-16

New Wave: Dare To Be Different (Documentary Review)

The English Beat – Here We Go Love (Album Review)

Interview – Dave Wakeling of The English Beat

Soul Asylum & The English Beat Roll Into The Paramount Huntington, NY 6-28-16

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Absolight

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Interview – Donna Pescow

Interview – Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny

Interview – Jem Tayle & Boris Williams of Vamberator

EC Comics – Epitaphs From The Abyss (Comic Review)

A Flock of Seagulls – Some Dreams (Album Review)

Wicked (Movie Review)