The podcast for out 11/27 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up. The second hour features our November 2008 conversation with Andy Prieboy, where we talk about his music, career, how the Moreland brothers recruited him to join Wall of Voodoo, thoughts on his songs, White Trash Wins Lotto and the real story behind “Wendy” in the “Tomorrow Wendy” song.
Tonight’s show will feature a re-broadcast of our interview with Andy Prieboy, former lead singer for Wall of Voodoo and Eye Protection, master musician and lyricist. Our conversation kicks off the second hour of the program.
Revenge of the 80s airs live on Friday nights 7-9ET on Q99.1FM in the Hudson Valley (www.wtbq.com); on Wednesdays 12noon Melbourne, AUS time on Radio 80s 87.6FM; Weekday mornings 7-9am AUS time on Seymour FM; Wednesday nights 6-8pm (Eastern US) and Saturdays 7-9pm on The Volt radio (Canada). Podcasts are available on Saturdays after the live show.
Voice of the Beehive may have only put out three albums, but is still one of the most unforgettable bands in the alternative music scene of the late 80s/early 90s. Led by Tracey Belland, the group featured the harmonies of her and sister Missy. They were extremely popular with the college/alternative music scenes in the UK, the US and Australia. Currently, Tracey is teaching music to children in their hometown of Laguna Beach, California while Missy runs her own business, making and selling hand-crafted fairies under the name “Made In Heaven by Missy.”
The well-directed video is reminiscent of some of the great performance-in-a-small-venue videos of the 80s, complete with dancers and a party atmosphere. It captures the coolness and beauty of the Detroit legend on the mic, the stage presence of Gore and Lianna Castillo and it features well-timed shots of drummer Al King. Here is the video:
The Podcast for our 11/20 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the end of this post. The second hour features a conversation with Dave Wakeling of the and General Public.
Wakeling’s music has always been politically charged, with classics like “Stand Down Margaret” and “Tenderness” coming quickly to mind, and his genuine concern is personified by his involvement in charity and humanitarian causes throughout his career. Wakeling is currently touring North America with the English Beat (Ranking Roger leads another “Beat” band in the UK) and says he will be releasing some new music in 2010.
Tonight’s Revenge of the 80s Radio features a conversation with Dave Wakeling of the English Beat and General Public. He is currently on tour and expects to release new music early next year. Our discussion will play during the second hour of the show.
For our first 80s holiday gift idea, why not the newest Christmas song by three members of The Little Girls?
“(I Wanna Go) Surfin’ With Santa” is written by Kip Brown and sung by Caron Maso Murray and Michele Maso Tinsley under the name “The Hollyberries.” It has the same hybrid 80s LA New Wave/60s Pop sound The Little Girls were known for (“The Earthquake Song,” “How To Pick Up Girls,” et al) and comes in time to add to your Christmas music collection.
“(I Wanna Go) Surfin’ With Santa” is available via MP3 download via several sources, including Amazon.
Earlier this year, The Little Girls released two new CDs: Thank Heaven for Valley Pop, a compilation of their classics and Today… and Yesterday, which features both new music and previously unreleased material.
The holidays are coming and, as promised, we at Revenge of the 80s have scouted around to find some unique and excellent 80s-themed gifts. Included in this series will be:
Christmas and other holiday music
Gift ideas created by artists of the 80s
80s styles
80s flashback/throwback items
Other new stuff from your favorite 80s artists
We will provide links and information on how to get these gifts and some background on each. Thank you for visiting this blogsite and listening to Revenge of the 80s Radio.
Most of us will always remember the original MTV VJs. Soon, however, executives needed to bring in not only some new presenters, but new ideas. The leadership that created 120 Minutes and brought in IRS – The Cutting Edge, then decided to air classic British Comedies like The Young Ones and Comic Strip Presents, also dreamed up an original game show idea and chose Ober to host. With Colin Quinn, Steve Treccase and Marisol Massey to start the first season, Remote Control became a landmark quiz show for its time.
Most recently, Ober helped put together such successful television shows as Mind of Mencia and The New Adventures of Old Christine.
