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The 80's Hour

The songs that made you laugh and the songs that made you cry! The 80s Hour is an in-depth look at one of the most defining decades for music.

# of Episodes

34

Host

Giancarlo

First Aired

January 24th, 2019

Last Episode

March 17th, 2021

Previous broadcasts

March 17th, 2021

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Los Prisioneros, and more.

Episode 32

John Anderson, Billy Joe Shaver, Merle Haggard, and more.

November 24th, 2020

Yo La Tengo, The Misfits, Overkill, Parliament, and more.

November 17th, 2020

Steel Pulse, and more.

November 3rd, 2020

Black Box, Baltra, Fingers Inc., Against All Logic, and more.

October 27th, 2020

Ray Parker Jr., Beastie Boys, Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper, and more.

October 13th, 2020

Cocteau Twins, Tim Buckley, Huey Lewis & The News, This Mortal Coil, and more.

Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore

Life's Blood, Gang Green, Gorilla Biscuits, Suicidal Tendencies, and more.

Episode 24 - West Africa

Fela Kuti, E.T. Mensah, Alpha Blondy, Salif Keita, and more.

hate this

Toni Basil, Poison, Taco, Bon Jovi, and more.

something

Billy Bragg, Judas Priest, Oingo Boingo, Marianne Faithfull, and more.

Episode 23 - Blues

Brad Paisley, John Lee Hooker, The Gun Club, The Jeff Healey Band, and more.

late again

Talking Heads, and more.

Episode 22

Hombres G, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Los Prisioneros, Radio Futura, and more.

Episode 21: Woke up late this morning

Alain Souchon, New Order, Tears for Fears, Sonic Youth, and more.

Episode 20

Crash Test Dummies, 秋元薰, The Gun Club, Au Pairs, and more.

Episode 19 - Cumbia

g.l. and band, Los Hispanos, Los Hijos del Sol, Gabriel Romero y Su Orquestala su, and more.

Episode 18 - Avant-garde

The Durutti Column, Curtis Fowlkes, Dougie Bowne, Erik Sanko, Evan Lurie, John Lurie, Marc Ribot, Roy Nathonson & The Lounge Lizards, Cabaret Voltaire, Scott Walker, and more.

Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters

Neil Young, Tracy Chapman, John Wesley Harding, Cowboy Junkies, and more.

Episode 15 - Italian Music

Lucio Dalla, Zucchero, Raf, Toto Cutugno, and more.

Episode 14 - the Smiths

Jeff Buckley, The Smiths, Morrissey, and more.

Episode 13 - Brazil

Engenheiros do Hawaii, Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti, Junior Mendes, Dave Grusin, and more.

Episode 12

Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, Cristina Camargo, Belle Epoque, and more.

Episode 11 - Country

Keith Whitley, Hank Williams, Jr., Dolly Parton, Rodney Crowell, and more.

Episode 10 - Boston

Pixies, Throwing Muses, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, F.U.'s, and more.

Episode 9 - New Wave

Eurythmics, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Frente!, and more.

Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks

Vince DiCola, Brad Fiedel, Vangelis, Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie, and more.

Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day

Planxty, The Chieftains, The Boomtown Rats, The Dubliners, and more.

Episode 5 - R&B

Marvin Gaye, Al B. Sure!, Michael Jackson, Grace Jones, and more.

Episode 5 - Goth

New Order, Clan of Xymox, Siouxsie & The Banshees, This Mortal Coil, and more.

Episode 4

Spandau Ballet, Madonna, Van Halen, Wham!, and more.

Episode 3: Talking Heads!

This show looks at the 80s work of the Talking Heads, including solo and group work outside of the band.

Episode 2: 80s World Music

Take a trip around the world with a diverse and amazing selection of music from around the globe!

Episode 1

A deep dive into the alt rock of 1989