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Episode 89 - Nick Van Eede of Cutting Crew
Cutting Crew made a huge splash with their debut album Broadcast in 1986, which featured three top 40 hits including the #1 smash "(I Just) Died In Y…
9 years, 2 months ago
Bonus - A discussion on the death and legacy of George Michael with Steve Spears
2016 just couldn't go quietly, taking the legend George Michael away on Christmas day. To discuss his career and legacy, as well as his untimely deat…
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 88 - Fee Waybill of The Tubes
The Tubes were revolutionary for their time, mixing rock music and theatricality in a way few others were doing. At the center stage stood Fee Waybil…
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 87 - Wally Palmar of The Romantics
We're kicking off a series on the artists behind some of the indelible hits of the 80s with a legend, Wally Palmar of the Romantics! They are one of …
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 86 - Kevin Russell of 707/Solo
707 were one of the underappreciated AOR bands of the early 80s. They should have been right up there with Foreigner and tourmates REO Speedwagon, bu…
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 85 - Cleveland Rocks! with Mark Avsec of Wild Cherry/Breathless/Donnie Iris and Jonah Koslen of Michael Stanley Band/Breathless/Solo
This week we pay respects once again to the great music city of Cleveland with a local legend two-fer.
First up is keyboardist and songwriter Mark A…
9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 84 - Susan Ottaviano of Book of Love
Book of Love were one of the key synth pop bands of the 80s and early 90s. Though they never reached the level of global success that colleagues like…
9 years, 4 months ago
Episode 83 - Lesley Woods of The Au Pairs
The Au Pairs were one of the great British post-punk bands of the late 70s/early 80s. History has shown they were also one of the most revolutionary.…
9 years, 4 months ago
Episode 82 - John Lever of The Chameleons/The Red-Sided Garter Snakes
In my humble opinion, The Chameleons are possibly the most underrated band of all-time, most certainly of the 80s. Every single fan of The Cure or Th…
9 years, 4 months ago
Episode 81 - David Newton of The Mighty Lemon Drops
Something magical was happening in Britain in the 80s. The country produced amazing, genre-defining bands throughout the entire decade with legends l…
9 years, 4 months ago