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Emmy Award-winning lead animator from The Simpsons and Tourette’s Syndrome conqueror Chance Raspberry talks about his new project, which looks to be the Ultimate 80s Cartoon Sitcom: Little Billy. You can help make this a reality.
Rest In Peace, Kevin Stanton of Mi-Sex
August Darnell’s dream of writing and producing a musical is now a reality as Cherchez La Femme opens tonight to a sold-out crowd at La MaMa Theater in New York City.
We talk with Amanda Lloyd and Tanya Harrington about a special Blitz Club remembrance event set to take place on October 8th, 2016 at the Grand Pavillion in Porthcawl
Dogs, Cats and (yes) Chickens were dressed in the finest 80s-style fashions at this year’s New York Pet Fashion Show
we salute David Bowie by dedicating the entire two-hour broadcast for the week of Jan 15-21 to his music
Visage co-founder, New Romantic pioneer and former Blitz Club host Steve Strange passed away on Thursday after a heart attack while in a hospital in Egypt. He was 55.
Dexys trombone player “Big Jim” Paterwson is back on with us. Paterson will talk about a drive he and his wife, Sandra, are working with to help raise money for young Brody Armstrong
Paul Collins, originator and the de facto curator of Power Pop music, is out today with a new guitar-driven album showcasing the genre in its purest form once again.
Win a pair of tickets to see the Retro Futura Tour’s kick-off show at the Best Buy Theater in NYC on August 21.
Thomas Dolby brings another new experience to fans with a newly-produced film and live presentation in a tour of the U.S. beginning on October 24th at the Trodadero Theater in Philadelphia.’
Revenge of the 80s Radio is happy to welcome our newest radio affiliate, TKO Replay, of the TKO Radio famly. TKO Radio is one of the world’s top internet radio stations, offering a wide cariety of music from popular tracks to alternative cuts. Based out of Spain and the UK, we will broadcast on TKO […]
Julie Brown is getting ready to bring to the stage a musical based on her hit song, “The Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun.” The singer/writer/comedienne plans to premiere the production in August at The Cavern Club in Silverlake, California.
One of the new wave movement’s most defining drummers passed on Monday. Alan Myers, who joined Devo in 1976 and was with the band for a decade, died from brain cancer.
New Romantic pioneers Visage will release their fourth studio album, Hearts and Knives, in the U.S. on June 11th. It will be the band’s first set of new music made public since 1984.
After a long fight with breast cancer and Multiple Sclerosis, singer Christina Amphlett of the Divinyls passed away at her New York home yesterday. She was 53.
Spandau Ballet announced today on their website that they will be featured in an upcoming movie.
Kate Bush today was honored in a special ceremony as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. A medal was bestowed upon the singer today by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.
Camper Van Beethoven announced their upcoming spring U.S. and European tour dates to support their newest album, “La Costa Perdida,” The band also released their video for “Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out” today.
This well-performed duet forever enshrined Funicello, a well-loved actress and singer, into classic alternative music history — and all of music history — as part of one of the oddest pairings of performers to record a song together.
Nikki Corvette and her band of young Italian rockers worked so well together during their European tour last year, they have decided to become an official group. Currently, they are gearing up for another tour of Europe beginning on April 23.
Depeche Mode’s 13th studio album, “Delta Machine.” is now available in North America.
By now you have heard what went down at Yoshii’s in San Fransisco with Michelle Shocked during her Sunday, March 17 show there. Our host, Chris Cordani, takes a look at the situation from several angles, including the hysteria that followed her comments, on our Examiner page.
Morrissey’s publicist announced that continued health problems have forced the singer to cancel the rest of his U.S. tour.
80s icons Tony Hadley and Kim Wilde hopped a British Airways plane on Sunday to play an acoustic gig for fliers and staff. They set a world record as they performed at an altitude of 43.000 feet.
The lineup for Regeneration Tour 2013 is now set. Organizers Red Entertainment announced today the artists who will perform during the August concert series.