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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

Los Prisioneros, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and more.

Episode 32

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

November 24th, 2020

Count Basie, Bruce Springsteen, Queen Latifah, Yo La Tengo, and more.

November 17th, 2020

Steel Pulse, and more.

November 3rd, 2020

Baltra, Peggy Gou, Fingers Inc., Against All Logic, and more.

October 27th, 2020

Ray Parker Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, Huey Lewis & The News, and more.

October 13th, 2020

Tim Buckley, This Mortal Coil, Huey Lewis & The News, Dead Can Dance, and more.

Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore

Murphy's Law, Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits, Cro-Mags, and more.

Episode 24 - West Africa

E.T. Mensah, Ebo Taylor, Salif Keita, Alpha Blondy, and more.

hate this

Modern English, Weezer, Def Leppard, Taco, and more.

something

Aztec Camera, Volcano Suns, Pretenders, Judas Priest, and more.

Episode 23 - Blues

Brad Paisley, John Lee Hooker, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, and more.

late again

Talking Heads, and more.

Episode 22

Los Enanitos Verdes, Los Prisioneros, Caifanes, Los Lobos, and more.

Episode 21: Woke up late this morning

New Order, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Tears for Fears, Sonic Youth, and more.

Episode 20

The Motors, The Deep Freeze Mice, Liaisons Dangereuses, Medium Medium, and more.

Episode 19 - Cumbia

Sonora Dinamita, Caifanes, Alfredo Gutierrez, Los Corralero De Majagual, and more.

Episode 18 - Avant-garde

Brian Eno & David Byrne, Curtis Fowlkes, Dougie Bowne, Erik Sanko, Evan Lurie, John Lurie, Marc Ribot, Roy Nathonson & The Lounge Lizards, Koi, Beat Happening, and more.

Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters

Cowboy Junkies, Neil Young, Kate Bush, Tracy Chapman, and more.

Episode 15 - Italian Music

DJ Lhasa, Raf, Zucchero, Litfiba, and more.

Episode 14 - the Smiths

Jeff Buckley, Morrissey, The Smiths, and more.

Episode 13 - Brazil

Milton Nascimento, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Chico Buarque, Dave Grusin, and more.

Episode 12

Talking Heads, Gino Soccio, Michael Jackson, Grace Jones, and more.

Episode 11 - Country

Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Rodney Crowell, Johnny Paycheck, and more.

Episode 10 - Boston

Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Joanna Gruesome, Gang Green, F.U.'s, and more.

Episode 9 - New Wave

Oingo Boingo, Talk Talk, Pretenders, Billy Idol, and more.

Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks

Berlin, Cherlene & Kenny Loggins, Danny Elfman, Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie, and more.

Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day

The Dubliners, U2, The Pogues, The Chieftains, and more.

Episode 5 - R&B

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

Episode 5 - Goth

Dead By April, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Bauhaus, This Mortal Coil, and more.

Episode 4

Meshell Ndegeocello, Matthew Wilder, Madonna, Greg Kihn Band, 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