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

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Ep 698 Hour 2 - With Carol Decker of T'Pau

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

Ep. 697, Hour 2 - Work and Occupational Songs

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.

Rep 696. Hour 2: David Kendrick of the Gleaming Spires

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

Ep 695 Hour 2 - Peter Flierl on Plan B's New Album: Hello, Dear Stranger

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

Ep 694,, Hour 2 - Big Jim Paterson on a 2022 Dexy's Tour and Upcoming Re-Imagining of Too-Rye-Ay

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

Ep 693 - Chris D. on The Divine Horsemen's new The Hot Rise of an Ice Cream Phoenix album - UNCUT

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.

Ep 692 Hour 2 - Willie Nile and his new album: The Day the Earth Stood Still

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.

Ep 691, Hour 1 - Linda Jo Rizzo with her new single, On and On

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.

Ep 690, Hour 2 - Happy 40th Anniversary, 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

Ep 689 Hour 2: Marcella Detroit on Her Upcoming New Album: Gold

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.).

Ep 688 Hour 2: I.R.S. Records Founder Miles Copeland III

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.

Ep 687 Hour 2: Steve Kilbey on his new album, The Hall of Counterfeits, with The Winged Heels

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

Ep 686: Music from Katrina, The Members, The Kings, Stan Ridgway and more

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.

Ep 685 Hour 2: With Clive Farrington

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.

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