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
John Mayer, Parliament, Bon Jovi, The Misfits, and more.
November 17th, 2020
Steel Pulse, and more.
November 3rd, 2020
Fingers Inc., Black Box, Against All Logic, Peggy Gou, and more.
October 27th, 2020
Huey Lewis & The News, Rockwell, Ray Parker Jr., Ramones, and more.
October 13th, 2020
Cocteau Twins, Huey Lewis & the News, Huey Lewis & The News, Tim Buckley, and more.
Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore
Life's Blood, Sick Of It All, Youth of Today, The Mad, and more.
Episode 24 - West Africa
Alpha Blondy, Baaba Maal, Salif Keita, Wally Badarou & Reebop Kwaku Baah, and more.
hate this
Modern English, Scorpions, Poison, Culture Club, and more.
something
Aztec Camera, 10,000 Maniacs, The Cure, Judas Priest, and more.
Episode 23 - Blues
The Gun Club, John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Ry Cooder, and more.
late again
Talking Heads, and more.
Episode 22
Soda Stereo, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Los Lobos, Andrés Calamaro, and more.
Episode 21: Woke up late this morning
Alain Souchon, New Order, The Sisters of Mercy, Sonic Youth, and more.
Episode 20
Crash Test Dummies, The Gun Club, Suicide, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, and more.
Episode 19 - Cumbia
Caifanes, Los Hijos del Sol, Sonora Dinamita, Alfredo Gutierrez, and more.
Episode 18 - Avant-garde
Brian Eno & David Byrne, Koi, Art of Noise, Scott Walker, and more.
Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters
Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Cowboy Junkies, John Wesley Harding, and more.
Episode 15 - Italian Music
San Giovanni Bassista, DJ Lhasa, Eros Ramazzotti, Vasco Rossi, and more.
Episode 14 - the Smiths
Morrissey, The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, and more.
Episode 13 - Brazil
Raul Seixas, Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti, Djavan, Junior Mendes, and more.
Episode 12
Michael Jackson, Grace Jones, Toulouse, ABBA, and more.
Episode 11 - Country
Highwaymen, David Allan Coe, Dwight Yoakam, Rodney Crowell, and more.
Episode 10 - Boston
Throwing Muses, F.U.'s, Joanna Gruesome, The Cars, and more.
Episode 9 - New Wave
Captain Sensible, The Psychedelic Furs, Frente!, 'Til Tuesday, and more.
Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks
Berlin, Gladys Knight, Vince DiCola, John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, and more.
Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day
The Pogues, Van Morrison, U2, Clannad, and more.
Episode 5 - R&B
Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Al B. Sure!, Shalamar, and more.
Episode 5 - Goth
The Cramps, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Bauhaus, New Order, and more.
Episode 4
Meshell Ndegeocello, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Matthew Wilder, 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