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Our 5/17 show with Clive Farrington of When In Rome podcast.synd edit is up

The podcast/syndication edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we have a no holds barred interview with Clive Farrington of When In Rome. Clive and the band were best known for their classic “The Promise” and other dance hits. During our conversation, Farrington discusses the origin and meaning behind “The Promise,” the breakup of When In Rome, the reformation of most of the band and his new solo album, “Heart of the Unicorn,” as we play some of its tracks. Our conversation leads off hour 2 of our program w.

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We also play music from ABC, Strawberry Switchblade, The Waitresses, The Hoodoo Gurus, Player [1], Men Without Hats and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Flashback Radio, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Greater Home Radio – 96.7FM, Holbrook, New South Wales, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• WMAC Radio – 107.3FM, Manchester, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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Our 5/10 show with Marshall Crenshaw synd/podcast edit is up

The podcast/syndication edit for our 5/10/13 Revenge of the 80s Radio, is up and available at the bottom of this post.  Marshal Crenshaw is our guest. Crenshaw recently released his newest EP, featuring the single “Stranger and Stranger.” It is a part of a series of planned EPs, one of which is already out while the others will be recorded soon. We talk about his new music, thoughts on his classics, the fact that he played two rock icons (one on stage and one on screen) and how a sanitation workers’ strike  greeted him in his first trip to New York City as a performer. Our conversation leads off hour 2 of the show.

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We also play music from The Specials, Mental As Anything, X, REM, The Stranglers, Thomas Dolby, Plastic Bertrand and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Flashback Radio, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Greater Home Radio – 96.7FM, Holbrook, New South Wales, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• WMAC Radio – 107.3FM, Manchester, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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Our 5/3 show with Cherie Currie podcast/synd edit is up

The podcast/syndication edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio is up and available at the bottom of this post. Thus week ,Cherie Currie is our guest. Cherie, best known as the lead singer for The Runaways and her solo work, is also an actress, author and chainsaw artist. She has a new album coming out later this year and will be playing some live dates including as a headliner for the upcoming Girls Got Rhythm Fest in St. Paul, MN. Our conversation leads off Hour 2 of the show.

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We will also play music from Devo, Erasure, The Models, Jimmy Barnes and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Flashback Radio, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Greater Home Radio – 96.7FM, Holbrook, New South Wales, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• WMAC Radio – 107.3FM, Manchester, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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The Divinyls’ Christina Amphlett dead at 53 after battling breast cancer, MS

After a long fight with breast cancer and Multiple Sclerosis, singer Christina Amphlett of the Divinyls passed away at her New York home yesterday. She was 53.

Amphlett announced to her fans she had multiple sclerosis in 2007 and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010. Her husband of 14 years, musician Charley Drayton, released the news in a statement on Sunday, April 21:

“Christine Joy Amphlett succumbed to the effects of breast cancer and multiple sclerosis, diseases she vigorously fought with exceptional bravery and dignity… Chrissy’s light burns so very brightly. Hers was a life of passion and creativity; she always lived it to the fullest. With her force of character and vocal strength she paved the way for strong, sexy, outspoken women.”

Amphlett was best known for her distinct vocal style fronting the Divinyls, which she co-founded with ex-Air Supply members Mark McEntree and Jeremy Paul. They found success quickly as “Boys In Town,” a song they recorded for the movie “Monkey Grip,” reached the top 10 on the Australian singles chart in 1981. They would score several hits in their native Australia throughout the 80s including “Science Fiction,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Good Die Young.” With those tracks, they earned airplay on top alternative stations in the US. “Science Fiction” was named one of the top 30 Australian Singles of all-time by Australian Performing Right Association.

Their breakthrough hit, “Pleasure and Pain,” won the band their most prominent international attention to date in 1987. Four years later, they would achieve chart success around the world with the hit “I Touch Myself.” Amphlett and McEntree’s most recent single was “Don’t Wanna Do this,” recorded in 2007 after the group was inducted into the ARIA hall of Fame.

In March 2012, the singer posted a heartfelt status to her fans on her Facebook page:

Unfortunately the last 18 months have been a real challenge for me having breast cancer and MS and all the new places that will take you.You become sadly a patient in a world of waiting rooms,waiting sometimes hours for a result or an appointment and you spend a lot time in cold machines like MRI,CT machines,hospital beds,on your knees praying for miracles,operating rooms,tests after tests,looking at healthy people skip down the street like you once did and you took it all for granted and now wish you could do that.
I have not stopped singing throughout all this in my dreams and to be once again performing and doing what I love to do.I have been writing the occasional song with a wonderful collaborator Kraig Jarret and two weeks ago we performed some of those songs in NYC in the West Village.My illnesses have really exhausted this little body of mine that I have thrown from one end of a stage to another and performed thousands of shows thats sadly some of you missed.With that said I am getting stronger but there is still some fine tuning and work to be done on myself.It’s a different self but my voice is strong and not affected by the MS as some reviewers have cruelly reported.I can walk altho sometimes I wobble but try to wobble with the beat.I look after myself and my husband has been through this with me every part of the way and I cannot imagine what I would have done without him and his kindness.I did something right.My lttle dog Holiday lays on the end of the bed when I am not feeling great and doesn’t leave my side.I don’t reach out to people and talk about what I go through as we are all going through something and for someone who once was fancy free I have all of this in my life “So I Know”.I am grateful to have the knowledge that all of this has shown me and I feel privledged that I am strong enough to “know” and share that it’s really alright.I will sing again,I will perform again but this time “I know” I hope you understand what I mean and if you don’t you will one day and be grateful.Yes Lawrence What A Life and this is Life.We must never be afraid.

Amphlett’s distinct voice was both unmatchable and unforgettable. She was as sensual as she was strong when performing in her videos and will be greatly missed. Revenge of the 80s will play a block of Divinyls music in honor of her passing.

Our 4/19 show with Nikki Corvette podcast/synd edit is up

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We also play music from Aneka, Strawberry Switchblade, The Tom Tom Club, Howard Jones, The Fools, INXS, Mondo Rock, Alphaville, Ultravox and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Flashback Radio, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Greater Home Radio – 96.7FM, Holbrook, New South Wales, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• WMAC Radio – 107.3FM, Manchester, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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Spandau Ballet movie, book in the works

Spandau Ballet announced today on their website that the group will be featured in an upcoming documentary film.

While little details are out as of the publishing of this post, the title will be: Soul Boys of the Western World: Spandau Ballet – the Movie. If all goes to plan, it will be in theaters in 2014.

The announcement comes only a day after the band, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, made available a limited number of special 20×20 lithographs of the “True” album artwork with hand-signed autographs from its members on each.

Update: Spandau Ballet announced they will release a special edition 2-CD set re-release of their 1983 “True” album to celebrate their hit title track’s 30th anniversary complete with remixes and previously-unreleased music. Fans will also be treated to a free Spandau Ballet App (available on April 26).

In addition, Genesis Publications plans to unveil a picture book chronicling Spandau Ballet’s history and rise to iconic status. For more details, visit our Examiner page. 

Our 4/12 show with Rodney Anonymous podcast/synd edit is up

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We also play music from Fishbone with Annette Funicello, The Divinyls, Jona Lewie, The Motels, Mental As Anything and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Flashback Radio, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Greater Home Radio – 96.7FM, Holbrook, New South Wales, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• WMAC Radio – 107.3FM, Manchester, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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Kate Bush honored with CBE award

Kate Bush today was honored in a special ceremony as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. A medal was bestowed upon the singer today by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.

Bush received the CBE for her services to music throughout her career, which began in 1978 with her first album, The Kick Inside, after begin discovered by respected rocker David Gilmour. In a statement she released on her official website, the singer dedicated the medal to her family and music collaborators:

I feel incredibly thrilled to receive this honor which I share with my family, friends and fellow musicians and everyone who has been such an important part of it all. Now I’ve got something really special to put on top of the Christmas tree. The ‘everyone’ in the quote above of course includes all of you.  Thank you so very much for all your fantastic support and encouragement.  I feel extremely privileged to still have an audience.  It’s you that have made my work, which would otherwise have just been creative projects, into a success.

Bush’s career is highlighted by several awards for her videos and music. Her most memorable songs include “Running Up That Hill,” “Wuthering Heights,” “Babooska,” “This Woman’s Work” and “The Man With the Child in His Eyes,’ which she wrote at age sixteen.

Her most recent album, the award-winning 50 Words For Snow, was recorded and released in 2011.

Camper Van Beethoven announce new US & Europe tour dates, unveil new video

Camper Van Beethoven announced their upcoming spring U.S. and European tour dates to support their newest album, “La Costa Perdida,” The band also released their video for “Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out” today.

CVB will tour the nation with Dave Lowery’s other band, Cracker, beginning in the U.S. on May 4 with a Cracker-only show in Memphis:

May 04 Beale Street Music Festival, Memphis TN (Cracker only)
May 9 The Firebird, St. Louis MO (Camper Van Beethoven only)
May 10 The Cubby Bear, Chicago IL
May 11 Majestic Theatre, Madison WI
May 12 The Intersection, Grand Rapids MI
May 16 State Theatre, Falls Church VA
May 17 Earthfest Pre-Party, Cavern Club @ Hard Rock Cafe, Boston, MA (Cracker only)
May 18 Earthfest, Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston, MA
May 26 Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue CO (Cracker only w/ Roger Clyne & Peacemakers and The Hickman Dalton Gang)
May 24 Barkley Ballroom, Frisco CO (Cracker only)
Jun 14 The Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
Jun 15 Whittle The Woods, Craig CO (Cracker only)
Jun 21 The Windjammer, Isle Of Palms SC (Cracker only)
Jun 22 Athfest, Athens GA (Cracker only)
Jul 19 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz CA
Sep 12 Campout 9 at Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown CA
May 9 The Firebird, St. Louis MO (Camper Van Beethoven only)
May 10 The Cubby Bear, Chicago IL
May 11 Majestic Theatre, Madison WI
May 12 The Intersection, Grand Rapids MI
May 16 State Theatre, Falls Church VA
May 17 Earthfest Pre-Party, Cavern Club @ Hard Rock Cafe, Boston, MA (Cracker only)
May 18 Earthfest, Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston, MA
May 26 Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue CO (Cracker only w/ Roger Clyne & Peacemakers and The Hickman Dalton Gang)
May 24 Barkley Ballroom, Frisco CO (Cracker only)

The bands will then head to Europe for the following performances:

May 29 Dingwalls – London England
May 30 The Haunt – Brighton England
May 31 Deaf Institute – Manchester England
Jun 01King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut – Glasgow, Scotland
Jun 02 Musikbunker- Aachen Germany
Jun 03 Brotfabrik – Frankfurt Germany
Jun 05 Chelsea – Vienna Austria
Jun 06 Feierwerk – Munich Germany
Jun 07 The Palace – St Gallen Switzerland
Jun 08 Museumskeller – Erfurt Germany
Jun 09 Privatclub – Berlin Germany
Jun 10 Nachtasyl – Hamburg Germany

Then, they will perform stateside again:

Jun 14 The Bluebird Theatre, Denver CO
Jun 15 Whittle The Woods, Craig CO (Cracker only)
Jun 21 The Windjammer, Isle Of Palms SC (Cracker only)
Jun 22 Athfest, Athens GA (Cracker only)

The band’s publicist, Tony Bonyata of Pavement PR, said in a press release that the band will set up additional dates.

Their new video, for “Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out,” is a quite somber one, featuring Lowery in a hooded sweater and the rest of the band playing at various scenic places. The video carefully reflects the ballad’s mood as Lowery hides his face slightly as he conveys the mix of sadness, defeat and honesty in the lyrics. After a mix of location shots and driving sequences, the video ends (interestingly) at a port-a-potty. While that last image could have reflected the sobriety of the track, Jonathan Segel steps out of the commode with a bit of a smile and offering a rousing thumbs-up.

The video is available on CVB’s Youtube channel:

Nikki Corvette & the Romeos getting set for their European tour, new album

• 4/23 TUE – Freak Out – Bologna (IT)
  4/24 WED – Revolution – Molvena (Vicenza) (IT)
  4/25 THU – Caffe’ al Feudo – Trento (IT)
  4/26 FRI – Südstadt – Munchen (DE)
  4/27 SAT- Bassy – Berlin (DE)
  4/28 SUN – Heidi Boat – Hamburg (DE)
  4/29 MON – Pit´s – Kortrjk (BE)
  4/30 TUE – Queenday Festival – Venlo (NE)
  5/1 WED – Gleis22 – Munster (DE)
  5/2 THU Bumzen- Copenhagen (DK)
  5/3 FRI – Club Slacker – Goteborg (SWE)
  5/4 SAT Folk & Rock- Malmo (SWE)
  5/5 SUN Annie’s Bar – London (UK)
  5/7 TUE – La Mecanique Ondulatoire – Paris (FR)
  5/8 WED- Pogo – Heilbronn (DE)

Nikki Corvette and the Romeos recently completed mixing the music for an upcoming new album. We will keep you up to date on its release on the Revenge of the 80s Radio show and our website, www.revengeofthe80sradio.com.

Depeche Mode releases ‘Delta Machine’

Keeping to their two-decades old tradition of releasing a new album every four years, Depeche Mode‘s 13th studio album is now available in North America.

In “Delta Machine“  Andy Fletcher Martin Gore,  and Dave Gahan reach back to their early 80s roots with raw, catchy synthesizer hooks along with some interesting differences.

Those who enjoyed the group’s early years will pleasantly take in “Delta Machine,” as most of the tracks’ vocals are not heavily processed and a keyboard sound much like that of the early models they used to record with. The synthesizer effects range from percussive, as in “Welcome to My World,” to the spacey “My Little Universe” and “Always” to the smooth “Slow.” “Delta Machine” also features some unexpected styles from Depeche Mode: the somewhat bluesy “Alone” and the mellow 70s pop-sounding “Heaven.” The vintage sounds willsatisfy Depeche Mode’s earliest fans while the subtle dissensions add to the band’s overall mystique.

You can pick up “Delta Machine” here.

Here is DM’s Youtube video based on the making of “Delta Machine:”

Citing continued health issues, Morrissey cancels the rest of his U.S. tour.

Morrissey’s publicist announced on Friday that continued health problems have forced the singer to cancel the rest of his U.S. tour.

For more on this, read the article on our Examiner page.

Our 3/15 show (with Murray Grindlay) podcast/syndication edit is up

The podcast/syndication edit for our 3/15 Revenge of the 80s is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, New Zealand musician Murray Grindlay, known to many as “Monte Video” from his 1982 international smash hit “Shoop-Shoop, Diddy-Wop, Cumma-Cumma, Wang-Dang” as Monte Video and the Cassettes is our guest. Grindlay, however is well known for his work across the musical spectrum u New Zealand and Australia. He fronted The Underdogs, led other bands, released solo music, composed musical scores for movies and has built a successful jingles business (for which he earned a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012).

Murray discusses the early days with the Underdogs, the New Zealand music scene in the 60s and the 80s, the creation of the Monte Video character and how he not only fooled the Australian press into believing Ringo Starr played drums for the his band, but gaining the attention of David Geffen. We also talk about how Grindlay changed the landscape of commercial music writing and his work with the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughn and Taj Mahal.

Our conversation leads off hour 2 of our program

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We also play classics by Romeo Void, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, Pseudo Echo, Haircut 100, Doctor & the Medics, The Specials, The Party Boys and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Greater Home Radio – 96.7FM, Holbrook, New South Wales, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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Did Iman hint of a Bowie tour to a fashion mag?

Ears around the world rang after reports of David Bowie’s supermodel wide, Iman, inadvertently hinting of a possible tour during an interview with a UK-based fashion magazine.

In Grazia, Imam is quoted as saying:

We have a 12 year old in school, so we are stuck, we can’t travel. Our schedule is around her, so I don’t know. We’ll have to go visit him, but we won’t be on tour with him because she’s in school.

`Tony Hadley, Kim Wilde play sky high to set a new record

Credit: from The Guardian – Photograph: Matt Crossick/PA

80s icons Tony Hadley and Kim Wilde hopped a British Airways plane on Sunday to play an acoustic gig for fliers and staff. They set a world record as they performed at an altitude of 43.000 feet.

With help from Bananarama and Go West, Wilde and Hadley put on the show to benefit Comic Relief. The previous record was 42,080 feet in the air, set by James Blunt.

Hadley says of the feat: “I’m very excited to be in the Guinness Book of Records, it’s quite an amazing feat to be part of.”

British Airways has partnered with Comic Relief in fundraising efforts for many years, raising £4.5 million with their efforts.

Our 3/8 show podcast/syndication edit is up

Our 3/8 Revenge of the 80s podcast.syndication edit is up and available at the bottomof this post. This week, we play two new tracks, one from Australian Rock ‘n’ Soul band Plan B, who reformed in 2009, 25 years after the members moved on to solo projects in 1984. The song is a cover of Dexy’s “Plan B” with Big Jim Paterson (who was on with us last week) as the guest trombonist.

We also play a new track from Maryam Zadeh, who was on Revenge of the 80s in  May of 2011 . She is a solo artist with a heavily 80s-influenced sound and the current lead singer for Tapps. Zadeh released her cover of Freeze’s “AEIOU” a few days ago.

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Plus, classics by INXS, New Order, The Divinyls, The Waitresses, Flash & the Pan, The Motels, Midge Ure and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Greater Home Radio – 96.7FM, Holbrook, New South Wales, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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The Go-Gos, B-52s to tour together as double-bill

The Go-Gos and The B-52 today announced plans to co-headline tour the U.S. this summer. According to the Go-Gos’ website, exact dates have not been confirmed at the time of this post, but the two alt-pop 80s party bands say they will be stopping in several cities, including New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and Portland.

The Go-Gos began as a group in 1978 as a punk band and later made history as the first all-girl band who played their own instruments on their original songs to hit the Billboard Top 40. They also were the first ladies to play “Johnny Are You Queer?” as a regular concert staple until Josie Cotton would later release the track as a single. They have played live dates regularly together since 1999, despite billing a postponed 2010 concert series as their “Farewell Tour.”

The B-52s. formed in 1976, featured a rather unusual lineup of singers and musicians that gelled together to form a unique sound and quickly earned a reputation as a top party-music band. Their classics include “Rock Lobster,” “Love Shack” and “Song for  Future Generation.” They continue to hit the stage together as major headliners.

Also, upon visiting the Hudson Valley, fans may find it fun to book a room at Kate Pierson’s Lazy Meadow in Mt. Tremper, NY.

Our 3/1 show with Jim Paterson of Dexy’s synd/podcast edit is up

The poodcast/syndication edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we welcome Trombonist “Big Jim” Paterson of Dexy’s as our guest. We will talk about the re-formed band’s touring plans for 2013 (might U.S. dates be in the works?), their latest album, One Day I’m Going to Soar, the series of events that led Paterson to become one of music history’s most prolific trombone players, the value of a good horn section and more. Our conversation leads off hour 2 of the show.

In addition to playing with Dexy’s again, Paterson is also in the group G.I. Blythe, led by Dexy’s co-founder Geoff Blythe.

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We also play a new track from Linda Jo Rizzo‘s 2012 Day of the Light album, a Dexy’s tribute song from ska musician Andy Keys Clark and classics by Toyah, REM, Mental As Anything, Trio, The Tom Tom Club, Wall of Voodoo and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Greater Home Radio – 96.7FM, Holbrook, New South Wales, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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Godfathers, Stranglers embark on their ‘Feel it Now’ tour (UK)

Punk legends The Godfathers and The Stranglers start a month-long UK tour tonight.

The “Feel it Now” tour begins at the Picture House in Edingburgh; they play 23 dates together, ending up in Croydon on March 31.

In December 2012, The Godfathers released Jukebox Fury, their first new album since 1995.

The full schedule is:

Ron Asheton tribute concert DVD to be released in June, not Apri

The Ron Asheton Foundation announced on Tuesday the DVD for the 2011 tribute concert in honor of the famed guitarist will be released on June 4, 2013 and not April 9 as previously planned.

Asheton, best known as the former guitarist and co-songwriter for Iggy and the Stooges, died in 2009 and was unable to see his band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a year later. On April 19, 2011, Iggy & the Stooges, Henry Rollins and guest guitarist Deniz Tek performed the concert in Asheton’s remembrance at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor to a sold-out crowd of fans.

Billboard’s Gary Graff wrote picturesquely of the show:

It was a typical night of Stooges-style brutality but in an even more passionate form, as the group and its guests took a wide swing through the repertoire, clearly moved by the sense of occasion and the cacophonous spirit of the 1,700 fans who snapped up tickets for the concert in less than an hour.

The track list for the DVD will be as follows:

1. I Got a Right (with Henry Rollins)
2. Raw Power
3. Search and Destroy
4. Gimme Danger
5. Shake Appeal
6. 1970
7. L.A. Blues
8. Night Theme
9. Beyond the Law
10. Fun House
11. Open Up And Bleed
12. Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
13. I Wanna Be Your Dog
14. TV Eye
15. Loose
16. Dirt
17. Real Cool Time
18. Iggy’s Speech
19. Ron’s Tune
20. No Fun

All profits from the DVD sales will go to the Ron Asheton Foundation, which supports animal welfare and music. Pre-orders can be made here.

Our 2/22 show podcast/syndication edit is up

The syndication/podcast edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we re-broadcast our July 2012 interview with Taco Ockerse

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Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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Kid Creole & the Coconuts new video: ‘In a Place Like This’

Kid Creole and the Coconuts today released the video for their new single, “In a Place Like This,” featuring August Darnell portraying a worried fellow, warning a young lady about her going down the wrong path.

Scenes change from Darnell singing in a snowy field to a well-groomed pathway to a dank garbage-filled alleyway. As for the assortment of fine suits and hats, the Kid does not disappoint longtime fans in that department.

Darnell’s performance is impressive, as he looked genuinely affected and disappointed as he was playing a fatherly character to the young girl in the video. He showed a more dramatic side to his persona, which was historically best-known for doing things most men would not be able to get away with in real life.  He projected a combination of sadness and a slight degree of helplessness while observing the girl constantly argue with her mother and  frequent sleazy drug-filled clubs. Still, at the end, he takes a stronger tone as if to give a final warning and enlighten the young lady to the shame she will feel if she continues her chosen lifestyle.

Elements of the video’s post-production add to the drama of “In a Place Like This.” Well-placed cuts, sepia filters and an slight blurring effect (around 2:55 into the video) bring an extra level of emotion into the brilliantly-sung track.

“In a Place Like This” is the second new track Darnell has released in 2013. The track is available via download on Amazon.com.

Our 2/15 show synd/podcast edit is up

The podcast/syndication edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week,  we play a new track from Peter Dunne, best remembered by 80s music fans as Peter Bilt of Pearl Harbor and the Explosions. Peter has been very bus as an in-demand producer. He also collaborated with Debora Iyall for her Stay Strong album. A few days ago, Dunne released the single “She’s Moved to Paris,” which we will play on Revenge of the 80s.

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We will also play music from Ultravox, The Undertones, The Divinyls, Martin Plaza, Berlin, The Cramps, Altered Images    and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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Big Country announce European tour dates; new album a step closer

Big Country announced their May concert dates in Europe as they continue to put together their Journey Tour 2013.  After playing throughout April in the U.K. and Ireland, the band will perform 15 shows in 18 days on the mainland beginning on May 14 in Venue, France.

Here are the recently-set May Journey Tour 2013 dates:

Tues 14 May – Venue tbc, FRANCE
Wed 15 May – Saarbruken, GERMANY : The Garage
Thur 16 May – Bochum, GERMANY : Zeche
Sat 18 May – Mannheim, GERMANY : Alte Seilerei
Sun 19 May – Osnabruck, GERMANY : Rosenhaf
Tues 21 May – Aschaffenburg, GERMANY : Colossaal
Wed 22 May – Hamburg, GERMANY : Markthalle
Thur 23 May – Dresden, GERMANY : Tante Ju
Fri 24 May – Karlsruhe, GERMANY : Substage
Sat 25 May – Vienna, AUSTRIA : Szene Wein
Mon 27 May – Basel, SWITZERLAND : Sommercasino
Tues 28 May – Milan, ITALY : Tunnel Club
Wed 29 May – Memmingen, GERMANY : Kaminwerk
Thur 30 May – Bremen, GERMANY : Modernes
Fri 31 May – Venue tbc, NETHERLANDS

Also, their upcoming new 12-track album is a bit closer to being ready. According to Big Country’s website, the tracks have been recorded and are being mixed.

Kid Creole’s new single: “In a Place Like This”

As he announced weeks back, August “Kid Creole” Darnell has been working on some quite inspired new music. Shortly after releasing “Muchachacha,” Darnell came out of the studio with his latest single, “In a Place Like This.”

The Kid combines his swanky classic vocal style with a smooth falsetto, sometimes switching off and other times putting them together in melodic harmony. The soft background beats belie the sleazy dive of a club that he is singing about to a lady who took retreat there with a large amount of alcohol.

Unlike his 80s persona,  Kid Creole is not hitting on babes with the song or trying to weasel out of something. He is the good guy here, trying to rescue a lady from the seedy scene. He leads off with a description, piquing listeners’ imaginations: “In a corner there’s a bar/Barman has a bloody scar/very sleazy, weazy-queasy/In the toilet there’s a ragged fool/selling coke and acting cool/pretty icky, awful, sickly”

“In a Place Like This” is available through several digital outlets and Kid Creole and the Coconuts’ website.

Highlights from Power Pop-A-Licious 2

Power pop fans from all over the New York-Metro area crowded The Cake Shop on Friday and Saturday night to celebrate the guitar-driven musical genre at Power Pop-A-Licious 2 with The Paul Collins Beat and a heavy-hitting lineup of long-established and up-and-coming bands.

Collins says he is pleased with the success of the event and its spotlighting of some of its top acts in the northeastern U.S. and Canada. He expressed the importance of the spirit of the show:

“Power Pop-A-Licious 2 is a unifying rally cry for the thriving rock-n-roll subculture, and is a means for power pop fans of all ages to discover a wealth of talented new acts in one power-packed weekend… All these bands are serious about what they are doing; they are all out there trying to make something happen, I am proud to be able to help them achieve that goal.”

After being postponed from its November dates in Asbury Park, New Jersey due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Collins’ second Power Pop-A-Licious Fest was moved to The Cake Shop, where those attending saw a lineup led off on day one by The Whims out of Brooklyn followed by The Disconnects (New Jersey), Party Lights (Brooklyn), The Connection (Portsmouth), Kurt Baker (Portsmouth) and Kid Sentiment from Montreal. Kid Sentiment’s bassist Cynthia Sentiment also celebrated her birthday that evening.

photo by Elizabeth Lynch

Saturday night featured The Electric Mess (NYC), 1-800-BAND (Brooklyn), The Pow Wows (Toronto), popular New Jersey band The Modulators and Paul Collins‘ Beat.

DJ Tony LoFi of One Chord Progression spun classic and current tracks both nights between sets. Also on hand were popular DJ Dave “The Boogeyman) and Bobcat Rawks.

Only two days after Power Pop-A-Licious 2, Collins set out to begin his Midwestern U.S. tour.

Check out our full slide show on our Revenge of the 80s Examiner page: Highlights from Power Pop-A-Licious 2

Our 2/1 show (with Paul Kelly) podcat/synd edit is up

The podcast/syndication edit for our 2/1  Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week,  Paul Kelly is back with us to talk about his upcoming plans to tour the US, Australia and other parts of the world, his album Spring and Fall, thoughts on the documentary Paul Kelly: Stories of Me and continued efforts to re-release many of his out-of-print albums. Our conversation takes place during hour 2.

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We will also play music from Tenpole Tudor, The Boomtown Rats, Kate Bush, The Hoodoo Gurus, ABC, The Beat and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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The B-52s to headline the Rewind the 80s Festival at Henley-on-Thames

New wave party band The B-52s will lead a star-studded lineup at the Rewind the 80s Music Festival on August 16-18 at Henley-on-Thames in the U.K. Event organizers confirmed the group’s participation today.

In the festival’s 5th year, he B-52s will lead a lineup that includes Kim Wilde, ABC, Belinda Carlisle, Nik Kershaw, Blancmange, Sonia, The Blow Monkeys, Cutting Crew, Heaven 17 and Go West.

Rewind the 80s Festival is one of the world’s biggest retro music fests, attracting over 40,000 people and selling out ni advance over the past few years. In its first four years has featured such iconic 80s names as: Boy George, Village People, The Human League, Gloria Gaynor, Kool & The Gang, Holly Johnson, Bananarama, and many more.

Along with the performances, fans can also enjoy several watering holes, karaoke, camping or stay at the new “Snoozebox” portable hotel.

The Boomtown Rats to reunite for performance at Isle of Wight Festival

Organizers for the Isle of Wight Festival say the Boomtown Rats will play a one-off together at their 2013  event.

The Irish alt-rockers broke up in 1986 and had not played together as BTR since the 1986 Self Aid festival.  With the festival leaders’ announcement, Geldof says he is looking forward to playing with the group again:

“Playing again with The Rats and doing those great songs again will be exciting afresh…  We were an amazing band and I just feel it’s the right time to re-Rat, to go back to Boomtown for a visit.”

At the time of this post, band members and the official Boomtown Rats website have not indicated whether they will be dong anything together after the one performance.

The Rats will be playing on a star-filled bill that includes Paul Weller, Blondie, Hugh Cornwell and Happy Mondays.

Our 1/25 show with Jonathan Segel podcast/synd edit is up

Our podcast/syndication edit for this week’s  Revenge of the 80s show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Camper Van Beethoven‘s Jonathan Segel is back with us to talk about the band’s new album, La Costa Perdida. We will also play a track from that and Adam Ant‘s new album, Adam Ant is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunman’s Daughter.

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We also play music from XTC, The Pet Shop Boys, Split Enz, Kajagoogoo, Mi Sex, R.E.M, Madness and more.

Revenge of the 80s Radio also broadcasts each week on our affiliate radio stations:

• Q93.5FM – WTBQ FM, Warwick, NY, US
• Rock 103 FM, Central Illinois
• Q107 FM, Peoria, Illinois
• Central FM - 98.6 FM Gibraltar, Spain & 103.8 FM Calahonda, Spain
• Totally 80s – 88.4 FM, Beindorm, Spain
• Surf FM – 87.6 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Radio 80s – 87.6 FM, Korumburra, AUS
• Seymour FM – 103.9 FM, Seymour, AUS
• Indigo FM Radio Network – 88.0 FM Beechworth, AUS; 88.0 FM Yackandandah, AUS; 87.6 FM, Corowa, AUS; 87.6 FM Rutherglen, AUS
• Elwood FM – 89.1 FM, Melbourne, AUS
• Whaley Radio – 107.4FM, High Points, UK
• 80s & More – Internet Radio, U.K.
• Radio Vera – Limerick, Ireland

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