Dec 01 | This week in 1989

#1 at KUKQ/Phoenix: “Love Is A Shield” by German synth-pop group Camouflage. Their follow-up single, “One Fine Day,” is at #40. Big Audio Dynamite, Mick Jones’s post-Clash group, is at #2 with “Contact,” while fellow Clash man Joe Strummer is… Continue reading

Jul 28 | This week in 1990

#1 at KUKQ/Phoenix: “Policy Of Truth” by the always cooler-than-cool Depeche Mode. At #2 is Concrete Blonde’s biggest hit, “Joey,” sung by the always sultry Johnette Napolitano (no relation to our ex-guv). What a great sounding group — so many… Continue reading