On Stage: Keswick hosting music treasures of the 1980s tonight
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Alarm
MTV had a major influence on rock music in the 1980. It was a springboard for hundreds of bands in a variety of genres – rock, metal, hair, pop, folk-rock and dance.
Not surprisingly, many of the bands were fluff and that resulted in a lot of “One Hit Wonders” such as Kajagoogoo, A-Ha, Toni Basil, A Flock of Seagulls and Right Said Fred.
While...