Something Thomas Morgan Robertson or, to give him his more commonly accceptable appellation, Thomas Dolby knows only too well.
Songwriter, singer, producer, entrepreneur, teacher and unabashed advocate of the "hair replacement system", I've been a fan since his debut album, The Golden Age Of Wireless in 1982, although I've admittedly followed his 21st Century music releases less closely.
A chance viewing of a 1983 performance of Hyperactive! on BBC 2's The Old Grey Whistle Test prompted me to dig out a few other Dolby classics from the (YT) archives, including a memorable performance of She Blinded Me With Science with Buzz Aldrin (as of August 2025, the oldest living astronaut) at The Smithsonian in 2013.
It's Thomas' birthday next week, so it is highly likely that more of his music will make an appearance then. Mixed in Dolby not Dobly, naturally.
1) Hyperactive (Live @ BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test) (1984)
2) Radio Silence (Official Video) (1982)
3) Europa And The Pirate Twins (Official Video) (1982)
4) Airhead (Official Video) (1988)
5) I Love You Goodbye (Official Video) (1992)
6) The Toad Lickers (Official Video) (2010)
7) She Blinded Me With Science (Live @ 'The Future Is Now' conference, The Smithsonian dt. Buzz Aldrin) (2013)
Saw him live last year, very good he was too. Subsequently found a copy of his biography "The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology" in a second-hand bookshop. The first half was entertaining, the second half about treachery in Silicon Valley rather less so.
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