Rita M. Johnson

Wired, LA Weekly, Beer Connoisseur

 

1. Rick Springfield

 

2. Stevie Nicks

 

3. Falco

 

4. The Cassandra Complex

A late '80s industrial group on the Play It Again Sam/Wax Trax labels. They had a memorably unforgettable song called "Ted Bundy," I believe. The chorus went like this: "My name is Ted Bundy and I'm a very nice guy/ When I discovered girls/ I discovered they could die."

 

5. Phillip Michael Thomas

Most of us remember him from his stint on "Miami Vice" alongside Don Johnson.

 

6. 4 Non Blonds

 

7. Pat Boone

During my formative years when I thought I needed to be a born-again Christian in order to have a fulfilling life, I thought Pat Boone was an extraordinary musician.

 

8. Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is the industrial genre's version of The Spice Girls.

 

9. Deicide

Death metal. The vocals sound like the Cookie Monster trying talk dirty to Big Bird.

 

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