Revenge of the 80s Radio - Hour 2

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/revenge-logo-3x1-300x300.jpg)The podcast edit for our 5/4/12 Revenge of the 80s Radio is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we catch up on some requests. You can make yours by e-mailing us at radio@revengeofthe80sradio.com (mailto:radio@revengeofthe80sradio.com) . We play music from The Eurythmics, Midnight Oil, The Beat Farmers, Icehouse, Wall of Voodoo, Aztec Camera and more. Plus, a music block in honor of the upcoming Girls Got Rhythm Fest (http://girlsgotrhythmfest.com/) in St. Paul, MN this week with tracks from Nikki and the  Corvettes, The Little Girls and The Pandoras (Nikki Corvette, The Little Girls and Kim Shattuck - formerly of The Pandoras adn currently with The Muffs) will play that weekend (May 11, 12, 13) with Ronnie Spector, The 5, 6, 7, 8s and many more great girl bands .Play Guitar Fast. Step by stdeo lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/)

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/transx-300x205.jpg) 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 (http://trans-x.com/) is our guest. Trans-X will release their upcoming new album, Hi-NRG (http://www.examiner.com/article/men-without-hats-trans-x-to-release-new-albums-may#ixzz1t5I4bB2Y), 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. Play Guitar Fast. Step by stdeo lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) During Hour 1, we play a music block, saluting Greg Ham of Men At Work, who passed away a short time ago (http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/?p=1538). We will also play classics from The (Paul Collins) Beat, The English Beat, The Hoodoo Gurus, Flash & the Pan, Wang Chung and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nikkicorvette611.jpg) 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  (http://www.myspace.com/nikkiandthecorvettes) talks about her new solo tracks (http://surfinkirecords.bigcartel.com/product/nikki-corvette-the-dalhmanns-split-7-2012-preorder-contest) (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 (http://www.scottmorganmusic.com/) and her co-headlining the upcoming Girls Got Rhythm Fest (http://girlsgotrhythmfest.com/)in St. Paul, Min (May 11-12). Our conversation takes place in the second segment of Hour 2. (http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/nikkirecord-300x294.jpg) Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by stdeo lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) 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 (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/men-work-musician-greg-ham-found-dead-australian-home-article-1.1064259)of Men At Work on next week's Revenge of the 80s Radio show. RIP Greg Ham.***

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Nissan_GT-R_steering_wheel-300x248.jpg) Tonight on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we feature driving music (../?p=842#more-842) of the classic alternative era, with songs about cars, driving, speeding, songs with car references in them and tracks that we like to blast with the top and windows down while on the highway. This program is an encore presentation. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by stdeo lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) We will also play music from The Kings, Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, Men Without Hats, Josie Cotton, ABC and Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/allatractions.jpg) 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 (http://jsegel.bandcamp.com/), 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. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by stdeo lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) 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.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/limahl3-235x300.jpg) 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, (http://www.limahl.com/) who recently released his new single, "1983." Limahl is best known for his work with Kajagoogoo (http://www.kajagoogoo.com/) 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. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by stdeo lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) We will also play music from  The Waitresses, Trio, The Little Girls, Japan  and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/shamrock-300x300.png) The podcast edit for our 3/16/12 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we celebrate St. Patrick's Day (http://www.bing.com/search?q=St.+Patrick%27s+Day&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IE8SRC)in Hour 2 with music from great Irish artists of the classic alternative era, including The Pogues (http://www.pogues.com/), Still Little Fingers (http://www.slf.com/homebase.cfm), The Undertones (http://www.theundertones.com/_/Home.html), Hothouse Flowers (http://www.hothouseflowers.com/) and The Boomtown Rats (http://www.boomtownrats.co.uk/). Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) During hour 1, we  play music from Romeo Void, Martha and the Muffins, Howard Jones, Waterfront Home, New Order and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Ron-Rogers-Unfinished-Business-300x200.jpg) 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 (http://ronrogersmusic.com/)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. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step video lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) 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. (http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Unfinished-Business-Ron-Rogers--296x300.jpg)  

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/hugh1-300x300.jpg) 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 (http://www.hughcornwell.com/) is our guest. The original Strangler is currently touring parts of the U.S. and Canada with original Sex Pistol Glen Matlock (http://glenmatlock.grapewire.net/)and will release a new album, Totem and Taboo, later this year. Our conversation leads off the second hour of the show. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step video lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) During our interview, Cornwell and I discuss: * The Heavyweights of Rock (http://www.examiner.com/alternative-music-in-national/punk-pioneers-cornwell-matlock-to-kick-off-us-tour) 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.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/plimsoulsbeachtown-300x300.jpg) Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step video lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) 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 w play two selections from The Plimsouls' (http://www.bing.com/search?q=The+Plimsouls%27&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IE8SRC)recently-released live album, Beach Town Confidential (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B006OI0HK0), a recording of a 1983 concert at The Golden Bear. We also play classics by Midge Ure, The Stranglers, Icehouse, Wall of Voodoo, Strawberry Switchblade, The Stems, Josie Cotton and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/revenge-logo-3x1-300x300.jpg) The podcast edit for out 2/17/12 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we play new music from Andy Prieboy (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B006O63CPY)and Debora Iyall (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0040PZNDA), plus classics by The Plimsouls, The Motels, The Hoodoo Gurus, The Smiths, Men Without Hats and more. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step video lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/)

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/andyp2222-268x300.jpg) 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 (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B006O63CPY). 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. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step video lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) We also play classic tracks by Hazel O'Connor, Icehouse, Berlin, King, Kid Creole & the Coconuts and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/transx-300x205.jpg) The podcast edit for our 2/3/12 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we play a new track from Andy Prieboy, who recently released his latest EP, Every Lady Gets a Song (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B006O63CPY). Andy will be a guest on an upcoming show to talk abouot his new creations. We also play the new "Living On Video 2012" from Trans-X (http://www.myspace.com/pascallanguirand). Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step video lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) We also play classic tracks by Missing Persons, Japan, The Models, Talking Heads, The (Paul Collins) Beat, Mondo Rock and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/harding21-200x300.jpg) The podcast edit for out 1/27/12 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, renowned producer and mix-master Phil Harding (http://www.philharding.co.uk/) is our guest. Phil recently released a new 2-CD set, Phil Harding Club Mixes of the 80s (http://www.examiner.com/alternative-music-in-national/80s-hit-maker-phil-harding-releases-classic-remix-cd-set) and an album of new music, The Story of Beginners (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0013NAT3Q). Our conversation leads off hour 2 of the show. During our conversation, Harding and I discuss: * Harding's new offerings * His career from the disco days onward * Phil's work with Ian Cunrow * Expolots with PWL Records * How Phil became a hit-maker * Thoughts on some of the great artists for whom he produced and mixed. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step video lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) We will also play a music block retrospective honoring Michael Hutchence (http://www.facebook.com/groups/MichaelHutchenceAndHisLegacy/), who would have been 52 years old on January 22nd. Plus, classics from Split Enz, Tom Tom Club, Kim Wilde, Mental As Anything, Voice of the Beehive, and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Howard-Jones-6474623-233x300.jpg) 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 (http://www.howardjones.com/)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 (http://www.howardjones.com/). Our conversation leads off hour 2 of the show. Learn To Play Guitar Fast. Step by step video lessons make learning fun and easy. Start today. (http://ebc8cmpmpih1nv-9lg-qbcor1i.hop.clickbank.net/) 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 (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2099372/)'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 (http://dearaddy.com/) and producer Ron Rogers (http://ronrogersmusic.com/)as well as classics by Berlin, Icehouse, King, Modern English, The Housemartins, XTC and more.