The Plimsouls are the most recent in a long line of musical acts to fight a legal battle over the rights to their shared band name. By Bill Donahue Members of the 1980s new wave band The Plimsouls ...

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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The Plimsouls was an L.A.-based power-pop band from the ‘80s. It wasn’t quite as punk-inclined as acts like X or as poppy as the Knack, but the Plimsouls had plenty of urgent energy and plenty of ...

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 ...

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Dead Boys will be touring with The Plimsouls and Wreckless Eric for a few dates this fall for an evening of classic late-’70s / early-’80s punk and power-pop. Currently there are three Northeast shows ...

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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 ...