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
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Los Prisioneros, and more.
Episode 32
Merle Haggard, John Anderson, Billy Joe Shaver, and more.
November 24th, 2020
John Mayer, Parliament, John Gorka, Count Basie, and more.
November 17th, 2020
Steel Pulse, and more.
November 3rd, 2020
Baltra, Gerry Read, Against All Logic, Peggy Gou, and more.
October 27th, 2020
Rockwell, Ramones, Huey Lewis & The News, Beastie Boys, and more.
October 13th, 2020
Huey Lewis & the News, Huey Lewis & The News, Cocteau Twins, Tim Buckley, and more.
Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore
Breakdown, Jerry's Kids, Youth of Today, Cro-Mags, and more.
Episode 24 - West Africa
Alpha Blondy, Baaba Maal, Fela Kuti, Ebo Taylor, and more.
hate this
Weezer, Europe, Toni Basil, Def Leppard, and more.
something
Scientist, Billy Bragg, Volcano Suns, Aztec Camera, and more.
Episode 23 - Blues
Colin James, Ry Cooder, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Brad Paisley, and more.
late again
Talking Heads, and more.
Episode 22
Soda Stereo, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Los Abuelos de la Nada, Los Lobos, and more.
Episode 21: Woke up late this morning
The Sisters of Mercy, Alain Souchon, Sonic Youth, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and more.
Episode 20
Medium Medium, The Deep Freeze Mice, Au Pairs, Suicide, and more.
Episode 19 - Cumbia
Armando Hernandez, Caifanes, Gabriel Romero y Su Orquestala su, Juanes, and more.
Episode 18 - Avant-garde
Scott Walker, The Durutti Column, Ministry, Spacemen 3, and more.
Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters
Tracy Chapman, John Wesley Harding, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Cockburn, and more.
Episode 15 - Italian Music
Vasco Rossi, Giuni Russo, Heather Parisi, Litfiba, and more.
Episode 14 - the Smiths
Jeff Buckley, The Smiths, Morrissey, and more.
Episode 13 - Brazil
Barão Vermelho, Junior Mendes, Itamar Assumpção, Titãs, and more.
Episode 12
Talking Heads, Bee Gees, Rod Stewart, Belle Epoque, and more.
Episode 11 - Country
Steve Earle, Hank Williams, Jr., Randy Travis, Sylvia, and more.
Episode 10 - Boston
The Cars, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman, F.U.'s, and more.
Episode 9 - New Wave
Captain Sensible, Eurythmics, Talking Heads, Frente!, and more.
Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks
Cherlene & Kenny Loggins, John Carpenter & Alan Howarth, Gladys Knight, Queen, and more.
Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day
Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, The Undertones, The Chieftains, and more.
Episode 5 - R&B
Shalamar, Grace Jones, Michael Jackson, Anita Baker, and more.
Episode 5 - Goth
This Mortal Coil, The Cramps, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, and more.
Episode 4
Van Halen, Matthew Wilder, Spandau Ballet, Meshell Ndegeocello, 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