Join me on Thursday, December 10th, at 6 and 9 pm pacific time for a special interview show with musician and songwriter Martin Page. Special treat – we will be hearing Martin’s original demo for We Built This City! I’ll be on the station’s chat board during the shows.

Doug Lynner’s World of Noise airs on Flashback Alternatives, an Internet radio station. Tune in from the left column of this page or from the station website. World of Noise shows are also available for free, on-demand streaming from this blog and other websites.

MARTIN PAGE – BIO

MARTIN PAGE, who hails from Southampton, England, first gained recognition as a songwriter in the early 80’s with Top-40 hits for Kim Carnes and Earth, Wind & Fire, among others. With Bernie Taupin, whose usual partner was Elton John (and with Dennis Lambert & Peter Wolf), Page wrote “WE BUILT THIS CITY,” a Number One Hit for Starship (their first) in 1985. Page and Taupin returned to Number One the following year with “THESE DREAMS,” recorded by Heart (also Heart’s first chart topper). Teaming up with Peter Cox and Richard Drummie of the UK group Go West, Page wrote “KING OF WISHFUL THINKING,” which was featured in the movie “PRETTY WOMAN,” and became a Top Ten hit for GO WEST in 1990, and “FAITHFUL,” another hit for Go West. With Robbie Robertson, Page penned the critically acclaimed “FALLEN ANGEL,” featured in Robbie’s first solo album. Page has also written for, produced or worked with such artists as The Commodores, Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones, Paul Young, Brian Ferry, Phil Collins and Josh Groban, among many others. As a Songwriter/Recording Artist, Page gained success in America for his own band Q-Feel, with the dance hit, “DANCING IN HEAVEN,” which brought him to this country in the early 80’s; and later, Page’s debut solo LP “IN THE HOUSE OF STONE AND LIGHT” was released in 1994. In 1995, its title track became a substantial pop and adult contemporary hit – breaking the record as the longest charting single in Billboard’s A/C Chart history, and garnering Billboard’s “1995 Top Adult Contemporary Single Of The Year” Award, and one of ASCAP’s top 5 “most played” Awards for both years 1995 and 1996 at ASCAP’s ANNUAL POP AWARDS. In 2008, Page released his 2nd solo album, “IN THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSE”, the first release from Page’s independent label, IroningBoard Records (available at CD Baby.com and iTunes), which remained in the Top 5 of CD Baby’s Top Albums Pop/Rock chart throughout the year, returning to the No.1 position over 16 months after its release. Page is currently working on his next solo album for IroningBoard Records.

For more information go to www.martinpage.com and www.myspace.com/martinpage

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the cold war with this collection of cold war inspired songs of the ’80′s.

The Music of the Cold War ’80′s – Thursday, November 12th at 6 & 9pm Pacific Time

Join me this Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the cold war. Enjoy cold war inspired music by The Sound, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Roger Waters, Alphaville, The Adolescents, Violent Femmes, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, Randy Newman, Prince, Queen, Tina Turner, Oingo Boingo, Talking Heads, OMD and Tears for Fears.

Tune in at Flashback Alternatives and join me on the chat board during the shows too.

Learn more about the Cold War ’80′s episode of Doug Lynner’s World of Noise radio show, and stream my past shows on-demand, at neatnetnoise.com.

Thanks for listening!