It’s spooky season, and we have a monster-sized episode to celebrate the freaky era that was the 1980s, the decadent decade that brought us such Haunted Halloween jams like “Thriller,”...
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It’s been 37 years in the making, but the hottest artist of 2022 is Kate Bush. In a resurgence tied to the Netflix show Stranger Things, Kate’s 1985 single “Running...
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Believe it or not, it’s been 40 years since Duran Duran, Journey, Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode, and of course MTV made their debuts, all in 1981. Join me and John Hughes...
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Tina Turner! Nile Rodgers! Cher! The Monkees! Join me and John Hughes of Rhino Records as we discuss the biggest comeback stories of the ’80s with our special guest: the king of reinvention,...
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Join me and John Hughes of Rhino Records as we chat with music journalist and R.E.M. liner notes writer Annie Zaleski for a two-part deep dive in the original “alternative...
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Join me, Rhino Records’ John Hughes, Soft Rock Sunday DJ Mara Kuge, and Steve Huey of the “Yacht Rock” web series as well set sail on all things yacht rock....
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The Time. Sheila E. Carmen Electra. Sheena Easton? Vanity 6. Appolonia 6! Kim Basinger?! What do these names all have in common? They were all Prince protégés in the ’80s....
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Join me and Rhino Records’ John Hughes as we welcome the director of the new Smiths-inspired scripted comedy Shoplifters of the World, Stephen Kijak, to talk all things Smiths!...
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1986 saw the resurgence of the Monkees, thanks to MTV. So. why didn’t lightning strike twice? Join me and John Hughes as they welcome the reunited cast of The New Monkees and...
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The Thin White Duke steps aside to welcome back Major Tom, Screaming Lord Byron, and…Tin Machine! Step into the Labyrinth with me and John Hughes as we welcome music journalist and author...
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