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Click here to listen to Revenge of the 80s Radio LIVE 7-9pm Ea>stern US time Tonight’s Revenge of the 80s Radio show will be special: Our featured interview will be with Robin Lane (from Robin Lane and the Chartbusters). While we talk about her life and music, we focus much of the discussion around her […]
While political pundits talk about what they call an historic U.S. election, music history will be made as well this week: Andy Prieboy‘s latest song, “Shine (Red Bead Follows Blue)” will premiere on this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio show. Prieboy had recently released four tracks to his long-awaited collection; we reviewed them here. […]
Our next Revenge of the 80s Raido show will feature an interview with Robin Lane, known in the early 80s as the leader of Robin Lane and the Chartbusters. Their most popular singles were “When Things Go Wrong” and “Why Do You Tell Lies?” While they broke up after a short period of time together, […]
The podcast for our special Revenge of the 80s Halloween 2008 show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week’s show features Halloween-themed music from artists including Bauhaus, The B-52s, Souixsie and the Banshees, The Cramps and Elvira. In the second hour, because October 31st is also Annabella Lwin‘s birthday, We […]
Click here to listen to Revenge of the 80s Radio LIVE 7-9pm Ea>stern US time Tonight’s Revenge of the 80s Radio Show will feature some 80s Halloween-themed music and an rebroadcast of our interview with Annabella Lwin from earlier this year. October 31st is Annabella’s birthday. br> Part of the discussion with Ms. Lwin is […]
Yep Roc Records announced that X founder John Doe has released a 5-song CD with each track being a version of his song “The Golden State.” Included in this collection is a live track and one recorded by 90s artist Eddie Vedder. At the time of this post, the CD is only available in independent […]
This week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio show features a few deeper cuts from some of your favorite artists of the 80s, including Rose McDowall’s solo acoustic version of her Strawberry Switchblade mega-hit “Since Yesterday.” McDowall celebrated her birthday on October 21st. Other artists featured in this week’s show include the Time Bandits, Joy Division, […]
One of the world’s most original and creative musical couples recently introduced their newest album, and it is aimed at listeners who think Wall of Voodoo is something that Hecate’s Angels once used to decorate a Drywall Project. While one never knows what to expect from longtime musical partners Stan Ridgway and Peitra Wexstun, Silly […]
Former Blasters co-founder Dave Alvin‘s new 2-CD set will be released soon. The Best of the Hightone Years is a “best-of” compilation put out by Shout! Factory Records that will also feature one previously unreleased track and three remastered ones. The release date is scheduled for October 28th. [amazonify]B001IZBU28[/amazonify] Alvin and his brother, Phil, formed […]
This week’s show features an interview with 80s movie icon Eddie Deezen, who is best known to many as “Menlo Schwartzer” in Surf II, “Wesley” from Midnight Madness, “Eugene” from Grease (1 & 2). “Eddie Lipschitz” from The Whoopie Boys and several other characters. Our discussion kicks off the second half of the show; we […]
Click here to listen to Revenge of the 80s Radio LIVE 9-11pm Ea>stern US time Tonight on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we talk with 80s movie icon Eddie Deezen, known to many as “Menlo Schwartzer” from Surf II, “Wesley” from Midnight Madness, “Eugene” from both Grease movies and several other characters. He is also […]
Eddie Deezen is our fuest on this week’s Revenge of the 80s
Our podcast for the week of 10/10 is up, featuring a re-broadcast of our interview with Nikki Corvette, former singer from Nikki and The Corvettes and current frontwoman for Nikki Corvette and The Stingrays. The discussion leads off the second hour of the show. Nikki talks about how she got started in music after befriending […]
Click here to listen to Revenge of the 80s Radio LIVE 9-11pm Ea>stern US time Earlier this year, I spoke with Nikki Corvette, former singer from Nikki and The Corvettes and current frontwoman for Nikki Corvette and The Stingrays. We will re-broadcast that interview for this week’s show to lead off the second hour. We […]
New York Mets fans recently celebrated the last-ever game at their beloved Shea Stadium in Queens after a heart-breaking team collapse to close out the season. For those who wagered on the winning team, they can now claim their prizes on sites like Betwiz. Even though the closing of their crosstown rivals’ stadium in The […]
This week’s Revenge of the 80s podcast is up, featuring several requests from listeners from over the past few weeks. Tracks played includes work from Missing Persons, The Cocteau Twins, Amazulu and The Tom Tom Club. We also play “L.O.V.E.” a new track by Annabella Lwin. We featured this song after our interview with her […]
After we reviewed Andy Prieboy’s newest material on this website, I received an e-mail from Edwin Vacek, one of his biggest fans. He sent me a link to a video he compiled for Prieboy’s “Pricks Up Front” on YouTube. It is well done with excellent video editing and timing. I also applaud his being an […]
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Lynn Goldsmith twice on Revenge of the 80s Radio: once on her career as a photographer and director and once about her alter ego Will Powers. During those discussions we talked about Goldsmith’s upcoming exhibits and shows. One of them, “Rock and Roll,” begins October 2nd at […]
The podcast is up for this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio Show. During the program, Andy Taylorand I having a brief discussion on his new book: Wild Boy: My Life In Duran Duran. [amazonify]0446509302:right[/amazonify] Our review can be found here; our discussion leads off the second hour of the show. We also play a […]
Former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor‘s recently-released memoir, Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran, tells not only of his life and career, but his side of what went on between himself and his band mates before and after each of their breakups. Industry publications and internet discussions put out several conflicting reports based on […]
This week, former Duran Duran and Power Station guitarist Andy Taylor checks in for a brief chat about his new book, Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran. A review of the book will be posted later this week on this site. We will also feature a new track from Taylor: “Mad Dogs and Englishmen.”
The podcast for this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio show, featuring an interview with Will Powers, is up and available at the bottom of this post. Will is actually Lynn Goldsmith, the brilliant world-class photographer and director who brought us the album Dancing for Mental Health, which is currently available on CD Baby. [amazonify]0810994054[/amazonify]Goldsmith […]
Here is a heads-up to fans of Strawberry Switchblade: every once in a while, Rose MacDowall sells some old clothes and/or memorabilia from her days in the band on eBay. She and a friend who helps with some of her internet presence will normally announce what’s up for auction on their MySpace Blog. At the […]
Our guest for this Friday night’s broadcast/podcast of Revenge of the 80s Radio will be Will Powers, who is really Lynn Goldsmith, world-renowned photographer and director who is the brains, voice and driving force behind Will Powers and The Will Powers Institute. Lynn talks about the beginnings of Will Powers as an idea of hers […]
According to her MySpace page, Annabella Lwin was recently in the studio recording a track for her upcoming benefit CD to aid victims of the devastating Cyclone Nargis in May. The storm ravaged the singer’s birthplace of Yangon, Myanmar, Burma — killing many and destroying several homes. Lwin’s site editor reveals some big names involved […]
Our Revenge of the 80s Radio Podcast for this week (9/12) is up and available at the end of this post. We featured music from Dexy’s Midnight Runners The Little Girls, an early selection from Icehouse, a track from King’s Bittersweet album *the second and final one from the band), The Tom Tom Club and […]
Wall of Voodoo fans might still argue these days on who was better as their lead singer: Stan Ridgway or Andy Prieboy. In truth, it is impossible to compare the two because they are two very different performers who each were the face of two very different bands. While both men are master storytellers, Ridgway’s […]
According to the Agora Hills local newspaper, The Acorn (as seen also on the Berlin Fan Page), former Berlin Lead Singer Terri Nunn has been named this year’s Grand Marshall at their local Adobe Reyes Days Parade on Saturday, October 4th. Nunn and her family have been living in the suburban LA town for about […]
The podcast for our 9/5/08 Revenge of the 80s Radio Show is now available at the bottom of this post. During the program, we featured music from various artists including REM, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Strrawberry Switchblade and The Clash. We also features a studio recording of The Little Girls’ “The Earthquake Song” from their […]