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| #27: Men At Work - Overkill | 01 Jul 2024 | 00:50:20 | |
For four decades, the world’s hotly debated. Now, like a back-and-forth game of cricket, we’ll settle the score: The best Men At Work album: Will it be Business As Usual or Cargo (or is there a dark horse)?
Smell the desperation... :01: Lingo intro Featured Link: We post a new episode on the first day of each quarter (at 8:00 AM EST). #26 will be on October 1st / #25 on January 1, 2025 / #24 April 1st, etc. We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com | |||
| #28: Duran Duran - New Religion | 01 Apr 2024 | 00:49:18 | |
What’s the most iconic 80sish album from the most iconic 80sish band? I think you know, but when it comes to their best song… hear us out. It's us who makes the noise. :00: Pun-e intro Featured Links: Hey, we’re now posting on the first day of each quarter (at 8:00 AM EST). Like, #27 will be on July 1st / #26 on October 1 / #25: January 1, 2025, etc. We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com | |||
| #33: Bananarama - I Heard A Rumor | 09 Dec 2021 | 01:04:56 | |
Bananas? How could two persons devote over 40-minutes to talking about that? You may be surprised to learn that they can be as sweet to the ears as they are to the palate. Tally 10 picks o' de bunch - none too filling. AND, perhaps, the '20s ain't looking so bad with new grooves from: Shakespear's Sister, Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, Abba, Billy Idol, The Stranglers, Clan of Xymox, Lebanon Hanover, but there's only one act that could ever satisfy AK-47's electro-appetite... Featured Link: DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make. | |||
| BONUS Movie-cast: Garbage Pail Kids & Rock N Roll Nightmare | 16 Oct 2021 | 00:36:40 | |
It's Halloween. Let's try something different. Just as the carousel rotates in reverse: DJ CK1 and the Notorious J.A.M. speak less of music and much more about the art of cinema circa 1987. 1st Half: The Garbage Pail Kids Movie. 2nd Half: Rock 'n Roll Nightmare (aka The Edge of Hell). To listen, however, YOU must take the oath. This is non-official super secret stuff, folks - so no bitching to The Board. | |||
| #34: David Bowie - Loving The Alien (w/special guest: Notorious J.A.M.) | 16 Aug 2021 | 01:04:23 | |
Torture comes and torture goes. We hope you like David Bowie (or can tolerate him somewhat) because this is our most artist-centric episode to date. We start with with an exclusive interview with a real-life Bowie enthusiast: Notorious J.A.M. of VisArt Video and get a whiff of his top-6 essential Bowie albums. Then (about 40-minutes in) AK-47 bursts onto the scene with yet another hefty smattering of Bowie. Had enough Bowie? Well, our Listener Mails got something to say about the good and bad of... you guessed it... BOWIE! But AK-47 also wants to bitch about those YouTube reaction videos. Ironic, considering that this entire podcast is based on reactions. Granted, most ours are more delayed, usually. If anything's worthy of a reaction, it's this new: Fancy video. Featured Links: DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make. | |||
| #35: Erasure - Stop! | 14 Dec 2020 | 01:03:12 | |
You've been waiting for a long time. :00 Thankful for this Intro Featured Links: DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make. | |||
| #36: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (w/special guest: DJ Serious) | 28 Apr 2020 | 01:10:04 | |
It's in the Bush! :00 Punny Intro Featured Links: DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make. | |||
| #37: Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover | 22 Jan 2020 | 00:48:22 | |
Before you know it you'll be on your knees. :00 Intro The Closet Featured Links: DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make. Talk About Music: Philllip Bailey Interview
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| #38: Billy Ocean - Loverboy | 20 Aug 2019 | 00:49:36 | |
0:00 Whoopsie Intro Featured Links: DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make.
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| #39: Judas Priest - Electric Eye (& Simple Minds Concert Review) | 14 Jan 2019 | 01:16:21 | |
0:00 Stuck In Intro Featured Links: DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make.
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| #40: Level 42 - Something About You | 09 Aug 2018 | 01:04:26 | |
:00 We're Back Intro Featured Links: "Garden of Chaos" by HM Clay (only $1 digital or $7 paperback) DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make.
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| #41: Weird Al Yankovich - Dare To Be Stupid (& OMD Concert Review) | 07 May 2018 | 01:01:32 | |
:00 Yummy Intro Featured Links: Weird Al & Stanley Spadowski on Nickelodeon's Total Panic DonorSee: Send money to people all over the world and see the impact you make. | |||
| UHM: Q-Feel - Dancing In Heaven (& The Fixx concert review) | 08 Jan 2024 | 00:31:08 | |
We're not quite ready for #28. Let's warm up with an extraterrestrial dance. Was it influenced by swing, electro-funk, the aerobics craze, Thomas Dolby, Tom Tom Club, Ultravox, The Buggles, M, UFOs, or all of the heavens above? :01: Get the Feel Featured Links: We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com | |||
| #42: Samantha Fox - Touch Me | 27 Feb 2018 | 00:40:47 | |
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| #43: Depeche Mode - Everything Counts | 26 Nov 2017 | 01:15:10 | |
0:00 Intro of Rage Featured Links: World's Most Popular '80s Halloween Video Playlist! | |||
| #44: Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys | 22 Sep 2017 | 00:47:11 | |
This is a podcast about joy. The joy of nipple bandages. The joy of a facial angle. The joy of sweat. The joys of worldwide fame. The joy of cruising for girls. The joy of penetrating the couch. The joy of the poof. The joy of rescuing lab rabbits. The joy of murder. The joy of putting your balls to the wall. The joy of it. Other mentioned artists: The Smiths, Spandau Ballet, David Bowie, The Beatles, Depeche Mode, Accept, Genesis, Lush, Pet Shop Boys, Oasis, Blur, Suede, Pulp, Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, and Kraftwerk (of course). | |||
| #45: Newcleus - Computer Age (feat. Cozmo D Interview) | 04 Aug 2017 | 01:31:34 | |
0:00 Technoriffic Intro Featured Links: Jam On Productions Official Website | |||
| #46: Marc Almond - The Stars We Are | 26 Jun 2017 | 00:54:12 | |
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| #47: Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real | 09 May 2017 | 00:42:12 | |
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| #48: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Souvenir | 05 Apr 2017 | 00:53:47 | |
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| #49: The Cars - Hello Again | 06 Mar 2017 | 01:05:10 | |
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| #50: Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon | 04 Feb 2017 | 00:50:46 | |
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| #51: Expose - Point Of No Return (& Video Game Music Pt.2) | 11 Jan 2017 | 00:49:55 | |
:00 You Can't Pronounce That On This Podcast Featuring the Music of: Expose, Alan Thicke, Shannon, Pet Shop Boys, The Voice in Fashion, Will To Power, Debbie Deb, Sequal, Sandee, Joy Division, Thunder Castle, Golden Axe, Bionic Commando, Super Mario Bros, Metriod, Mega Man, TMNT... and more! Featured Links: | |||
| BONUS Movie-cast: Chopping Mall & Hack-O-Lantern | 17 Oct 2023 | 00:40:41 | |
It's Halloween! Let’s get into the spooky spirit with another fun and elusive BONUS MOVIE CAST. DJ CK1 is back with the Notorious JAM to review two too often overlooked masterpieces of 1980s cinema: Chopping Mall and Hack-O-Lantern.
Until we get down to that song #28… Featured Link: We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com | |||
| #52: Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams (& Video Game Music Pt.1) | 07 Dec 2016 | 01:15:51 | |
0:00 Kraftwerk-Free Intro Featuring the Music of: Giorgio Moroder, Human League, Donna Summer, Blondie, Klaus Nomi, Falco, Savatage, Kid Icarus, Legend of Zelda, Ms Pacman, Castlevania, Duck Tales, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, Solstice, Gyruss, Shadowgate, Goonies II... and more! Featured Links: | |||
| #53: Dio - Holy Diver (& 80s Halloween Songs 2 & Sandii) | 30 Oct 2016 | 01:06:24 | |
0:00 Sticky Button Intro Featuring the Music of: Dio, Black Sabbath, Ronnie & the Red Caps, Ozzy Osbourne, Fred Schneider, Karel Fialka, Oingo Boingo, Whodini, Rockwell, The Chameleons, Depeche Mode, Goblin, Fun Boy Three, Roky Erickson, Fresh Prince, Jan Terri, Castlevania, Gauntlet, The Beets Featured Links: | |||
| #54: The System - Don't Disturb This Groove | 01 Oct 2016 | 00:37:07 | |
Groove to the most efficient episode ever! Featuring: 30 doors of mysterious potential! Bold jams that go down so smooth! Breeding Clowns! Moth Balls! Rick Astley! And many more! Links: Mac & Me McDonald's Dance Party
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| #55: Gary Numan - I Dream of Wires (& TR-808 & Yuming) | 31 Aug 2016 | 01:10:28 | |
I am the final silence. 0:00 (PG-rated) Bathtime Intro Featured Links:
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| #56: Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (& 80s Summer Songs & J-pop) | 31 Jul 2016 | 01:03:08 | |
:00 A Star Wars Holiday Intro Featuring the Music of: B-52's, The Cars, Bananarama, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Michael Jackson, Midnight Oil, XTC, Abba, Blow Monkeys, Alphaville, YMO, Jefferson Starship, Grace Slick, Billy Squire, Style Council, Don Henley, Christopher Cross, Happy End, Saeko Suzuki Featured Links:
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| #57: Siouxsie and the Banshees - Arabian Knights (& Damokles Interview Pt. 2) | 26 Jun 2016 | 01:18:50 | |
Conquer more orifices! 0:00 Stinkin Thinkin Featured Links:
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| #58: Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue (Damokles Interview & More!) | 15 May 2016 | 01:25:41 | |
Epic Synthtacular! 0:00 Awesome Mother’s Day Intro Featured Links: | |||
| #59: Prince - When Doves Cry | 23 Apr 2016 | 00:45:40 | |
May U live 2 see the dawn. Other discussed artists: Human League, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, St. Lucia, FM-84, Chvrches, The 1975, Men at Work, Mike Flowers Pops, Eddie Murphy | |||
| #60: Wang Chung - Hypnotize Me (& Interview with Intellivisionaries) | 31 Mar 2016 | 00:58:45 | |
From The Breakfast Club to Innerspace to Tron, why is it, the more we talk about Wang Chung, the more ‘80s movies come to mind? DJ CK-1 is the subject of an enlightening and thought-provoking interview - courtesy of Paul (DJ Nurmix) from the Intellivisionaries Podcast. And VH-1 inserts its “Worst Ever” list into its bumhole. | |||
| #61: Whitesnake - Still of the Night | 29 Feb 2016 | 00:29:37 | |
This arousing “adults-only” episode pits pop against the blues, Ferris Bueller against Adventures in Babysitting, and Robotech’s Minmei against Lisa. DJ CK1 gives Hollywood a stern warning and reveals his deepest intimate secrets regarding pro-wrestling, Hi-NRG music, animated mice, and dancing prostitutes. Links: | |||
| #29: Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (Part 2: Rod Temperton, Yacht Rock, Metallica) | 20 Jul 2023 | 00:52:21 | |
Leave all the madness in yesterday. :01: Hot Rod Temperton's Hot Countdown Featured Links: We want to hear from you! 80ofthe80s@gmail.com | |||
| #62: Lightning Seeds - Pure (& 2015 Album Reviews) | 30 Jan 2016 | 00:42:47 | |
AK-47's "least favorite podcast" turns into a David Bowie tribute of the supernatural, while Ian Broudie's lyrics and hair fail to touch her softspot. Cola War II is postponed for a series of 80s-related 2015 album reviews featuring: Duran Duran, New Order, a-ha, Squeeze, Marc Almond, Chvrches, and Marsheaux, but who's the best? Links: | |||
| #63: ABC - Date Stamp (& Christmas Songs) | 23 Dec 2015 | 01:00:27 | |
It's a Very '80s Christmas Hour! What could be more seasonal than shopping? As Sophisti-Pop Godfather Martin Fry redevelops and repackages his metaphors, he ponders: Will love thrive in the trenches of retail? Even without a lifetime guarantee? Where's that Mark White gone too? Together we'll hear from the glories of Christmas songs from a long time ago - and a newbie performed by DJ CK1 himself! Links: | |||
| #64: Olivia Newton-John - Twist of Fate (& Workout Songs) | 26 Nov 2015 | 00:49:31 | |
They're two of a kind - featuring a double-dose of upbeat, power-packed, energy-fueled commentary and a sprinkle of torturous laughter. Even if AK47 is not A.2.O.N.J., even if CK1 can't pronounce "Farrar," and he's drinking Jimmy Buffett beer, and the Gobotron 2000 ain't working - our montage of montages will release the twist of fate that will save humanity! Links: Our 80s Workout Song YouTube Playlist CBC's List of 10 Best 80s Training Montage Songs | |||
| #65: Tim Curry - Anything Can Happen On Halloween | 27 Oct 2015 | 00:34:13 | |
It’s A Very 1980s Halloween Special featuring the spookiest songs from the dark decade. Also: AK-47 faces her coulrophobia and enters Kraftwerk rehab. Links: Our full Halloween Song YouTube Playlist (https://tinyurl.com/omvywcf) Nostalgia Chick’s Worst Witch Review (https://youtu.be/ZmjTRBf5xpc) | |||
| #66: The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels (& Kraftwerk Concert Review) | 10 Oct 2015 | 00:38:31 | |
Which Go-Go does CK1 go for? AK-47 experiences 3 dimensions of Kraftwerk. Will she keep her cool? Which version of Our Lips Are Sealed is more fun? More homicidal? | |||
| #67: Celebrate the Nun – She’s A Secretary | 17 Sep 2015 | 00:25:23 | |
“Charming tits” is that what Mr. Baxxter's saying? AK-47 gags to some Scooter. We review the latest singles from: Duran Duran, New Order, a-ha, David Gahan, Simple Minds, and Chvrches. | |||
| #68: Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor! | 20 Aug 2015 | 00:25:44 | |
In an episode full of contradictions, it’s Mullet vs. Mohawk vs. Rattail. AK-47 attempts to keep things PG. CK1 admits to a burning sensation and a Pac-Man sleeping bag. Other mentioned artists: Wham, Babble, Weird Al, Kate Bush, Hall & Oats, Wire, Perry Farrell, Robey, Laura Branigan, After The Fire, Falco | |||
| #69: Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok | 23 Jul 2015 | 00:23:29 | |
Where does Mr. Head get his kicks? Will the glowing heads elect the Arbiter as Dictator of the World? Can you hear the winking in his voice? Reagan gives Gorbachev a wedgie. What beer does CK1 prefer? | |||
| #70: Real Life - Face To Face | 01 Jul 2015 | 00:17:34 | |
Send AK-47 an Angel, right now. Too Many Sitcoms. Gobotron’s failed attempt to sow his wild bolts. The Joy of Gooey Pancakes, and more! | |||
| #71: Laura Branigan - Self-Control | 06 Jun 2015 | 00:27:30 | |
When it's "Ms. Branigan vs. The World," who will win? Other mentioned artists: Robert Palmer, Pebbles, Umberto Tozzi, Cher, Raf, Abba, Jennifer Rush, Ultravox, Harold Faltermeyer, Sealion Dio... and many more! | |||
| #29: Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (Part 1: Mike McD vs The World) | 16 Jun 2023 | 01:09:27 | |
Featuring, Guest Judge: DJ Jack Falcon, in an episode so epic, we had to split it in two!
It’ll take a game show battle for the ages to finally determine: Is Michael McDonald worthy of bestowment into the 1980s Halls of History? Beware Mr. McD, many opponents – including your arch nemesis, Kenny Loggins – await. :01: Michael McDonald vs. The World Featured Link: DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform | |||
| #72: The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums | 19 May 2015 | 00:20:11 | |
Tired of CK1's incessant rambling, AK-47 takes control of the mic. We learn of the Brit-Pop Triangle of Hate, the importance of pelvic floor exercises, and the tragic consequences of sneak peaks. Featuring a special guest video review! | |||
| #73: Alphaville - Fallen Angel | 04 May 2015 | 00:27:32 | |
Revealed! The hidden spiritual meaning and sociological impact of "Forever Young." How do you make babies? Is Marian Gold an impish cult leader? Why the spacesuits? Is the average German male larger than the average Japanese? Bonus: The bizarre love triangle of CK-1, AK-47, and Ralf Hutter reaches a dramatic tipping point! Other artists mentioned: Depeche Mode, Japan, Jem and the Holograms, Duran Duran, Salt N Pepa, Silent Circle, Kraftwerk (again) | |||
| #74: Lene Lovich - New Toy | 14 Apr 2015 | 00:20:31 | |
Whether it's "1981" or "Studio 51" (sic), DJ CK-1 knows his "Lucky Number." We hear from some vintage drunk New Yorkers. AK-47 reveals that she's still crushing hard on Ralf Hutter. Who's your favorite Lene impersonator? Other artists mentioned: Thomas Dolby, Wendy O. Williams, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Gary Numan, Kraftwerk | |||
| #75: Shalamar - Dead Giveaway | 31 Mar 2015 | 00:20:40 | |
We learn that it's called the "backslide." We reveal our first listener email. Other artists mentioned: Jody Watley, Michael Jackson, Wham, Heaven 17 | |||