Photo by Hiroshi Iwaya
Grammy nominees NU SHOOZ filled the airwaves and dance floors of the '80s with their own brand of Soul and R&B. Known for their chart-topping crossover hits, "I Can't Wait," "Point of No Return,' and "Should I Say Yes," the band gained a worldwide fan base and a place in music history. Their smash hit “I Can’t Wait still plays somewhere on Earth every eleven minutes.
The 'Sound of the 80s' lives on in films like The End of The Tour, 10,000 Saints, Hot Tub Time Machine (and more,) plus creative advertising like Target's 'Now This Is Plaid' campaign featuring fun and funky stuff designed by Adam Lippes with 'I Can't Wait' produced by Questlove and sung by Iconapop.
What keeps the music alive and kickin'? YOU! So thank you! Valerie & John would love to hear from you, so please get in touch on Facebook or Instagram, or our Contact page. See you on the dance floor, baby!
THE NU SHOOZ CHRONICLES
![Welcome to your summer. Yes, it's finally here! And it's the 46th anniversary of the very first NuShooz gig. [Colonel Summer's Park, Portland, Oregon, June 21st, 1979.] What a different world that was; pre-internet, no smartphones or smart toasters,](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54cee645e4b01fa0f0bfc5f9/1750512289030-8M6PFU9H9F6KHZ2HFJ94/image-asset.jpeg)
In 1986, Atlantic Records sent Valerie and me on a promotional tour of Europe. We were jet-lagged, shell-shocked by sudden fame, and completely unprepared for what we would find across the pond. We appeared on over a dozen radio and TV shows in England, France, and Italy, including a little BBC thing called…TOP OF THE POPS.
Welcome to the pre-Internet era of rock stardom, where you could conquer Europe and have no clue you were doing it.