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YEAR: 1989

albums are in italics, songs in quotes

1) Change by Alarm, The

2) "She's My Ex" by All

3) "Love Shack" by B-52's

4) Bad English by Bad English

5) Storm Front by Billy Joel

6) The Blases by Blases, The

7) Oh Mercy by Bob Dylan

8) Workbook by Bob Mould

9) "Let the Day Begin" by Call, The

10) "Sheriff Fatman" by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

11) "Don't Make Me Dream About You" by Chris Isaak

12) "God Is A Bullet" by Concrete Blonde

13) Fun & Games by Connells, The

14) "Down to the Wire" by Crash Vegas

15) Sonic Temple by Cult, The

16) Disintegration by Cure, The

17) Waking Hours by Del Amitri

18) "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode

19) The End of the Innocence by Don Henley

20) Stuck in Wonderamaland by Dramarama

21) "Come Out Fighting" by Easterhouse

22) "Good Thing" by Fine Young Cannibals

23) Cycles by Fundamentals, The

24) "Always Saturday" by Guadalcanal Diary

25) "Come Anytime" by Hoodoo Gurus

26) "When The River Runs Dry" by Hunters and Collectors

27) Indigo Girls by Indigo Girls

28) Too Long in the Wasteland by James McMurtry

29) "When The Night Comes" by Joe Cocker

30) Blaze of Glory by Joe Jackson

31) Eddie And The Cruisers II by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

32) The Cold Hard Truth by John Eddie

33) The Third Party by Jules Shear

34) The Sensual World by Kate Bush

35) "Let Love Rule" by Lenny Kravitz

36) "Pure" by Lightning Seeds, The

37) New York by Lou Reed

38) "So Alive" by Love and Rockets

39) Good Evening by Marshall Crenshaw

40) "No Myth" by Michael Penn

41) "Rockin' In The Free World" by Neil Young

42) Voices Of Babylon by Outfield, The

43) The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Guitar by Peter Case

44) "Here Comes Your Man" by Pixies

45) "Spend it on Love" by Rainmakers, The

46) Brain Drain by Ramones, The

47) Don't Tell a Soul by Replacements, The

48) "You Got It" by Roy Orbison

49) 11 by Smithereens, The

50) "Future 40`s (String Of Pearls)" by Syd Straw

51) "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears

52) "All That You Have Is Your Soul" by Tracy Chapman

53) "Heaven" by Warrant

54) "No More Rain" by Well of Souls

55) Winter Hours by Winter Hours

56) "The Mayor of Simpleton" by XTC

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(MORRISTOWN, NJ) -- Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty has announced the line-up for this year's free annual Morristown Jazz & Blues Festival. It will be held on Saturday, August 16; on the Green. The music begins at noon and runs until 10:00pm. As it has for the past three years, the Festival will honor two of its founders, Linda Smith and Michael Fabrizio, who both sadly passed away in June 2021.


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The Newton Theatre presents FJ - A Tribute to Foreigner & Journey



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UPCOMING SHOWS

The Newton Theatre presents Jefferson Starship

(NEWTON, NJ) -- Jefferson Starship brings their 50th Anniversary Tour to The Newton Theatre on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 8:00pm. One of the most successful arena rock bands of the '70s and '80s, they earned 3 platinum and 8 gold records, as well as numerous Top 40 Billboard singles. As they celebrate their 50th anniversary, the band reaches a rare milestone that only a few bands ever achieve.


Stone Pony Summer Stage presents Warren Zeiders with special guest Tyler Braden



WDHA presents Ace Frehley at Starland Ballroom



The Levoy Theatre presents 2U - "The World's 2nd Best U2 Show"






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