Year: 2012
This week, we air an encore broadcast of our October interview with Andy Prieboy, where we talk about his latest single, “The Death of New Wave.â€
Enjoy holiday cheer from XTC, Squeeze, Molly Johnson, Mel Smith & Kim Wilde, Klark Kent, Band Aid, The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl and more.
As the Mayan calendar closes out on December 21, 2012 and some fear the end of the world is nigh, we put together a list of the top classic alternative songs of the 80ss:
Paul Collins’ Power Pop-A-Licous 2 Fest, which was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy, has been rescheduled for February 1 & 2 at The Cake Shop n NYC.
This week: our End of the World special and guest Linda Jo Rizzo
The second night of Concrete Blonde’s December 2012 Eastern U.S. tour saw the band play to a crowd of fierce fans at New York City’s Irving Plaza
Midge Ure is our guest on this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio. Plus. music from Debora Iyall, The Undertones, Camper Van Beethoven, The Time Bandits, A Flock of Seagulls, The Boomtown Rats and more.
Revenge of the 80s Radio is giving away five pair of tickets to see Concrete Blonde live at Irving Plaza (17 Irving Place, New York, NY) on Thursday, December 13th.
This week, we play a new track from Kid Creole & the Coconuts (featuring Los Lococs), “Muchachacha.” plus, music from Berlin, Orange Juice, Real Life, The Human League, Duran Duran, The Hoodoo Gurus, New Order, The Paul Collins Beat and more
During their European tour earlier this year, Nikki Corvette and The Romeos sing the praises of some delicious gelato in this video (credit: BAMMagazine’s channel on Youtube):
His genre-crossing creations are celebrated and respected around the world. Still, such inspiration can come from unexpected places as the Kid’s most recent single, Muchachacha, comes from a chance encounter
This week, we have a conversation with Johnette Napolitano. Concrete Blonde will tour the Eastern U.S. in December as the band has also officially released two new tracks, “Rosalie” and “I See the Ghost,”
Camper Van Beethoven will embark on their next winter U.S. tour just under a month before releasing their first studio album in nine years.
This week, we play music from Stan Ridgway, Immaculate Fools, Noiseworks, Tears For Fears, Yaz, The specials, Wang Chung and more.
L.A. punk pioneers Concrete Blonde will introduce a new single in conjunction with an east coast December tour. “Rosalee†and “I See the Ghost†will be available as both a download and a seven-inch white vinyl record.
This week, we chat with Sherry Mattson, the producer, director, writer and star of a new short film, I Love You, Eddie Deezen
Sherry Mattson is the writer, director, producer and star of the flick, which tells the story of Mabel, who is unhappy and bored with her humdrum life. Needing a change, she decided to set out for Hollywood to find the love of her life: Eddie Deezen.
The Power-Pop-A-Licious Fest II, scheduled for November 16 & 17 at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, NJ has been postponed to a yet undetermined date due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.
Midge Ure, Bow Wow Wow and Gene Loves Jezebel will headline a special one-off “Revenge of the 80s” concert in Los Angeles on January 26, 2013. The show is a production of Red Entertainment.
This week: classics from Fuzzbox, Wang Chung, Eurythmics, Icehouse, The Brains, The Communards, The Passions, Big Country and more.
This week, we play a new Halloween song from Stan Ridgway and creepy classics from Ministry, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Jim Carrol Band, Bauhaus, The B-52s, Carmine Capobianco/Debi Thubault, Toto Coelo, Oingo Boingo and more.
The top 11 classic-alternative Halloween songs
This week, Andy Prieboy is back and we talk about his new single, “The Death of New Wave.” Also, music from INXS, The Models, The Little Girls, Gary Numan, The Divinyls, Fiction Factory, Thomas Dolby and more
Beatlesrama is the definitive all-Beatles internet radio station, with personalities throughout the day that are not only experts, but true fans.
Ska royalty meets the High Priest of Power Pop: Dave Wakeling’s English Beat and The Paul Collins Beat are touring together for the first time. Under the title Two Beats Heart as One, they make a stop in New York City, playing in front of a lively crowd at B.B. Kings Blues Club and Grill on 42nd Street.
This week, Paul Collins talks about his upcoming Power Pop-A-Licious II Fest, Plus: music from Big Audio Dynamite, The Tom Tom Club, Adriana Kaegi, Split Enz, Dominatrix, Bad Manners and more…
Get your tickets to see Paul Collins’ Power Pop-A-Licious II Fest at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, NJ, November 16th and 17th at Ticketweb.
This week, play music from Yazoo, King, The Cockroaches, A Flock of Seagulls, The Hoodoo Gurus, Let’s Active, Voice of the Beehive and more
Revenge the 80s Radio welcomes out newest affiliate, Radio Vera (Limerick, Ireland).
This October’s event will be extra-special to fans of the 1980s as there will be several prominent people from the great decade there to meet fans and showcase their new projects — some of them are past guests on Revenge of the 80s Radio.