Tag Archives: 80s

The Human League (14/12/24, OVO Arena Wembley, London, England, UK)

Trudging all the way to Wembley is never fun for me in itself, so making the trip requires some pretty damn strong incentive; thankfully, Saturday night provided just that with the Human League concluding their Generations tour at the OVO … Continue reading

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #5: ‘Nemurenu Mori no Bijo’ by Saki Takaoka (from Megazone 23 III)

Whatever else the Wachowskis ripped off from the Megazone 23 trilogy, they couldn’t emulate the sheer awesome that is the soundtrack. Here’s a sample: When that violin kicks in, you know what time it is! ~MRDA~

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #4: ‘Hono’o no Violence’ by Hironobu Kageyama (from M.D. Geist).

If I had to narrow down my Top Five animé tunes, this would definitely be on the fucking list: Kinda hot-blooded for an emotionless, walking apocalypse. Between this and ‘Destron Sanka’, Kageyama sure loved his villains back in the 80s! … Continue reading

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #3: ‘https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKL_pnvARkU’ by ANDY (from Mospeada)

Cos every bloke is a Lonely Soldier Boy, ‘In Search of Lost Legends’… Shame that the soundtrack constitutes the highlight of the whole series; in fact, as far as storytelling goes, I’d even venture to say Robotech improved matters! Actually, … Continue reading

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Animé #2: ‘Destron Sanka’ by Hironobu Kageyama (from Transformers: The Headmasters)

Evil never sounded so good! Enjoy: Oh, and the lyrics are awesome! ~MRDA~

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MRDA’s Crowning Music of Anime #1: ‘Can’t Say Good-Bye’ by MAKE-UP (from Saint Seiya)

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Supaa Shinguingu Shojo Saikuron Rehnjaa…. Kirusuten Dansuto!

A cute cover of a fun, though thoroughly un-P.C., 80s tune: Also, Kirsten Dunst almost always wears non-native hair colours well: first in Spidey 1 and now here. Try not to “turn Japanese” over this one, lads! In other news….I’ve … Continue reading

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Victimless Criminal!! Time To (Inazuma) Kick The Habit!

I had to do a double-take when I read this in Tuesday’s Metro. Is this the same Sakai who sang this pretty little ditty? Now we know what she meant by “HIGH, HIGH, HIGH, HIGH!” As expected, she came out … Continue reading

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Here’s One for All You Lovers in the Dark…

I dare the partnered blokes on my nakama list to serenade their beloved(s)with this! ~MRDA~

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NAITO SEIBAZ…SANJO!

Bubblegum Crisis: The Movie? Hopefully it won’t be an avoidable abortion like the Dragonball movie. ~MRDA~

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