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
John Anderson, Billy Joe Shaver, Merle Haggard, and more.
November 24th, 2020
Whitney Houston, Parliament, The Misfits, Bruce Springsteen, and more.
November 17th, 2020
Steel Pulse, and more.
November 3rd, 2020
Baltra, Black Box, Fingers Inc., Gerry Read, and more.
October 27th, 2020
Ramones, Beastie Boys, Bauhaus, Ray Parker Jr., and more.
October 13th, 2020
Tim Buckley, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, and more.
Episode 25 - East Coast Hardcore
Metallica, The Proletariat, Sick Of It All, Murphy's Law, and more.
Episode 24 - West Africa
Ebo Taylor, Wally Badarou & Reebop Kwaku Baah, Orchestra Baobab, Fela Kuti, and more.
hate this
Europe, Bon Jovi, Culture Club, Taco, and more.
something
The Cure, Marianne Faithfull, Was (Not Was), Judas Priest, and more.
Episode 23 - Blues
The Fabulous Thunderbirds, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Robert Cray, Ry Cooder, and more.
late again
Talking Heads, and more.
Episode 22
Mano Negra, Los Prisioneros, Caifanes, Andrés Calamaro, and more.
Episode 21: Woke up late this morning
The Sisters of Mercy, Alain Souchon, Sonic Youth, New Order, and more.
Episode 20
Crash Test Dummies, The Deep Freeze Mice, The Gun Club, Liaisons Dangereuses, and more.
Episode 19 - Cumbia
g.l. and band, Caifanes, Fito Olivares Y Su Grupo, Alfredo Gutierrez, and more.
Episode 18 - Avant-garde
The Durutti Column, Boredoms, Art of Noise, Spacemen 3, and more.
Episode 16 - Singer Songwriters
Tracy Chapman, Paul Simon, Bruce Cockburn, Bruce Springsteen, and more.
Episode 15 - Italian Music
Ken Laszlo, Eros Ramazzotti, Kirlian Camera, Heather Parisi, and more.
Episode 14 - the Smiths
The Smiths, Jeff Buckley, Morrissey, and more.
Episode 13 - Brazil
Chico Buarque, Junior Mendes, Titãs, Ritchie, and more.
Episode 12
Cristina Camargo, Rubén Blades, Grace Jones, Bee Gees, and more.
Episode 11 - Country
Hank Williams, Jr., Johnny Paycheck, Steve Earle, Keith Whitley, and more.
Episode 10 - Boston
New Edition, Joanna Gruesome, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Pixies, and more.
Episode 9 - New Wave
Oingo Boingo, 'Til Tuesday, Captain Sensible, Talk Talk, and more.
Episode 8 - 80s Soundtracks
Giorgio Moroder & David Bowie, Cherlene & Kenny Loggins, Gladys Knight, Brad Fiedel, and more.
Episode 6 - St. Patrick's Day
The Dubliners, Sinéad O'Connor, The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, and more.
Episode 5 - R&B
Al B. Sure!, Marvin Gaye, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Grace Jones, and more.
Episode 5 - Goth
New Order, This Mortal Coil, Clan of Xymox, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, and more.
Episode 4
Wham!, David Bowie, Chaka Khan, The Fixx, 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