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This week, Men Without Hats’ top Chapeau, Ivan Doroschuk will join us for a conversation about the band’s new album, Love In the Ago of War. Plus, classics from Midnight Oil, REM, Ron Rogers & Rikki St. James, The Fabulous Poodles, INXS, Taxxi, Kid Creole and the Coconuts and more.
Two iconic bands of the new wave era will co-headline a tour together. Blondie and Devo will play 13 dates for their “Whip It to Shreds†concert series in September.
Longtime alt-rocker Paul Weller is celebrating Sir Paul McCartney’s 70th birthday by releasing a special tribute a cover of the Beatles’ classic, “Birthday.â€
The podcast edit for our 6/15 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we play new music from Men Without Hats and Trans-X, plus classics by X, The Hoodoo Gurus, King, The Models, Fine Young Cannibals and more.
Months after completing their first North American tour in over 20 years, Men Without Hats releases their first full album in nine years, Love in the Age of War.
Revenge of the 80s Radio welcomes two new radio affiliates: Totally 80s Radio (88.4FM – Benidorm, Spain) and Whaley Radio (107.4FM – High Peaks, UK).
This week, The Love Goddess, Judy Tenuta, will be our guest. Judy has a new book, Full Frontal Tenudity ( available on iTunes),
Check out our new Revenge of the 80s Radio store at Zazzle.com for cool merch: T-shirts, doggie shirts, ale steins, pillows, mousepads and more. Show the world your love for classic alternative music and the 80s with cool Revenge of the 80s stuff: http://www.zazzle.com/revengeofthe80s
This week on Revenge of the 80s, we will feature new music from Stan Ridgway and Nikki Corvette. Plus, classics by Howard Jones, EBN-OZN, INXS, Falco, Fuzzbox, Madness, The Blow Monkeys and more.
A master of the avant garde, Pascal Languirand brought his unusual brand of music to the mainstream in 1983 with “Living on Video†two years after writing it. Little did he know it would become a new wave dance classic
This week, will feature new music from Trans-X, who released their new Hi-NRG album this week, and Ron Rogers. Also, classics by A Flock of Seagulls, Stiff Little Fingers, Mental As Anything, General Public, Dexy’s Midnight Runners and more.
Zadeh, who grew up in the 80s, developed her vocal style from years of listening to singers who influenced her, like Debbie Harry, Tony Hadley and Simon LeBon. In a recent interview on Revenge of the 80s Radio, The Californian singer says she fell in love with early 80s-era new wave
On Thursday, May 17, 2012, Adriana Kaegi (Dear Addy Digital Media, Kid Creole and the Coconuts) co-hosted Money Matters with me as I filled in as a guest host
This week on Revenge of the 80s, a re-broadcast our show featuring the top classic alternative movie soundtrack songs of the 80s with music from The Cars, Bone Symphony, Fishbone with Annette Funicello, Julie Brown and more.
This week, Maryam Zadeh, the current Tapps lead singer, is our guest. PLUS, our list of the Top 11 Horn/Sax solos of the 1980s
The recent passing of Men At Work’s Greg Ham, who was well-known for his woodwinds work on some of the band’s biggest hits, inspired me to look back into the classic alternative era for its eleven most memorable sax and horn solos:
music from The Eurythmics, Midnight Oil, The Beat Farmers, Icehouse, Wall of Voodoo, Aztec Camera and more. Plus, a music block in honor of the upcoming Girls Got Rhythm Fest in St. Paul,
This week, Pascal Languirand of Trans-X is our guest. Trans-X will release their upcoming new album, Hi-NRG, on May 21. Also, a music block tribute to Greg Ham.
Canadian new wavers Men Without Hats and Trans-X are set to release new albums in May.
With several albums and hit songs under his belt, The Beat founder Paul Collins remembers how important the local record store was and still is to our culture and to musicians. Collins and The Beat headlined a lineup of local rockers at Greenwich Village’s landmark Generation Records to show support as part of National Independent Record Store Day.
Nikki Corvette talks about her new solo tracks (of which we presented the World Radio Premiere), “I’m Stronger” and “Hot Sun.”
Among the various woodwind solos Ham will always be remembered for are the sax interlude from “Who Can It Be Now?” and the flute melody in “Down Under.”
Paul Collins, “The King of Power Pop,” will headline an all-day Record Store Day event at Generation Records on Thompson Street in New York City on Saturday, April 21. It will be the fourth annual celebration of independent record stores at the Greenwich Vilage landmark.
Tonight on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we feature driving music of the classic alternative era, with songs about cars, driving, speeding, songs with car references in them and tracks that we like to blast with the top and windows down while on the highway.
Only Nikki Corvette can get people up and dancing to a song about dealing with people of the despicable sort. The power-punk queen proves that once again with “I’m Stronger,†the lead track to her first solo release since 2006, which is set to be available worldwide on April 14th.
The Museum of Modern Art is presenting a special time-based artist exhibit, honoring the early electronic avant garde music pioneers Kraftwerk.
This week, we have a conversation with Camper Van Beethoven co-founder Jonathan Segel, who recently released his 14th solo album, All Attractions.
This week, we have a conversation with Limahl, who recently released his new single, “1983.”
As innovative as Thomas Dolby was in the 1980s, his visionary edge to music and presentation continues to impress as the synth-whiz brings his latest imaginative concoction, a time capsule, on his current U.S. tour.
With fans eagerly awaiting the band’s upcoming Love in the Age of War album later this year, Men Without Hats offers a taste with a new mix of their 1988 hit “Pop Goes the World.â€