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
Merle Haggard, John Anderson, Billy Joe Shaver, and more.
November 24th, 2020
Whitney Houston, Count Basie, John Mayer, John Gorka, and more.
November 17th, 2020
Steel Pulse, and more.
November 3rd, 2020
Earth Boys, Black Box, Peggy Gou, Fingers Inc., and more.
October 27th, 2020
Rockwell, Michael Jackson, Beastie Boys, Cyndi Lauper, and more.
October 13th, 2020
Huey Lewis & The News, This Mortal Coil, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and more.
Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore
Sheer Terror, Murphy's Law, The Proletariat, Gang Green, and more.
Episode 24 - West Africa
Youssou N'Dour, Ebo Taylor, Wally Badarou & Reebop Kwaku Baah, Fela Kuti, and more.
hate this
Bon Jovi, Modern English, Starship, Def Leppard, and more.
something
Scientist, Billy Bragg, Oingo Boingo, Was (Not Was), and more.
Episode 23 - Blues
John Lee Hooker, Colin James, Albert Collins, The Gun Club, and more.
late again
Talking Heads, and more.
Episode 22
Los Enanitos Verdes, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Radio Futura, Los Abuelos de la Nada, and more.
Episode 21: Woke up late this morning
Sonic Youth, New Order, Alain Souchon, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and more.
Episode 20
The Deep Freeze Mice, The Motors, 秋元薰, Au Pairs, and more.
Episode 19 - Cumbia
Armando Hernandez, Alfredo Gutierrez, Fito Olivares Y Su Grupo, Los Corralero De Majagual, and more.
Episode 18 - Avant-garde
Brian Eno & David Byrne, Boredoms, Spacemen 3, Art of Noise, and more.
Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters
Cowboy Junkies, Bruce Cockburn, Kate Bush, John Wesley Harding, and more.
Episode 15 - Italian Music
Zucchero, Vasco Rossi, Giuni Russo, Toto Cutugno, and more.
Episode 14 - the Smiths
Jeff Buckley, The Smiths, Morrissey, and more.
Episode 13 - Brazil
Djavan, Sergio Mendes, Junior Mendes, Gal Costa, and more.
Episode 12
Rod Stewart, Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, Toulouse, and more.
Episode 11 - Country
Randy Travis, David Allan Coe, Hank Williams, Jr., Reba McEntire, and more.
Episode 10 - Boston
Throwing Muses, The Cars, Boston, Extreme, and more.
Episode 9 - New Wave
Frente!, Eurythmics, Talking Heads, Oingo Boingo, and more.
Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks
Vangelis, Vince DiCola, Brad Fiedel, John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, and more.
Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day
Clannad, The Pogues, U2, The Dubliners, and more.
Episode 5 - R&B
Marvin Gaye, Al B. Sure!, Anita Baker, Rufus and Chaka Khan, and more.
Episode 5 - Goth
Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cramps, Dead By April, This Mortal Coil, and more.
Episode 4
Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Huey Lewis & The News, 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