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, Billy Joe Shaver, John Anderson, and more.
November 24th, 2020
Al Di Meola, The Misfits, John Gorka, Bon Jovi, and more.
November 17th, 2020
Steel Pulse, and more.
November 3rd, 2020
Gerry Read, Black Box, Against All Logic, Baltra, and more.
October 27th, 2020
Ray Parker Jr., Rockwell, Cocteau Twins, Beastie Boys, and more.
October 13th, 2020
Tim Buckley, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, Huey Lewis & The News, and more.
Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore
The Proletariat, Life's Blood, Bad Brains, Metallica, and more.
Episode 24 - West Africa
Salif Keita, Orchestra Baobab, Ebo Taylor, Fela Kuti, and more.
hate this
Bon Jovi, Europe, Toni Basil, Poison, and more.
something
Violent Femmes, Billy Bragg, Pretenders, Oingo Boingo, and more.
Episode 23 - Blues
Colin James, Ry Cooder, John Lee Hooker, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, and more.
late again
Talking Heads, and more.
Episode 22
Andrés Calamaro, Radio Futura, Los Lobos, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, and more.
Episode 21: Woke up late this morning
The Jesus and Mary Chain, New Order, Tears for Fears, Sonic Youth, and more.
Episode 20
The Deep Freeze Mice, Essential Logic, Liaisons Dangereuses, The Gun Club, and more.
Episode 19 - Cumbia
Gabriel Romero y Su Orquestala su, g.l. and band, Los Hispanos, Caifanes, and more.
Episode 18 - Avant-garde
Art of Noise, Koi, John Zorn, Scott Walker, and more.
Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters
Neil Young, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and more.
Episode 15 - Italian Music
Raf, Kirlian Camera, Eros Ramazzotti, Vasco Rossi, and more.
Episode 14 - the Smiths
Morrissey, The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, and more.
Episode 13 - Brazil
Jorge Ben, Milton Nascimento, Dave Grusin, Gal Costa, and more.
Episode 12
Cristina Camargo, Rod Stewart, Grace Jones, Rubén Blades, and more.
Episode 11 - Country
Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Earl Thomas Conley, David Allan Coe, and more.
Episode 10 - Boston
Gang Green, F.U.'s, Joanna Gruesome, Extreme, and more.
Episode 9 - New Wave
Talking Heads, Eurythmics, 'Til Tuesday, Pretenders, and more.
Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, Vince DiCola, Cherlene & Kenny Loggins, Queen, and more.
Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day
Christy Moore, Clannad, The Boomtown Rats, The Pogues, and more.
Episode 5 - R&B
Shalamar, Marvin Gaye, Al B. Sure!, Anita Baker, and more.
Episode 5 - Goth
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, New Order, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & The Banshees, and more.
Episode 4
David Bowie, Van Halen, The Fixx, Spandau Ballet, 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