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Our 5/11 show wiith Maryam Zadeh and the Top 11 horn/sax solos of the 80s podcast edit is up

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The podcast edit for our 5/11/12 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Maryam Zadeh, the current Tapps lead singer, is our guest. Zadeh worked with Tapps founder Allan Coellho, before he invited her to front the band. Maryam is working on a solo project, where her musical and vocal styles bring back the New Romantic sound of the 80s. We will also play one of her new tracks, “Love Storm.”  Our conversation takes place in Hour 2 of the show.

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In Hour 1, we feature our list of the Top 11 Horn/Sax solos of the 1980s, with tracks from Haircut 100, Hazel O’Connor, Men At Work, Paul Young, INXS and more.

Revenge of the 80s airs live on Radio 80s 87.6FM weekday mornings 7-9am ; We are also on live with Indigo FM, (Victoria, AUS), Seymour FM, Elwood FM and Surf FM in Melbourne, AUS, Central GM in Spain and 80s and More radio in the UK

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Our 4/27 show with Pascal Languirand and a music block tribute to Greg Ham is up

The podcast edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Pascal Languirand of Trans-X is our guest. Trans-X will release their upcoming new album, Hi-NRG, on May 21. In addition to discussing the album, we will premiere two tracks from Hi-NRG. We will also talk about Languirand’s musical avant-garde artistry, his career and thoughts on composing music. Our conversation leads off Hour 2 of the show.

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During Hour 1, we play a music block, saluting Greg Ham of Men At Work, who passed away a short time ago.

We will also play classics from The (Paul Collins) Beat, The English Beat, The Hoodoo Gurus, Flash & the Pan, Wang Chung and more.

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Our 4/20 show with Nikki Corvette podcast edit is up

The podcast/syndication edit for our 4/20 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. In hour 2, Nikki Corvette  talks about her new solo tracks (of which we presented the World Radio Premiere), “I’m Stronger” and “Hot Sun.” We also find out what else Nikki has been up to lately, including taking part in a special benefit concert for musician Scott Morgan and her co-headlining the upcoming Girls Got Rhythm Fest in St. Paul, Min (May 11-12). Our conversation takes place in the second segment of Hour 2.

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We also play music from Mental As Anything, Berlin, Plastic Bertrand, INXS, Adam and the Ants, Laurie Anderson  and more.

***NOTE: We will play a tribute music block to Greg Ham of Men At Work on next week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio show. RIP Greg Ham.***

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Our 4/6 show with Jonathan Segel podcast edit is up

The podcast edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we have a conversation with Camper Van Beethoven co-founder Jonathan Segel, who recently released his 14th solo album, All Attractions. Segel wrote the classic rock-inspired collection while in the Swedish countryside. In addition, Segel also recorded an instrumental improv EP, Apricot Jam. Both albums feature an all-star lineup of guest musicians. Our conversation takes place in the second segment of Hour 2.

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We also play new music from Men Without Hats and Ron Rogers with Adriana Kaegi. Plus, classics by The Divinyls, Book of Love, Split Enz, Pete Shelley, Squeeze   and more.

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Our 3/30 show with Limahl podcast edit is up

The podcast 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 conversation with Limahl, who recently released his new single, “1983.” Limahl is best known for his work with Kajagoogoo and the solo hit “The Neverending Story.” In recent years, he has put together his own swing band and reunited with the members of Kajagoogoo. The band plans to release an album of new music in the future. Our interview with Limahl leads off the second hour of the show.

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We will also play music from  The Waitresses, Trio, The Little Girls, Japan  and more.

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Our 3/23 show with Ginger Coyote podcast edit is up

The podcast edit for our 3/23 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we have a conversation with Ginger Coyote, editor of Punk Globe Magazine and lead singer of the White Trash Debutantes. Ginger started Punk Globe in 1977, bringing to the nation some of punk’s greatest acts before they were famous. Ginger is also the lead singer of the White Trash Debtantes, has been in music documentaries, videos and a Mad TV sketch among other things. She is also a huge part of punk music history. Our interview with Ginger leads off hour 2 of the show.

During our conversation, Ginger and I discuss:

• Why she started Punk Globe in 1977
• The punk music scene over the years
• Growing Punk Globe into a national, and now worldwide publication
• Stories from the early punk days in San Francisco
• Some of the greats of the industry, many of whom became Punk Globe Contributors
• The White Trash Debutantes, fronted by Ginger, and the time they had Tonya Harding in the band

You may also have seen Ginger in Josie Cotton‘s 2007 video for “Maneaters (Get Off the Road):”

Ginger also interviewed Revenge of the 80s Radio host Chris Cordani in the March 2012 issue of Punk Globe. Read it here.

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We will also play music from  Alison Moyet, INXS, Fine Young Cannibals, Martin Plaza, Mising Persons, The Cramps  and more.

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Our 3/9 show podcast edit with Ron Rogers is up

The podcast edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Songwriter, Producer and Multi-Instrumentalist Ron Rogers is our guest. Ron is most well-known for his work with Ze Records, August Darnell (Kid Creole) and his own Matrix Studios in NYC. He had major charts with “Deputy of Love” and “A Night in New York”… and several dance smashes. Several of Rogers’ classic cuts have recently been re-released and he will soon release a new album, UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

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During our conversation, Ron Rogers and I discuss

• His early years
• Playing at the World’s Fair with Darnell as teens
• Working with Kiss, The Rmones and other great acts before they were famous at his Matrix Studios
• Ron’s work with Kid Creole and the Coconuts
• His solo projects
• Ron’s 2011 KRYVZON album and the upcoming UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

Our conversation leads off the second half of the show.

We will also play music from Aneka, Icicle Works, Fiction Factory, Paul Kelly, The Clash, The Undertones and more.

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Our 3/2 show with Hugh Cornwell podcast edit is up

The podcast edit for our 3/2/12 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Hugh Cornwell is our guest. The original Strangler is currently touring parts of the U.S. and Canada with original Sex Pistol Glen Matlock and will release a new album, Totem and Taboo, later this year. Our conversation leads off the second hour of the show.

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During our interview, Cornwell and I discuss:

• The Heavyweights of Rock tour with Glen Matlock
• The beginnings of The Stranglers
• Hugh’s many solo projects
• His 2008 album, Hooverdam
• Plans for more live shows around the world this year and the coming Totem and Taboo album.

We also play classics by Captain Sensible, The Flirts, The Alarm, Mental As Anything, Stan Ridgway and more.

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Media: Revenge of the 80s in Punk Globe magazine

Revenge of the 80s Radio is featured in the March 2012 issue of Punk Globe Magazine. Read Editor and Punk Icon Ginger Coyote‘s interview with host Chris Cordani here.

Our 2/10 show with Andy Prieboy is up

The podcast for our 2/10/12 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Andy Prieboy makes his fifth appearance on Revenge of the 80s Radio. We discuss his newest EP, Every Lady Gets a Song. Andy is also working on a new track, “The Death of New Wave,” which we talk abuot as well. Our conversation leads off the second hour of the show.

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We also play classic tracks by Hazel O’Connor, Icehouse, Berlin, King, Kid Creole & the Coconuts and more.

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Our 1/20 show podcast edit with Howard Jones is up

The podcast edit for our 1/20 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Howard Jones is our guest. Jones plans to tour the UK and parts of the world playing his first two albums, Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action, in their entirety in 2012. Dates can be found on Jones’ official website. Our conversation leads off hour 2 of the show.

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During our conversation, the topics Howard Jones and I discuss include:

• The tour
• Why Jones decided to play Human’s Lib and Dream Into Action in their entirety and as originally

recorded (no new, updated versions)

• Jones’ thoughts behind some of his classic songs
• The significance of Jed Hoile‘s presence during Jones’ early live shows and videos.
• The importance of a solid keyboard hook in his creations

We also play a recently-released track from Adriana Kaegi and producer Ron Rogers as well as classics by Berlin, Icehouse, King, Modern English, The Housemartins, XTC and more.

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Our 12/30 show podcast edit with Exene Cervenka is up

The podcast edit for our 12/30 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. In Hour 2, we feature a conversation with Exene Cervenka, singer, artist, poet writer and co-fonuder of X. Exene and I discuss her career, her thoughts on punk music, the 25th anniversary of the release of the documentary X: The Unheard Music and Exene’s new album, The Excitement of Maybe.

We also play a track from Debora Iyall‘s new EP, Singing Until Sunrise, and classics by Kirsty MacColl, The Hoodoo Gurus, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, The Go-Gos, Altered Images and more. .

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Our 12/2 show podcast edit with Thomas Dolby is up

The podcast edit for our 12/2/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we have a conversation with Thomas Dolby (leading off Hour 2). Dolby recently released his first album of new music in several years, A Map of the Floating City. The new creation features Dolby performing compositions spanning several musical genres from surreal …electronica to bluegrass.

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During our conversation, Dolby discusses the album and its tracks, reflections on his past work, thoughts on the several musical styles he offers in the new collection, his longtime influences and how he trained actress Lea Thompson and Cherry Bomb to perform for the movie “Howard the Duck.”

Dolby recently toured a few U.S. cities on behalf of A Map of the Floating City with a performance/lecture series. He says he intends to tour other nations including Australia.

We also play classic tracks from Ths Hoodoo Gurus, The Motels, King, Siouxsie and the Banshees and more.

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Our 11/25 show podcast edit with Janique Svedberg is up

Our 11/25 Revenge of the 80s Radio podcast edit is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Janique Svedberg is our guest. Janique was a member of Kid Creole and the Coconuts between 1985-1995 and sang on some of the band’s most acclaimed tracks. Our conversation focuses on her work as an addiction coach, where Janique helps people through their recovery. Janique has been a reality TV star, children’s book author and now an addiction and life coach. Our conversation leads off hour 2 of the program.

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During our conversation, Janique tells us her story of addiction and recovery, plus how she goes about helping people overcome their similar struggles. We also talk about her eclectic background from her whirlwind stardom as a Coconut through her interesting ventures and her insights on what it takes to recover from any addiction.

We also play classic tracks from INXS, Kevin Rowland, Strawberry Switchblade, Big Country, New Order and more.

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Our 11/4 show podcast edit with Fred Schneider is up

The podcast edit for this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Fred Schneider is our guest. While he and the B-52s remain together and continue to play all over the US, Fred started his own new band, The Superions, with Dan Marshall and Noah Brodie. Their latest release, “Batbaby“, is already a sensation. Our conversation leads off Hour 2 of the show, which also features two Superions tracks.

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While most people know Schneider from his work with the B-52s, he has had an intriguing list of solo projects and collaborations, including the standout

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Our 10/14 show podcast edit, with Debora Iyall, is up

The podcast/syndication edit for our 10/14/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we talk with Debora Iyall, who recently launched a Kickstarter campaign where fans can back her production of a new vinyl EP, Singing Until Sunrise, which features a new version of “A Girl In Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing).” If you would like to help contribute to the making of the record, please visit Debora’s Kickstarter page.

We also play a new track from Thomas Dolby and classics from The Boomtown Rats, Josie Cotton, The Damned, INXS, Voice of the Beehive and more.

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Our 10/7 show w/Christina Criscione of The Flirts podcast edit is up

Out 10/7 Revenge of the 80s Radio podcast edit is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we have a conversation with Christina Criscione of The Flirts. While most fans remember her singing Flirts classics like “Temptation” and “Island Boy,” Christina is a classically-trained opera singer, an actress and former Miss New Jersey. We will also premiere Christina’s new recording of “Calling Al Boys.” Our interview leads off the second hour of the show.

We also play a track from Paul Collins‘ newest album, The King of Power Pop, and classics from Nick Lowe, Book of Love, XTC, ABC, Flash and the Pan, The Beat and more.

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Our 9/23 podcast edit w/ Paul Kelly is up

The podcast edit for our 9/23 Revenge of the 80s Radio is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Paul Kelly is our guest. He is currently on a mini-tour of the U.S. promoting his upcoming box set, Paul Kelly: A to Z Recordings, by playing 50 of his best songs in alphabetical order over two nights at each venue (including September 26 and 27 in NYC). We also discuss Kelly’s thoughts on songwriting, his influences and his career. Our conversation leads off hour 2 of the show

We also play a new track from the Cowboy Junkies, plus classics by INXS, Trans-X, The Motels, Adam & the Ants and more.

Revenge of the 80s airs live on Radio 80s 87.6FM weekday mornings 7-9am ; We are also on live with Indigo FM, (Victoria, AUS), Seymour FM, Elwood FM and Surf FM in Melbourne, AUS, Central GM in Spain, and Sobel Nation Radio’s Wildcat FM 80s Channel..

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Our 9/16 show w/August Darnell (Kid Creole) podcast edit is up

The podcast edit for our 9/16/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, hor 2 features a conversation with August Darnell, better know to his fans as Kid Creole (Kid Creole and the Coconuts). Darnell recently released his new album, I Wake Up Screaming.

During the interview, Darnell and I discuss:

• How he got his start in music
• His work with Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band
• Why he left to create Kid Creole and the Coconuts with Adriana Kaegi and fellow Buzzard Coati Mundi
• How August developed the “Kid Creole” persona
• His songwriting insights
• The new album
• Darnell’s two musicals.

In hour 1, we highlight a selection from Louise Robey‘s long-awaited Music Anthology Part 1 (1979-2009), which she released on September 15.

We also play classic tracks by Hazel O’Connor, INXS, David Bowie, XTC, Pseudo Echo and more of your favorite classic alternative artists.

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Our 9/9 Show podcast edit w/ Ivan Doroschuk is up

The podcast edit for our 9/9 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats is our guest. Ivan talks about the history of Men Without Hats, the lineups, the music and his current U.S. tour – Men Without Hats’ first American trip in 20 years. We also discuss the band’s upcoming new album. Our conversation leads off Hour 2 of the show.

We also play classic tracks by Blancmange, Altered Images, Wall of Voodoo, Julian Cope, Kate Bush, Wall of Voodoo and more of your favorite classic alternative artists.

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The podcast for our 9/2 show is up

The podcast for our 9/2 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we re-broadcast our April 2011 interview with Andy Prieboy, who is currently working on new music.

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Tonight’s Show (9/2)

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Tonight on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we will re-broadcast a classic interview with Andy Prieboy.

Revenge of the 80s airs live on Radio 80s 87.6FM weekday mornings 7-9am ; We are also on live with Indigo FM, (Victoria, AUS), Seymour FM, Elwood FM and Surf FM in Melbourne, AUS, Central GM in Spain, and Sobel Nation Radio’s Wildcat FM 80s Channel..

Tony Hadley: “New album coming”

Before starting his mini-tour in the United States earlier this week, former Spandau Ballet lead singer Tony Hadley revealed during an interview on the internationally-syndicated Revenge of the 80s Radio show that he plans to release a new album next spring.

While many of his past solo albums heavily featured covers, Hadley says this one will have all original songs. Hadley, who has recorded in many genres of music since Spandau Ballet’s breakup, tells Revenge of the 80s he enjoys experimenting in the studio and the new collection’s sound will have be “dance pop-rock with a quirky edge to it.”

During that same radio conversation, Hadley discusses his thoughts on his solo career, the importance of cool suits and a bit of Spandau Ballet history. The full interview can be heard in hour two of the podcast below:

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The podast for our 8/12 show w/ Tony Hadley is up

The podcast edit for our 8/12/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. Hour 2 features our conversation with Tony Hadley, former lead singer for Spandau Ballet.. He is about to embark on a mini-tour of the US and is working on a new album, which he says will likely be ready in the spring of 2012. Our conversation leads off the second hour of the show.

During our discussion, Tony and I talk about:

• The early Spandau Ballet sound
• The many phases of Spandau Ballet
• Tony’s solo work
• A new album in the works
• His appearance on a realty TV show
• …And thoughts on a possible “Cool Suits Tour”

We also play classic tracks from Icehouse, Fishbone, Devo, ABC, Mental As Anything, Paul King, Berlin and more.

The podcast for our 4/8 show with Andy Prieboy is up

The podcast for our 4/8/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, Andy Prieboy is back for another conversation. We discuss his two new collections of re-releases: Big Rock Finish and When the Dream is Over, back stories to some of the songs and his thoughts on topics ranging from his move toward being a solo artist after Wall of Voodoo to the profound writings of Napoleon XIV. Our interview leads off hour 2 of the program.

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