These days, Peter Case is known as a respected, cult-audience artist who specializes in thoughtful neo-folk-rock. In 1981, however, Case was the frontman for The Plimsouls, a jittery, raucous band ...

If the latter conjures memories of one-hit video wonders like Toni Basil ("Mickey"), Vanilla Ice ("Ice, Ice Baby") and MC Hammer ("U Can't Touch This"), or shlocky songs like "Eye of the Tiger" ...

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In the cult-classic 80s movie “Valley Girl,” Nicolas Cage gets to beat up a rival while singer Josie Cotton is onstage, then kiss his beloved as the Plimsouls play a Hollywood punk club. We should all ...

TROY — The Spot518.com has scored a touchdown for its next concert presentation at The Hangar on The Hudson. Join us on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. for a matinee show featuring The Plimsouls Re-Souled ...

Peter Case is a man with serious cred when it comes to power-pop. His '70s band The Nerves recorded the original version of "Hanging On the Telephone," which Blondie scored a hit with, and his '80s ...

"This what we call living on the edge." The Brighton Bar in Long Branch is kind of like the bar in the iconic scene from the 1983 movie "Valley Girl" where Randy (played by Nicolas Cage) and valley ...

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