Year: 2012
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This week, we have a conversation with Limahl, who recently released his new single, “1983.”
As innovative as Thomas Dolby was in the 1980s, his visionary edge to music and presentation continues to impress as the synth-whiz brings his latest imaginative concoction, a time capsule, on his current U.S. tour.
With fans eagerly awaiting the band’s upcoming Love in the Age of War album later this year, Men Without Hats offers a taste with a new mix of their 1988 hit “Pop Goes the World.â€
This week, we have a conversation with Ginger Coyote, editor of Punk Globe Magazine and lead singer of the White Trash Debutantes.
Ronnie Spector, Nikki Corvette and Kim Shattock lead the slate of lady rockers to play at the first annual Girls Got Rhythm Fest in St. Paul,
Minnesota on May 11-12, 2012.
This week, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Hour 2 with music from great Irish artists of the classic alternative era, including The Pogues, Still Little Fingers, The Undertones, Hothouse Flowers, The Boomtown Rats.
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.
Multi-instrumentalist and Camper Van Beethoven co-founder Jonathan Segel today releases his latest solo album, All Attractions. It is Segel’s 13th post-Camper collection, and first since 2007’s Honey
Hugh Cornwell is our guest on this week’s Revenge of the 80s Radio. He is currently on tour with Glen Matlock and will be releasing a new album later this year.
Revenge of the 80s Radio is featured in the March 2012 issue of Punk Globe Magazine
Thomas Dolby will be back in North America, coming shortly after a successful performance and lecture tour to support his latest album, A Map of the Floating City, This time, however, the techno synth-pop wizard will come with a new contraption: his own science fiction-inspired time capsule.
This week’s Revenge of the 80s features tracks from The Plimsouls’ new live album, “Beach Town Confidential,” plus classics by Midge Ure, The Stranglers, Icehouse, Strawberry Switchblade, Josie Cotton, Midnight Oil and more.
Two of punk rock’s early legends will begin a tour of North America on Friday, February 24th. Hugh Cornwell, original vocalist for The Stranglers and Glen Matlock, bassist for The Sex Pistols, will co-headline the concert series, which will run through March 17th.
With a new album in the works, the future of alt-rock’s The Godfathers is uncertain after co-founder and lead singer Peter Coyne threatened to leave today, citing tensions within the band.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Godfathers frontman Peter Coyne says he will leave the band – National Alternative Music | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/alternative-music-in-national/godfathers-frontman-peter-coyne-says-he-will-leave-the-band#ixzz1mnL0KkrY
This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio: new music from Debora Iyall and Andy Prieboy.
Andy Prieboy makes his fifth appearance on Revenge of the 80s Radio. We will talk abuot his newest EP, Every Lady Gets a Song.
The Nerves co-founders Paul Collins and Peter Case tour dates are official. This comes after their initial announcement in November that the two would reunite to co-headline together this year.
Members of Kid Creole and the Coconuts, and several other top musicians will be on hand to help celebrate the 10th year of the Lagond School of Music with special fundraising webcast.
This week on Revenge of the 80s, we feature new music from Andy Prieboy and Trans-X
Renowned producer and mix-master Phil Harding is our guestthis week on Revenge of the 80s Radio
Renowned hit-maker of the 1980s Phil Harding is making available a collection of some of his best remixes from his days with PWL Records. The 2 CD set, Phil Harding Club Mixes of the 1980s
Howard Jones is our guest this week on Revenge of the 80s radio. Our discussion leads off hour 2 of this show (podcast edit is up)
This week on Revenge of the 80s: new music by Limahl and Kid Creole and the Coconuts; classics from INXS, Mental As Anything, Peter Schilling and more
Limahl waxes nostalgic for his musical heyday as he releases his first solo single in decades, “1983,” on January 10, 2012
This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we catch up with your requests with classics from Voice of the Beehive, The Divinyls, Berlin, Elvis Costello, Blancmange and more.
Adam Ant announced today that unforseen production delays on his album are causing him and producers to push back its release date. In turn, he postponed his U.S. tour, originally scheduled to begin in February