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Aug 18, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day August 18 1981 - Dark Continent by Wall of Voodoo Released.

On this day August 18 1981, Wall of Voodoo released their debut album Dark Continent. Emerging from the Los Angeles new wave scene, the band blended western noir atmospheres with quirky electronics for a sound that felt both cinematic and strangely futuristic. Songs like Back in Flesh, Call of the West and Ring of Fire reimagined classic themes through angular guitar riffs, atmospheric keyboards and deadpan...

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