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, Bon Jovi, Yo La Tengo, Queen Latifah, and more.
November 17th, 2020
Steel Pulse, and more.
November 3rd, 2020
Peggy Gou, Baltra, Gerry Read, Black Box, and more.
October 27th, 2020
Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Ray Parker Jr., Rockwell, and more.
October 13th, 2020
Huey Lewis & the News, Huey Lewis & The News, Dead Can Dance, Tim Buckley, and more.
Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore
Youth of Today, Life's Blood, Gang Green, Sheer Terror, and more.
Episode 24 - West Africa
Alpha Blondy, Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Fela Kuti, and more.
hate this
Weezer, Modern English, Europe, Def Leppard, and more.
something
Volcano Suns, Scientist, 10,000 Maniacs, Marianne Faithfull, and more.
Episode 23 - Blues
Brad Paisley, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, John Lee Hooker, The Jeff Healey Band, and more.
late again
Talking Heads, and more.
Episode 22
Los Enanitos Verdes, Radio Futura, Los Lobos, Hombres G, and more.
Episode 21: Woke up late this morning
Tears for Fears, The Jesus and Mary Chain, New Order, Alain Souchon, and more.
Episode 20
Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Au Pairs, Crash Test Dummies, Medium Medium, and more.
Episode 19 - Cumbia
Juanes, Los Corralero De Majagual, Los Hispanos, g.l. and band, and more.
Episode 18 - Avant-garde
Boredoms, The Durutti Column, Ministry, Cabaret Voltaire, and more.
Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters
John Wesley Harding, Bruce Cockburn, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, and more.
Episode 15 - Italian Music
San Giovanni Bassista, DJ Lhasa, Zucchero, Raf, and more.
Episode 14 - the Smiths
Morrissey, The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, and more.
Episode 13 - Brazil
Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Titãs, Junior Mendes, Jorge Ben, and more.
Episode 12
Talking Heads, Gino Soccio, Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, and more.
Episode 11 - Country
Earl Thomas Conley, Chris Stapleton, Sylvia, Hank Williams, Jr., and more.
Episode 10 - Boston
Joanna Gruesome, Throwing Muses, Mission of Burma, Pixies, and more.
Episode 9 - New Wave
Pretenders, The Smiths, Eurythmics, Frente!, and more.
Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks
Berlin, Gladys Knight, Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie, Danny Elfman, and more.
Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day
Clannad, Sinéad O'Connor, The Pogues, The Undertones, and more.
Episode 5 - R&B
Al B. Sure!, Marvin Gaye, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, and more.
Episode 5 - Goth
Clan of Xymox, Marc And The Mambas, The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, and more.
Episode 4
Meshell Ndegeocello, Van Halen, Matthew Wilder, Wham!, 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