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
Los Prisioneros, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and more.
Episode 32
Billy Joe Shaver, John Anderson, Merle Haggard, and more.
November 24th, 2020
Bruce Springsteen, Yo La Tengo, Overkill, Queen Latifah, and more.
November 17th, 2020
Steel Pulse, and more.
November 3rd, 2020
Baltra, Black Box, Against All Logic, Fingers Inc., and more.
October 27th, 2020
Ramones, Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins, Huey Lewis & The News, and more.
October 13th, 2020
Dead Can Dance, Tim Buckley, Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, and more.
Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore
Sick Of It All, Life's Blood, Gang Green, Breakdown, and more.
Episode 24 - West Africa
Youssou N'Dour, Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Fela Kuti, and more.
hate this
Def Leppard, Modern English, Poison, Taco, and more.
something
Billy Bragg, Aztec Camera, Pretenders, Judas Priest, and more.
Episode 23 - Blues
Albert Collins, Robert Cray, The Gun Club, Colin James, and more.
late again
Talking Heads, and more.
Episode 22
Los Enanitos Verdes, Caifanes, Andrés Calamaro, Mano Negra, and more.
Episode 21: Woke up late this morning
Tears for Fears, The Jesus and Mary Chain, New Order, Sonic Youth, and more.
Episode 20
The Deep Freeze Mice, Crash Test Dummies, The Gun Club, Suicide, and more.
Episode 19 - Cumbia
Fito Olivares Y Su Grupo, Juanes, Los Hispanos, Gabriel Romero y Su Orquestala su, and more.
Episode 18 - Avant-garde
Boredoms, The Durutti Column, Spacemen 3, Koi, and more.
Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters
Tracy Chapman, Bruce Springsteen, John Wesley Harding, Neil Young, and more.
Episode 15 - Italian Music
Lucio Dalla, Giuni Russo, Litfiba, Raf, and more.
Episode 14 - the Smiths
Jeff Buckley, The Smiths, Morrissey, and more.
Episode 13 - Brazil
Djavan, Sergio Mendes, Barão Vermelho, Ritchie, and more.
Episode 12
Toulouse, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, Grace Jones, and more.
Episode 11 - Country
Earl Thomas Conley, Dwight Yoakam, Sylvia, Reba McEntire, and more.
Episode 10 - Boston
Pixies, New Edition, The Del Fuegos, Joanna Gruesome, and more.
Episode 9 - New Wave
'Til Tuesday, Oingo Boingo, Billy Idol, Eurythmics, and more.
Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks
Vangelis, Berlin, John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, Brad Fiedel, and more.
Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day
Sinéad O'Connor, The Chieftains, The Undertones, Paul Brady, and more.
Episode 5 - R&B
Grace Jones, Prince, Al B. Sure!, Anita Baker, and more.
Episode 5 - Goth
Dead By April, The Sisters of Mercy, Marc And The Mambas, Clan of Xymox, and more.
Episode 4
Van Halen, Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, 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