'80S Episodes
Shattered Dreams (w/Clark Datchler of Johnny Hates Jazz) - Episode 406
Aug. 22, 2019
Our first interview episode of Season 4 is a great one! Clark Datchler comes in hot with his opinions on subgenres, the streaming era, and modern pop music, and picks out a few artists he believes are doing pop well in 2019.…
Livin' on a Prayer (Bon Jovi) - Episode 405
Aug. 16, 2019
The definition of arena rock is Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer," and there's nothing you can do to stop it. Stick around to the end to yell the key change with us, because otherwise we made ourselves hoarse for nothing. In t…
When Doves Cry (Prince & the Revolution) - Episode 404
Aug. 9, 2019
The greatest song in pop history? The transitive property suggests *maybe.* Regardless, this song and its iconic album are in the upper echelon of pop (or funk-rock) history. Jam along with us and the late, very great Prince…
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel) - Episode 401
Aug. 2, 2019
The boys are back in town! …is not the song we’re kicking off Season Four with. No no, we’ve gone VERY big for the premiere of this new season, with a trilogy of episodes we’re calling the Genesis Family Tree! Starting here …
Invisible Touch (Genesis) Album Listen - Episode 402
Aug. 2, 2019
Part 2 of the Genesis Family Tree is a full-album listen through the album that changed the game for Genesis and catapulted them into the pop music spotlight. Sit back and enjoy all the incredible yumminess that is “Invisibl…
The Living Years (Mike + The Mechanics) - Episode 403
Aug. 2, 2019
The Genesis Family Tree closes out the first week of Season Four with one of the greatest songs of the 1980s, courtesty of Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford’s side project, Mike + the Mechanics! In this episode: - All the fe…
November Rain (Guns N' Roses) - Episode 320, Season 3 Finale
May 17, 2019
For the Season 3 finale, we talk the epic masterpiece that is “November Rain.” Guns N’ Roses brings all the feels and mood swings and breakups and makeups and maybe getting hit by a freakishly huge hail nugget to the show to…
You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon) - Episode 319
May 10, 2019
Two episodes left in Season 3, and we have no quit! Going hard right up to the end, this week with the super-fun, walking around downtown with your hands in your pockets, not a care in the world pop ditty "You Can Call Me Al…
Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas) - Episode 317
April 25, 2019
FINALLY we answer all of you SCREAMING for prog. We have heard your cries, and we have answered with the McDonald's cheeseburger of progressive rock: Kansas' "Carry On Wayward Son," the classic that has served billions and b…
Easy (The Commodores) - Episode 316
April 19, 2019
It's Easter week, and with a wink and a nod to that most holy day we celebrate one of the great lines in pop history: "I'm easy like Sunday morning." Roll your windows down and feel the breeze as you cruise through Tuskeegee…
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits) - Episode 315
April 12, 2019
An instant classic episode about one of the biggest, most enduring rock hits of the 1980's. Remember that weird old homophobe who used to hang out at Sears? Well Mark Knopfler does, and he wrote a song about him! In this epi…
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) - Episode 314
April 5, 2019
The Unusual One herself, standout pop legend Cyndi Lauper is the topic this week, and we will celebrate her beautiful weirdness with a song that is unclassifiable except to say that it’s stinking awesome. In this episode: - …
Centerfield (John Fogerty) - Episode 313
March 29, 2019
Baseball season is here, and we feel like celebrating! We're ready to put on the cleats and the eye-black, hit the turf and, well, probably pop up to the shortstop, but still. Baseball is back! Get the season started right w…
Higher Love (Steve Winwood) - Episode 310
March 8, 2019
BRAAAAAANG me some 80's square-tie-wearing pop! One of the most talented guys in pop music, Steve Winwood's been making hits since he was 15! He's played with the biggest names in the industry, and fashioned a Hall of Fame c…
Old Time Rock And Roll (Bob Seger) w/Jim "Moose" Brown Interview - Episode 309
March 1, 2019
AKA "Hard Truths About the Music Industry." You don't get more classic rock than this. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (well, actually...let's talk about that) deliver this anthemic fist-pumper for anti-disco, blue-coll…