Revenge of the 80s Radio - Hour 2

The podcast for our 5/20/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we play a music block featuring The Little Girls (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Little-Girls/51487394136), including a track from Caron Maso Murray (http://www.myspace.com/caronmurray)'s CM3P album (1991). We will also have new music from Josie Cotton (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0040MGPIU) and Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark (http://www.omd.uk.com/) plus classic cuts by Q Lazzarus, The B-52s, The Hoodoo Gurus, Love and Rockets, Nena, INXS and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cars_splash2-300x269.jpg) The podcast for this week's Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week we play a track from The Cars (http://thecars.org/)' new album, Move Like This (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B004NTMNB8), released earlier this month. We also play a cut from Paul Collins (http://www.paulcollinsbeat.com/)' new album, The King of Power Pop (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B003O7MI0G), and classics by Icehouse, The Clash, XTC, Men Without Hats, Nik Kershaw and more.

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(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pattysmyth02.jpg) Our Revenge of the 80s 4/29 show podcast edit is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we tell you how to win passes to see Patty Smyth and Scandal (http://www.pattysmythandscandal.com/) at B.B. Kings House of Blues at Times Square in New York City on May 12, 2011 (http://www.bbkingblues.com/bio.php?id=540). Also, we pay a tribute to influential punk rocker Polly Styrene (http://www.poly-styrene.com/), who passed away on April 25th, 2011. In her honor, we will air tracks from her pre-80s band, X Ray Spex, and a cut from her new album, Generation Indigo. We have new music from Josie Cotton and August Darnell (Kid Creole) as well as classics by Mental As Anything, Voice of the Beehive, Nikki and the Corvettes, Scandal featuring Patty Smyth, XTC and more.

Click here to listen live between 7-9pm Eastern US Time (http://nick8.surfernetwork.com/Media/WTBQ.asx) You can also get the show from our flagship station website: www.wtbq.com (http://www.wtbq.com/). Check the bottom of this post for other affiliates' dates and times. (http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/revenge-logo-3x1-300x300.jpg) Enjoy the show tonight and have a very happy Easter weekend from us at Revenge of the 80s Radio 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 and Sobel Nation Radio's Wildcat FM 80s Channel (http://www.wildcatfm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=55)..

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pearlharbor-300x174.jpg) The podcast for our 4/15 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. In hour 2, our guest is Peter Dunne (http://www.isoniclast.com/), who was known as Peter Bilt when he was both the guitarist for Pearl Harbor and the Explosions (http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=pearl_harbor_and_the_explosions) and a solo artist in the 80s. He is a freelance producer/voiceover specialist (http://www.isoniclast.com/) and recently, he collaborated with Debora Iyall (http://www.deboraiyall.com/) on her new CD, Stay Strong (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0040PZNDA). In hour 1, we will play new music from Stan Ridgway (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0040HZGIA) and classic cuts by REM (http://remhq.com/index.php), Icehouse, The B-52s (http://theb52s.com/), Strawberry Switchblade (http://www.strawberryswitchblade.net/) and more. The Stan Ridgway Band's 2011 tour is headed to the Hudson Valley (NY) and Tri-State area, including a stop on Thursday, May 5th at the Turning Point Cafe in Piermont, NY (http://www.turningpointcafe.com/). We will be there to cover the event and hope to see you. Tickets are still available; you can get them here (http://store.turningpointtickets.com/servlet/-strse-316/Stan-Ridgway-Band-Thurs./Detail).

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/revenge-logo-3x1-300x300.jpg) To celebrate April Fool's Day, during the second hour of tonight’s Revenge of the 80s Radio show, we pay our annual tribute to some of the great comedy/novelty songs of the 1980s in honor of the nearing April Fools’ Day. We will play off-the-wall tracks from artists including Julie Brown (http://www.juliebrown.com/), Bad News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A447950), Neil (Nigel Planer) (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0686539/), Joe Dolce (http://www.joedolce.net/), Mojo Nixon (http://www.mojonixon.com/) & Skid Roper (http://www.skidroper.com/), Kip Adotta (http://www.kipaddotta.com/) and Tim Cavanaugh (http://www.timcav.com/).

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/andyp232-300x300.jpg) This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play new releases from Andy Prieboy (http://andyprieboy.com/songs.php) and Josie Cotton (http://www.josiecotton.com/) with classic cuts by The Clash (http://www.amazon.com/London-Calling-Clash/dp/B00004BZ0N/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1301140350&sr=8-4), Midnight Oil (http://www.amazon.com/Diesel-Dust-Midnight-Oil/dp/B0000026DJ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1301140385&sr=1-1), Wall of Voodoo (http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Days-Sammystown-Wall-Voodoo/dp/B000002O2D/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1301140434&sr=1-5), The Human League (http://www.amazon.com/Credo-Human-League/dp/B004EPXK7C/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1), Blancmange (http://www.amazon.com/Blanc-Burn-Blancmange/dp/B004773DTW/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1301140499&sr=1-1), Kate Bush (http://www.amazon.com/Whole-Story-Kate-Bush/dp/B000002UA7/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1301140521&sr=1-3) and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/cake-300x222.png) We are celebrating three years on the air at Revenge of the 80s Radio. We thank all of you who listen and visit our blog for being a huge part of this show and making it possible. We also thank Tracey and Missy Belland of Voice of the Beehive (http://www.voiceofthebeehive.com/) for being our first guests on the program in March of 2008. Tonight, we will re-air that interview in our 2 of our program. In hour 1, we will play new music from Paul Collins (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B003O7MI0G)(The Beat) and I, Ludicrous (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24472418508) (with former VOTB bassist Martin Brett on guitar) with classic cuts by Berlin, Mondo Rock, Men Without Hats and more. (http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/beehive.jpg)

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/shamrock-281x300.jpg) The podcast for our 3/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Hour 2 features Irish artists of the 80s with tracks from The Pogues (http://www.amazon.com/If-Should-Fall-Grace-God/dp/B000H8SFMK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1299935323&sr=8-4), The Boomtown Rats (http://www.amazon.com/Loudmouth-Best-Boomtown-Bob-Geldof/dp/B000006YYA/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1299935367&sr=1-3), Cactus World News (http://www.amazon.com/Urban-Beaches-Release-FEATURING-REMIXES/dp/B002RHJ53M/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1299935391&sr=1-2), Sinead O'Connor (http://www.amazon.com/So-Far-Best-Sinead-OConnor/dp/B000002TM3/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1299935420&sr=1-3), Hothouse Flowers (http://www.amazon.com/Best-Hothouse-Flowers/dp/B0002234ZO/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1299935440&sr=1-1), The Undertones (http://www.amazon.com/Anthology-Undertones/dp/B001DZA416/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1299935483&sr=1-2) and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/deb-cover-adg-082610-300x267.jpg) The podcast for this week's Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week.we play new music from Debora Iyall (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0040PZNDA) and Stan Ridgway (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0040HZGIA), a rare demo by Rikki St. James (http://www.discogs.com/artist/Rikki+St.+James) with Ken Mazur (http://www.kenmazurmusic.com/home.html) and classic cuts from A Flock of Seagulls, The Time Bandits, Agent Orange, Devo and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/JosieC-Dolls-240x300.jpg) The podcast version of our 2/25/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. Hour 2 features a conversation with Josie Cotton (http://www.josiecotton.com/), who recently released her new Pussycat Babylon (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0040MGPIU) CD. In hour 1, we play a new dance remix of Adriana Kaegi (http://web.me.com/a_kaegi/Site_20/ADRIANA_KAEGI.html)'s "What You Gonna Go?" and classic tracks from Haysi Fantayzee, Icehouse, Adam and the Ants, Berlin and more. This is Josie Cotton's second appearance on Revenge of the 80s; we discuss Pussycat Babylon (http://astore.amazon.com/reveofthe80sr-20/detail/B0040MGPIU), delve into her creative mind and talk about her "Johnny Are You Queer" video contest. Josie recently completed a video for "See the New Hong Kong" and plans to produce more. (http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ak44-300x300.jpg) In addition to all of the work Adriana Kaegi has been doing with Dear Addy Digital Media (http://www.dearaddy.com/), she has been in the studio working on new music. Last year, we premiered two versions of "I've Been Going Out," this week, we present the world radio premiere of her dance mix of "What You Gonna Do?" The original recording of that is on Adriana's 2009 TAG (http://web.me.com/a_kaegi/Site_20/ADRIANA_KAEGI.html) album.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/andyp11-204x300.jpg) The podcast for our 2/18 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week, we re-air an interview with Andy Prieboy (http://andyprieboy.com/) on his most recent releases of shelved projects/experiments. At the time, we also premiered his new song "Don't Tell That Guy Anything."

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/heart33.jpg) The podcast for our Revenge of the 80s Valentine's Day special is up and available at the bottom of this post. This time, in addition to playing classic alternative love songs, we feature a conversation with Carmine Capobianco (http://www.carminecapobianco.com/), star and co-writer of "Psychos In Love (http://psychosinlove.com/)," one of the most romantic love stories of the 1980s. Our interview leads off hour two of the show. (http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/psychos-209x300.jpg) "Psychos In Love" is about a two lonely serial killers who meet up, realize they don't want to slash each other to death and fall in love. They share a love for bad jokes and murder and a disdain for grapes. Capobianco and I discuss the making of the movie, some of the plat, the actors, the fun he had doing the show, his career as an actor, businessman and (sometimes) politician. We also talk about the potential of a sequel to the classic 1987 movie. In hour 1, we play classic alternative love songs by Nikki and the Corvettes, X, INXS, Howard Jones, The Tom Tom Club, The English Beat, The Divinyls and more.

(http://www.revengeofthe80sradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/revenge-logo-3x1-300x300.jpg) The podcast for our 2/4/11 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the bottom of this post. This week on Revenge of the 80s, we have new music from Louise Robey and August Darnell (better known as "Kid Creole"). We also play classic alternative tracks by The Clash, Blancmange, The Smiths, INXS, Pseudo Echo, Wall of Voodoo and more.