Revenge of the 80s Radio - Hour 2

Our week of 9.2 show podcast/syndication edit is up. In hour 2, we will feature classic alternative artists from New England with music by Robin Lane and the Chartbusters, The Del Fuegos, Jonathan Richman, The Fools, Til Tuesday and many more.This is an encore presentation

Sal Solo of Classix Nouveau talks with Chris Cordani about the band's new single, "Fix Your Eyes Up," and their upcoming album -- their first since 1983. Solo also discusses his own solo career, his pilgrimage to San Damiano, how he joined the Catholic Youth Ministry in the late 80s and how he uses music and videos to help young people on their journeys of faith. We also discuss some Classix Nouveau history, the band's formation and what brought them back together after COVID hit.

On this episode of Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play new music from Toyah Wilcox, Paul Weller and Suggs, Men Without Hats and Andy Prieboy plus classics by Big Pig, The Clash, Alison Moyet, Dr. Robert and more classic alternative artists*Combined Hours 1 and 2***

Department S' new version of "Is Vic There?" has been a mainstay on the U.K. Heritage Charts and they have a new album coming in September. Phil Thompson, guitarist for the band's current lineup, talks with Chris during this edition of Revenge of the 80s Radio about itPhil discusses setting the updated "Is Vic There?" to tune, the September 23, 2022 release of Department S' upcoming Burn Down Tomorrow album (of which he had a major hand in writing), working with the band and his playing with the Rezillos in recent years as well.

On this edition of Revenge of the 80s Radio, we talk Hot Summer Jams, the title of both a new single from Taco and new book by music writer James Arena. Both gentlemen have been on with us before, so why not put them together for a show? Taco discusses the track, putting it together and James' contribution to the lyrics; James discusses his eighth book and some of the highlighted songs of the season. We also throw around some of our own favorite Hot Summer Jams

This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we feature a tribute musical block to Andy Fletcher, a founding member of Depeche Mode

We have another New Wave Dance Party on this edition of Revenge of the 80s Radio with extended remixes and concrete-cutting classics from Alphaville, King, Men Without Hats, Book of Love and more classic alternative artists.

Jennie Matthias didn't aspire to be a singer; she didn't know she had the voice for the job. It was an accidental “audition” for a bunch of ex-Bodysnatchers looking to form a new band which led to Jennie becoming the lead singer of a band which would later be known as The Belle Stars. Jennie Mathias is our guest on this episode of Revenge of the 80s RadioDuring our conversation, Jennie tells her story about how she became the frontwoman for the Belle Stars, how the band's name (which they did not have at their first performance) came about, her career, post-Belle Stars collaborations, solo recordings, picking herself up from rock bottom and inspiring others to do the same through her anti-drugs work, many charity efforts and her book: Surviving the Storm, In addition, we air a new track finished a short time ago.

In the early days of Revenge of the 80s Radio, I used to cover and review concerts somewhat regularly. During one at Jones Beach in 2009 which featured several artists of the 80s, I met backstage a rather talented percussionist, Lily Gonzalez, who was playing with ABC at the time. Since, she has worked with several classic alternative acts, most recently (and currently) with Tony Hadley. Lily has a new album out titled Sink or Swim; she will be our guest on this episode of Revenge of the 80s Radio.Lily talks about how she became one of the classic alternative community's most in-demand percussionists and her recent work with Hadley. We also discuss some of the tracks on her album, Lily's own funky-jazzy combo sound and writing two of the songs featured on Sink or Swim with Nik Kershaw including the single "I Like You Better When You're Gone."We also play music from The Divine Horsemen, Opus, Laibach and more classic alternative artists.

This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play new music from Men Without Hats and Steve Hovington plus classics by Captain Sensible, Bad Manners, The Raincoats and more.

Andy Prieboy is back on Revenge of the 80s Radio with his new Anti-Anthology, One and One Make Three: Forgotten, Abandoned, Unfinished Songs, 1979-2021.I call this an "anti-anthology" as most artists would place their most well-known music on their regular anthologies, but Prieboy created this album for music lovers to hear new renditions of music which was shelved, unfinished or perhaps left in a suitcase for decades which they most likely have not heard from back in his days on the San Francisco punk/new wave scene with Eye Protection, through the Wall of Voodoo and solo years and into the most recent decade. As Andy looks back at his younger self within this collection, he invites us to do the same and meet the 20 and 30 year old him through these creations. During our conversation, Andy Prieboy reveals the stories behind some of the songs, how one of these tracks set off a timeline which would bring him from the San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, his looking to find a band and how Andy met a fellow who worked in a store across the street from where he was employed which would change the trajectory of his own music career. Prieboy also tells of a song which could have been on the Seven Days in Sammystown album but wound up locked in a suitcase for decades and how he put many of the other tracks together with a plethora of excellent guest musicians.

On this episode of Revenge of the 80s Radio, we feature 70s music covers from classic alternative artists including groovy tracks from Strawberry Switchblade, Annabel Lamb, Men Without Hats, Girlschool, Dexy's and Krisma.

Steven Jones and Logan Sky have new music once again and they join Chris Cordani on Revenge of the 80s Radio to talk about it. We discuss Steven and Logan's new single, “The Last Man in Europe,” which will be part of their next EP, as well as more of their recent projects.Steven and Logan have also recently released rare recordings of their work on special limited-edition cassettes. As vinyl is in the midst of a resurgence, why not bring back cassettes?Steven also touches on his latest project with Man Parrish.

On this edition of Revenge of the 80s Radio, Steve Hovington of B-Movie talks with Chris Cordani about his upcoming solo album, Audience with Myself, due out on March 21, 2022. During our conversation, we discuss some of the tracks, the tone of the album, the significance of its title, B-Movie's most recent music and Hovington's longtime passion (and new career): wine.

The classic alternative era was a unique time in music history, but most artists of the time did not hang up their equipment at its end. Many groups stayed intact while others broke off and released their own material in the following decades.This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play 90s music from artists of the 80s including tracks from Sorrow (with Rose McDowall), Suggs, Doug & the Slugs, Andy Prieboy, Mojo Nixon, Men Without Hats and more classic alternative musicians.Also, be sure to check out Hour 1

We always enjoy the formation of a new supergroup of classic alternative artists; the newest is Night Crickets with David J. (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets), Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes) and multi-instrumentalist Darwin Meiners. The trio were working together on a project, which evolved into the formation of a band with its David Lynch-inspired name.In this episode of Revenge of the 80s Radio, David J. talks with Chris about Night Crickets, their first album, A Free Society, how they melded together and stories behind some of their tracks. After our conversation, we play their “Candlestick Park” song which centers around a personal story involving the Beatles' last live concert (at the titular stadium).

Marshall Crenshaw re-released his #447 album and joins Chris on Revenge of the 80s Radio to talk about it. The new recording of the album features two new tracks, “Will of the Wind” and “Santa Fe,” the latter being a cover of a Gregg Turner song.Crenshaw discusses the album, how he put it together, thoughts on the new as well as the classic cuts and that this edition of #447 is available in vinyl, which is something he is particularly happy about

On this episode of Revenge of the 80s Radio, Jimmer Podransky talks with host Chris Cordani about the new Rave-Ups album (to be released Feb 4th), Tomorrow. Jimmer reveals the origins of the album, which was set to be a solo project with contributions from Rave-Ups bandmates Tim Jiminez and Terry Wilson. As they gelled together, the album became a full band project. We discuss the music, meanings behind some of the tracks and a bit about the music of John Prime

Taco Ockerse's Gold: The Ultimate Best of Taco is out now and he is on Revenge of the 80s Radio to talk about it. The new collection features some of Taco's best classics and three new songs including an original ballad titled "Far From My Homeland." Taco discusses the new cuts, what's on the Gold album and reveals plans to release more of his original music in the future.

Julie Christensen joins Chris Cordani on this edition of Revenge of the 80s Radio upon the January 21, 2022 release of her new album 11 From Kevin... Songs from Kevin Gordon. Christensen has been a longtime fan of the Nashville fold legend's music, suggested an album of some of his great music needs to be recorded and Gordon wanted her to be the one to perform the tracks.Julie talks with Chris about Gordon's music, the making of the album, the cuts and another new album from the Divine Horsemen in the works

As 2021 has passed, for our first Revenge of the 80s Radio of 2022, we play some of the best tracks from 2021 recorded by Classic Alternative artists in hour 2 with the past year's music from T'Pau, The Stranglers, Taco, The Plimsouls, Men Without Hats and more

It's that time of year as Revenge of the 80s Radio presents our Christmas Special with holiday cheer from Josie Cotton, Wall of Voodoo,, The Damned, The Pouges & Kirsty McColl, Fishbone and more classic alternative artists.

On this installment of Revenge of the 80s Radio, Clive Gregson of Any Trouble talks with host Chris Cordani about his music, forming Any Trouble, his solo work, eclectic collaborations and upcoming new albums.Gregson co-founded Any Trouble while he was in college. The group evolved into one with a unique take on the new wave scene with a unique British rock/Americana hybrid sound. After the breakup, Gregson embarked on a solo career and a series of musically diverse collaboration efforts including Gregson & Collister, 3 Boxes, Raggedy Ass and many others.

Peter Coyle is our guest on this episode of Revenge of the 80s Radio. We talk with the Lotus Eaters' co-founder about his career, the early days, his influences, solo career and songwriting philosophy.Peter has always held true his main mission when it comes to creating music. It is best said on his website: "I have tried to write songs. Songs that matter to people. Songs that help people get through the day. I have not focused that much on trying to sell the records. I believed that if I wrote the right song then the rest would take care of itself. I still believe it. I still think that if a song is right it will find some way of getting out there into people's hearts and souls." - Peter CoylePeter continues to tour and work on new music, including a new track released on Dec. 3, 2021, which we will play after our conversation. We also talk about another project on which Coyle is working with a band called ESP.

We have another New Wave Dance Party this episode of Revenge of the 8s Radio. We play dance tracks, remixes and extended versions of cuts from Visage, Plastic Bertrand, Aneka and more classic alternative artists

Remember the Dog Police? The band with the novelty hit "Dog Police" is really a snazzin' new wave-jazz-multi genre fusion band our of Memphis called the Tony Thomas Trio. While this explains the high quality of the music in the group's only album under that moniker, we hear more of the story about the song, video, LP and the band's full musical range from co-founder Tony Thomas. Thomas reveals what was behind the creation of the Tony Thomas Trio's alter-ego band, the runaway popularity of the Dog Police's self-titled track, competing on MTV's Basement Tapes, the Memphis music scene and what the band members are doing today.

This week on Revenge of the #80s Radio, we celebrate our 700th episode. Thank you for listening and being a part of the show. Ivan Doroschuck is our guest for this special edition, as Men Without Hats has released a new EP titled Again - Part 1, which features four covers of rock classics played with the unique MWH sound and a re-imagining of "Safety Dance" as a power ballad called "No Friends of Mine." Men Without Hats will also be touring soon to support this collection and the upcoming Again - Part 2, which will look back at several of the band's classic tracks alternatively.We also play music from Jason & the Scorchers, Tenpole Tudor, Wall of Voodoo, Rose McDowall and more classic alternative artists

Our Revenge of the 80s Radio #Halloween special is up. We play haunted tracks and spooky classics from Tom Waits, Roky Erickson, The Cramps, Carmine Capobianco & Debi Thibault, The Dream Syndicate and more This is Hour 2 of our special; if you have not already, enjoy hour 1 as well

Carol Decker is back on with Revenge of the 80s Radio for this episode to talk about T'Pau's new 3CD box set, The Essential T'Pau.The special edition set includes the hits, some deeper cuts, remixes and B-sides. The collection also features the band's newest tracks, "Run," "Be Wonderful" and this year's "Guess Who's Sorry Now?" We discuss the set and music with Carol also gives us an update on upcoming live shows and other fun and interesting things she has been up to

On this episode of Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play songs with jobs and careers in the title and about work. We play occupational tracks from Aneka, The Uncanny X-Men, Blotto,, Devo and more classic alternative artists

The Gleaming Spires may have only released three albums together under that name, but their musical history extends through several rather interesting projects. One of the duo, David Kendrick, join Chris Cordani this week on Revenge of the 80s Radio.Omnivore Records has re-released the Gleaming Spires' albums: Songs of the Spires, Walk On Well-Lighted Streets and Welcoming a New Ice Age. Each will feature bonus tracks including previously unreleased material from Kendrick's and Leslie Bohen's Bates Motel, remixes and other projects like Eleven Blue Men. Kendrick discusses the making of the original albums (all while playing with Sparks), the duo's earlier musical partnership and his own work with the likes of Devo, Josie Cotton and many other stellar acts.

Plan B Australia has a new album – Hello, Dear Stranger – and that means we have band leader and bassist Peter “Sneaky Pete” Flierl is on Revenge of the 80s Radio to talk about it.The big rock-n-soul band out of Australia's latest creation features a mix of genres through seven new tracks and seven others from recent EP releases. Peter talks about the socially distant sessions, the music and getting back on the road. As you know, when Plan B hits plays internationally, they not only hit the UK and Australia, the band travels to hot spots in countries one doesn't always think of when it comes to world tours like Thailand, Mongolia and Pakistan. Plan B knows how to bring great music to the entire globe (and not just on the internet)Take a listen and perhaps learn the Plan B Shuffle

Big Jim Paterson joins us on Revenge of the 80s Radio upon the news of a Dexy's tour in 2022 and an upcoming re-imagining of the Too-Rye-Ay album.Jim tells host Chris Cordani about his phone call from Kevin Rowland with the news, what to expect with the 2022 UK tour, Rowland's decision to release Too-Rye-Ay, As It Could Have Sounded and his own thoughts on the album where Paterson co-wrote many of the tracks.We also catch up with what Jim has been doing lately with his own music and a coming re-emergence of his JP Collective

The Divine Horsemen have a new album and Chris D. on Revenge of the 80s to talk about it. After the Flesh Eaters created their I Used to Be Pretty album in 2019 and playing some live shows, Chris and Julie Christensen (who sang on the album) decided to record a new Devine Horsemen Album. The result: the eclectic Hot Rise of an Ice Cream Phoenix. The new album features a mix of original tracks inspired by European folk music and covers from Patti Smith, Jefferson Airplane and -- Robert Doeney Sr. This is the uncut full version of our conversation. We could not fit it all in the radio edit

Willie Nile returns to Revenge of the 80s Radio with a new album: The Day the Earth Stood Still, filled with observations during the New York City COVID lockdown, other happenings in 2020 and some good old-fashioned arse-kicking rock and roll.Willie discusses the album, recording the tracks, the strange sight of empty New York streets which made him think of the classic sci-fi movie for which he named the new album.

This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, Linda Jo Rizzo joins Chris once again with new music, upcoming (government-pending) live shows and a recap of recent online performances.Sadly, Germany is not having any Oktoberfests in 2021, but Linda did say there is a strong movement to have one in Dubai. We talk about that and staying healthy during the COVID shutdowns, which are back in some nations.

It was August 1, 1981 when MTV launched and changed the course of music history in several ways. Music videos were on the rise and soon became a necessity for artists to earn airplay on the specialized cable channel, which would gain popularity over the next few years thanks to encouraging people to call their cable carrier and tell them: "I Want My MTV." In the coming years, MTV would be a worldwide phenomenon and a real hit-maker, introducing its viewers to multiple modern music genres and offering "Closet Classics."his week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we play songs from the first 25 videos ever aired on MTV (mostly in order) and a few others from Day 1 as we look back at the days then the cable channel actually played videos.Despite what the channel has become over the last two decades, MTV was for a time cutting edge, interesting, fun to watch and a prime source to hear (view) new music from new as well as established artists. Happy 40th, MTV.

Marcella Detroit talks with Chris about her upcoming new album, Gold, on Revenge of the 80s Radio this week. The new creation is a collection of some of the around 70 songs Marcella composed during the COVID-related government shutdowns in celebration of 50 years in the music business, starting with touring with Bob Seger. While Gold is coming out soon, Marcella has already released her first single from it titled "Vicious Bitch," an ode to Mother Nature. The next track, "Alien 2 Me" will also be coming out soon.In addition to Gold, Marcella is releasing some old demos, remixes and previously unreleased music on her website: MarcellaDetroit.rocks.We also play music from Hazel O'Connor, The Members and more classic alternative artists

This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio,. Music Business Innovator, Founder of I.R.S. Records and former Manager of The Police Miles Copeland III talks with Chris upon the release of his new book: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: My Life in the Music Business.During our conversation, Copeland discusses how he got into the music business, managing The Police, how he convinced The Police to release "Roxanne" as a single, his establishing I.R.S. Records, philosophy behind the label, some of the artists he discovered and the world music Copeland exposes to all of us today through Copeland International Artists (C.I.A.).

Steve Kilbey talks about his new album, The Hall of Counterfeits, composed and recorded with his band The Winged Heels. The Hall of Counterfeits, a double-album, is a collection of Kilbey's interests, thoughts, observations and ponderances over the past thirty years including ancient history, mythology, philosophy and The Beatles. The music is quite eclectic, ranging from guitar heavy tracks to more experimental cuts with varied effects and ethnic instruments from all over the globe to Church-esque sounds laden with Steve's 80s and 90s pop sensibilities.

This week on Revenge of the 80s, we play new music from Katrina, The Members and classics by Stan Ridgway, The Lounge Lizards, The Kings and more classic alternative artists

This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, Clive Farrington returns to Revenge of the 80s Radio with new soon-to-be-released music. We will play one of the new tracks from Clive and Andrew Mann after our conversation, which includes their plans to hit the road as venues open up again.

Taco has some new music and made an interesting alliance recently and he's on Revenge of the 80s Radio this episode to talk about it.Taco's new single, "Married," is out now (see the video here) and his recent signing on to work with the Aviator group has unearthed some excellent finds including a concert in Japan once thought lost to history. The show will comprise a soon-to-be released album called "Live in Japan." You can also find some footage of Taco's past performances all over the world on his Youtube channel.

Katrina Leskanich is back on with us on this edition of Revenge of the 80s Radio, this time with a new album: Hearts, Loves and Babys. The new creation is reflective and autobiographical in many ways with varied styles among its tracks from the classic Katrina to some power ballads, a bit of Celtic and early jazz. So far, Katrina produced two videos in support of the album for "Drive" and "I Want to Love Again," starring her pet poodle, Peggy Lee, who is also working on her 2nd travel book. See the videos on Katrina's website: Katrinasweb.com.

This week's Revenge of the 80s Radio features new wave dance tracks and extended remixes from Clan of Xymox, Blancmange, Sisters of Mercy, Book of Love, King, Belouis Some and more classic alternative artists

This is the part 2 of the Young Ones special. Hour 1 is also available via this and other digital outlets.This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, we pay tribute to one of the most innovative British comedy shows: The Young Ones. We play music from each of the 12 episodes and from other projects by ensemble cast of Rik Mayall (Rick), Ade Edmondson (Vyvyan), Nigel Planer (Neil), Christopher Ryan (Mike) and Alexei Sayle (The Balowski Family and other characters).As part of a new age of alternative comedy in Great Britain, The Young Ones combined amped-up slapstick, surrealism, non-sequiturs, music, a hamster, talking household objects, featured guests, social commentary, Cliff Richard references and the nation's traditional brand of comedy to create the immortal 12-episode series.In honor of the groundbreaking program, we play not only songs from the episodes' musical guests, but others which were used during the show's run spanning from the birth of rock onward as well as solo projects and a charity recording from Mayall, Ryan, Edmonson, Planer and Richard.Enjoy the show and Boomshanka.

This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, Suzi Quatro is back on with us and with a new album, The Devil in Me. The album, produced by her son Richard Tuchey, features Suzi spanning genres from her classic sound, to the blues, moving ballads, some modern rock and a hint of smooth jazz-rock back to a potential Detroit anthem titled “Motor City Riders.”Suzi did not waste any time during the Covid-inspired government shutdowns; in addition to recording The Devil in Me, she wrote two books and a screenplay. We talk about all of that and plans to hit the road post-restrictions.

This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, Clive Parker talks with Chris about his newest musical project, Coneboy. The collaboration with Marshall Star's album, titled The Shape of Things to Come, is a release from Parker's Furry Records and features both excerpts as well as concepts from his 2018 book, Coneboy.Parker is best know as a drummer for several bands including The Members, Big Country, Spizzenergi (and other incarnations) as well as his own solo work. During our conversation, Parker talks about how he got into the early punk scene, how much of an inspiration Keith Moon was to his being attracted to the drums and plans to hit the road with the Coneboy project.

This week on Revenge of the 80s Radio, Producer, Musician, Innovator (and sometimes actor) Don Dixon talks with Chris about a new live album featuring him, Chris Stamey, Mitch Easter and several people out of the Winston-Salem music scene of the late 70s and 80s titled: Yesterday's Tomorrow: Celebrating the Winston-Salem Sound. It's a live recording of a special 2018 concert featuring members of what has been dubbed "The Combo Corner."The album is due out on May 7th; the performance featured original members of bands including Arrogance, Little Diesel, Sacred Irony, and Rittenhouse Square —including Mitch Easter (Let's Active); Peter Holsapple, Will Rigby, and Chris Stamey (the dB's); singers Don Dixon, Dale Smith, Lynn Blakey, Bob Northcott; and many others — as they played together on May 12, 2018, at Winston-Salem's Ramkat club. With the added excellence of the Occasional Orchestra (live strings, percussion, and brass), music direction by Doug Davis (Vagabond Saints' Society), and stops along the way for affectionate renditions of then-favorites by Bubble Puppy, the Easybeats, the Music Machine, the Electric Prunes, the Beatles, and even Kool and the Gang, there is a lot for music lovers to appreciate in Yesterday's Tomorrow.We also play music from Adrian Belew, Marshall Crenshaw and more.

This week on Revenge of the 80s, Jon Klages talks with Chris about his new album, Fabulous Twilight. The collection is something of a nod and tribute to his grandfather, the legendary musician/bandleader/producer Enoch Light, who was an innovator all-around in the industry.Klages talks about the making of the album, his own history out of the Hoboken, NJ music scene of the late 70s/early 80s, how he formed his sound, work with The Individuals, other bands, solo albums and his own knack for discovering talent.

Helen O'Hara talks with Chris Cordani on the next Revenge of the 80s Radio. The violin virtuoso discusses her career, early rock and classical years, work with Kevin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners, with Tanita Tikaram, solo albums, collaborations and her latest projects.