First loves don’t always last, but they change everything! Jessica Rothe and Josh Whitehouse take a tripindicular chance on romance in Valley Girl, a musical remake of the 1983 classic, which arrives on Digital on May 8, 2020, thanks to Orion Classics. Julie (Rothe: La La...
As the pioneering, 1979-forming, England-originating band Modern English progressed, its music became more instrumentally intricate and Classical-inspired. To classify the band at that point as New Romantic was very befitting. The third album, Ricochet Days, may be regarded as the peak of the band’s musicality—a...
Under most circumstances, it is impossible to go back in time to relive past events. That is of course unless you have a hypothetical device such as time machine. Seriously though, the past is the past, and while we would like to relive it, it...
Modern English is a band regarded as popular and obscure at the same time. Popular because their 1982 single “I Melt with You” remains to this day a worldwide radio regular and film soundtrack staple. Obscure, for many people remember the song but not the album...
Back in the early 1980s, something unique was brewing on the UK Rock scene. Born from Punk Rock, the new genre would famously become known as the New Romanticism movement - spawning bands including Visage, Duran Duran, and Spandau Ballet, just to name a few. A...
Doubtlessly, the release of the much-awaited eighth album of the legendary and seminal Post-Punk/New Wave band Modern English is the proper epitome of many music analysts’ favorite description: “A return to original form.” Indeed, Take Me to the Trees is a completion of a stylistic circle,...
The New Romanticism scene coming out of the United Kingdom in the dawn of the 1980s was filled with talented and unique artists. Born from a mix of Rock, Punk, and Pop, the genre soon dominated the decade with a list of bands rising to prominence,...
The English band known as Modern English may be regarded paradoxically as popular and obscure at the same time - popular because their 1982 single “I Melt With You” remains to this day a favorite radio staple in many countries; obscure, for many people recognize...
