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The podcast of the 1/30 edition of Revenge of the 80s Radio is up and available at the end of this post.
This week, we showcase a duet between former Squeeze Keyboardist-turned-TV Host Jools Holland and ska music pioneer Prince Buster (who Americans might remember from his 1967 hit “The Ten Commandments).
Among the other Classic Alternative artists featured this week are: Altered Images, Haysi Fantaysee, The Little Girls, Nick Lowe and The Clash.
In addition, we take on some of your requests from past weeks. Do you want to hear a specific track? E-mail us at radio@revengeofthe80sradio.com.
Revenge of the 80s airs live on Friday nights 7-9ET on Q99.1FM in the Hudson Valley (www.wtbq.com) and on Wednesdays 12noon Melbourne, AUS time on Radio 80s 87.6FM. Podcasts are available on Saturdays after the live show.
The man who taught us how to be “Cruel To Be Kind” and told us the story of “Half a Boy and Half a Man” — Nick Lowe — will release a new “Best of” Cd according to Yep Roc Records, who is allowing fans to order early.
The CD, Quiet, Please: The New Best of Nick Lowe will feature 49 of his greatest works and comes shortly after last year’s critically-acclaimed album At My Age. There will also be a special DVD issued showcasing videos and a 1007 concert in Belgium.
Lowe’s hybrid new wave/alt country style was as unique as one could get in the 1980s. His biggest U.S. hit was “Cruel To Be Kind” at #12 and much of his later music earned AOR-format radio airplay. He hit the US charts again in 1980 with the band Rockpile and the song “Teacher, Teacher.” “I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll” peaked at #77 in 1985. Below is that song from a 2007 concert:
We have refined some of the features on the Revenge of the 80s Radio website, including the completion of a second Interview Archives page, which features conversations with Terri Nunn, Andy Prieboy, Andy Taylor, Robin Lane and several others. More links and other additions to the sidebar features. We will continue to upgrade the site; feedback and suggestions are always welcome: radio@revengofthe80sradio.com.
This week, we salute some of the great movie soundtrack songs of the 1980s including classics from fine cinema such as “Surf II,” “Revenge of the Nerds,”Private School,” “Up the Academy” and “Out of Bounds.” Other, perhaps more well-known 80s movies are represented as well.
Artists featured include Trio, Kate Bush, The Cars, The Bone Symphony and an unlikely duet between Annette Funicello and Fishbone from the movie “Back to the Beach:”
Coming soon to the Revenge of the 80s blog: the top 10 soundtrack songs of the 1980s
Tonight’s Revenge of the 80s Radio sow will feature classic tracks from some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s. Among the artists we will play tonight are: Simple Minds, The Bone Symphony, Paul Young and a duet between Annette Funicello and Fishbone.
Revenge of the 80s airs live on Friday nights 7-9ET on Q99.1FM in the Hudson Valley (www.wtbq.com) and on Wednesdays 12noon Melbourne, AUS time on Radio 80s 87.6FM. Podcasts are available on Saturdays after the live show.
While Men Without Hats was known outside of Canada mainly for the 1983 mega-hit “The Safety Dance,” the band (which also featured his brothers Stefan and Colin) did score two more hits on Billboard’s U.S. Hot 100 chart: “I Like” (#84) and “Pop Goes the World” (#20). The follow-up album to Rhythm of Youth, Folk of the 80s (Part III) did not see commercial success away from the Great White North, but produced one of the great lost dance tracks of the 80s: “Where Do the Boys Go?” The video was a roller coaster ride featuring a strobe-laden performance by the band and an unlimited supply of Bonhomme snowmen:
One of those Bonhommes was apparently so musically inclined that he was asked to play drums for the Pop Goes the World album, which also had legendary rocker Ian Anderson play his flute for the track “On Tuesday.”
After the release of In the 21st Century, Ivan put together a new sound for Sideways. The 1991 release featured electric guitars over the synth-based sound and included a very interesting cover of the Beatles’ “I An the Walrus.”
In 1997, Ivan released a solo dance music CD and 2003 saw the release of a new Men Without Hats album: “No Hats Beyond this Point.”
We will have to catch up with Ivan Doroschuk in the near future to talk about what he has been working on since the last album. Hopefully, this Regeneration Tour appearance means there could be some new music from the band coming soon.
This will be a new feature, which will sporadically appear on our Revenge of the 80s Radio website, highlighting some of the interesting posts form other bloggers.
Missbehave Magazine has an interesting post describing one blogger’s discovery of Fuzzbox
During the first hour, we showcased a lost classic from the 1980s: “Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did?” by The Coconuts — the ladies who performed with Kid Creole: Cheryl Poirier, Adriana Kaegi and Taryn Hagey. The “Kid” (August Darnell) produced an album for them. Fellow bandsman Coati Mundi also had one around the same time that was not produced by Mr. Creole (thanks to Coconut Adriana Kaegi for the information). The Coconuts EP did not get the radio attention it probably deserved and subsequently, was not a hefty commercial success. The video for “Did You…” interestingly was played repeatedly on HBO’s early-to-mid-80s show Video Jukebox:
