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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

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