Category Archives: 80s Rock

Tom Warner Reminisces About His Towerlight Daze

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Tom Warner

“S’More of My Back Pages Or: One Man’s Clippings Are Another Man’s Kindling” By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 4/25/2012) “I opened the Pandora’s Box that is the bottom drawer of my bedroom dresser and – buried beneath the whip, handcuffs … Continue reading →


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RIP, Brian Jack

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Scott Huffines

Child’s Play Vocalist Brian Jack Has Passed Away (By Dana, Eddie Trunk.com) Reports coming out of Baltimore, Maryland reveal that Child’s Play vocalist Brian Jack has died. No details on the cause of death have been stated as of yet. … Continue reading →


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Baltimore Hair Bands Then and Now

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Scott Huffines

By Wesley Case (Midnight Sun, 3/26/2012) More than 25 years ago, the Baltimore hard-rock scene was almost as big as the hair. Bands such as Kix, Mannekin, Child’s Play and DC Star toured the country, signed major-label record deals and … Continue reading →


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Harp, the Herald Angels Sing

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Tom Warner

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Mark Harp (1957-2004) Lest we forget, legendary Baltimore musician Mark Linthicum – better known to friends and local music lovers as Mark Harp or “Harpo” (for his resemblance to the similarly curly-haired Harpo Marx) – … Continue reading →


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AC/DC – “T.N.T.” Live at the Capital Centre, Xmas 1981

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Scott Huffines

AC/DC performed their classic “T.N.T.” live with a Christmas twist when they played the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland on December 21st, 1981. Their album “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)” was at the top of the charts. … Continue reading →


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Baltimore Police Kill Rocker Steve Mach

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Tom Warner

He Rocked Until Until He Dropped by Tom Warner (Baltimore or Less) BALTIMORE, MD – On October 2, Baltimore police shot and killed former Vamps and Skin & Bones bassist Steve Mach, 52, in his South Baltimore home after he … Continue reading →


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Heavy Metal Parking Lot: The Interview

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Cale (Brightest Young Things, 2/3/2011) Cale: So give us a brief back story to Heavy Metal Parking Lot? Who are you guys? Jeff Krulik: We’re Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, long term local residents who were fortunate enough to … Continue reading →


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Baltimore Rock 1985: Larry Hinshaw Leaves Child’s Play

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Scott Huffines

By Sue Hodges (ROX Magazine, 6/1988) PSSSST… You wanna hear some rumors being circulated about one of Baltimore’s hottest rock ‘n’ roll bands? An exceptionally large crowd gathered at Network on Saturday, June 11 to verify what rumors they had … Continue reading →


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It’s a Long Way to the Top

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Scott Huffines

Phil Wiser’s dramatic and unlikely ascent has taken him from Hammerjacks to Silicon Valley By John Lewis (Baltimore Magazine, 12/2010) Phil Wiser was a senior at Eastern Vo-Tech and something of a science geek in 1984. But Wiser wasn’t your … Continue reading →


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Kraig Krixer, R.I.P. (1951-2011)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Tom Warner

Kraig Krixer (right) with Accused frontman Dave Cawkwell According to CBS/WJZ news reports, Baltimore musician Kraig Krixer and his friend and roomate John Gurkis were found dead, and somewhat decomposed, inside Krixer’s condo at the Red Fox Farm Condos in … Continue reading →


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DC Star – 1980s Rock Videos and Commercials

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Scott Huffines

DC Star one of the original bands of the Miller Beer Rock Network in the 1980s recorded a television commercial to promote their album, “Rock & Roll Whirl.” Aordreamer.com’s DC Star Bio: The Clinton, Maryland hard rock act formed in … Continue reading →


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Schocking Dundalk

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Scott Huffines

The Go-Go’s Gina Schock was Dundalk born and bred as evidenced by this “Evening Magazine” clip from the 1980s produced by Tom D’Antoni. Baltimore accents are aplenty with her parents and Edith Massey chiming in. The Go-Go’s Notebook: Gina Drumming … Continue reading →


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