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Trans Am recalls the robot-friendly, futuristic doom of previous efforts on Liberation, their election year release, where the band uses the sounds of Washington D.C, talking heads, hummers and all, to depict the blue pill’s sense of horror on the war on terror.
Several solo attempts and greatest hits later, the girls are back with God Bless the Go Go’s, where the band mocks their short-lived careers, producing rather unflattering effects.
While some were sitting at home watching American Idol last Wednesday night, many of Minneapolis’ less disenchanted crowd were off at the Hot Hot Heat concert at the Quest.
The Flesh, a fearless quartet hailing from Brooklyn, whose creative recycling of eighties, R&B and hip hop, alongside Bible references and Freudian thought create a new world order in both music that dares its competitors to keep up with the times.
The eighties were a tough decade for any stars wanting to make a lasting impression on pop music.
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