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Musician, Tech Pioneer, Performer and Author - THOMAS DOLBY- Reflects on MTV, New Memoir and More!

This edition of “A LOOK AT THE ARTS with Tom Lounges” originally aired on FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 2016

 

GUEST: Composer/Performer/Author THOMAS DOLBY

                                        

The international musical guest on this edition of “A LOOK AT THE ARTS with Tom Lounges” is the 1980s MTV synth-rocker most famous for his own solo hits like “She Blinded Me With Science”“Hyperactive,” and “Airwaves” — THOMAS DOLBY — who also contributed to a broad spectrum of songs made famous by artists ranging from Def Leppard and Foreigner, to Lene Lovich and The Thompson Twins…to name but a few.

Thomas Dolby is now a college professor at John Hopkins University and recently authored his memoir — “The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music & Technology” for Flat Iron Books.

Listeners had opportunities to call in to win hard cover copies of Dolby’s new book during the broadcast.   So write down the contest line number — (219) 769-9577 — and be ready to call in to win when prompted.

More: www.thomasdolby.com.

Tom Lounges has been a radio personality and music journalist since 1979. For the last 43 years, Tom has been reporting on entertainment as a weekly music columnist and feature writer for The Times newspaper.