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Live vicariously through CK-1 and AK-47 as they recount their recent radical rock n' roll concert experiencs - featuring reviews of live performances by… :03: Soft Cell :08: Simple Minds :12: Billy Idol :17: Commercial Break :20: (a drop of) Oasis :24: Alison Moyet :26: Human League :29: "Weird" Al Yanovich Who brought "THE ENERGY!!?" Which song vibrated the whole building? Who made AK-47 wet herself? Who's voice gave out? Who annoyed CK-1 so much that he walked out? Listen to find out.     Featured Links: -Our older episode with a Simple Minds concert review -Our Weird Al Episode with an OMD concert review -Our Together in Electric Dreams & Human League episode -The Gen Alpha Melody video -Permanent Record Podcast's Human League concert report

It's destiny calling - a power you can never deny. :01: Dude-Level Intro :04: Rise of the Ast-man :10: Never Gonna Give You Up :17: Stock Aiken Waterman: Studio or Factory? :20: Together Forever :25: Commercial Break :29: Whenever You Need Somebody: The Album :35: The Rest of Rick :39: Puttin' on The Smiths :42: Rick does gospel? :46: Rickrolling = Rickrankings? :49: Latest Listenings :52: Listener Mail: More of that ELO :57: Bring Back The Outro Featured Links: -All-American All-80s YOUTUBE Playlist -All-American All-80s SPOTIFY Playlist -Rick at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala of 1988 -Stock Aiken Waterman Legends of Pop Documentary -Rick Astley & the Blossoms perform the songs of The Smiths -Permanent Record Podcast -Original Episode Art by RBT CLIP LIST: Shrek - Bride of Gingy / Rick Astley - Together Forever / Kraftwerk - Sex Object / Paul Hardcastle - 19 / Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real / Bananarama - I Heard A Rumor / Kylie Minogue - I Got To Be Certain / Stock Aiken Waterman Legends of Pop Documentary / Never Gonna Give You Up Mega Man Style 8bit Remix / Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up / Brian Wilson - Smart Girls / Rick Astley - Where Do I Begin? / You Spin Me Round 8bit / Together Forever 8 bit Universe / Thomas Dolby - Commercial Breakup / The System - Coming To America / Night Ranger - You Can Still Rock In America / Peter Schilling - Let's Play U.S.A / Riccardo Cioni - In America / Voices of America - Hands Across America / Simple Minds - The American / Rick Astley - It Would Take A Strong Strong Man / Rick Astley - Don't Say Goodbye / Rick Astley - When I Fall in Love / Sonic the Hedgehog - Spring Yard Zone / Rick Astley - Slipping Away / Rick Astley - Just Good Friends / Rick Astley - I'll Be Fine / Rick Astley - She Wants to Dance with Me / Rick Astley - Take Me to Your Heart / Rick Astley / Rick Astley - Hold Me in Your Arms / Rick Astley - Cry For Help / Rick Astley - In The Name of Love / Rick Astley & the Blossoms perform the songs of The Smiths - Ask Me & Cemetery Gates / The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 8-bit / Rick Astley - Pray With Me / Rick Astley - Dippin My Feet / Rick Astley - Chance to Dance / Marci - Immaterial Girl / Video Age - Aerostar / Gelli Haha - Bounce House / ELO Twilight 8-bit Chiptune / Sonny Curtis - Mary Tyler Moore Theme (Love Is All Around) / ELO - Last Train To London / ELO - Calling America (instrumental) / New Kids on the Block - Bring Back The Time / Rick Astley - Together Forever (Lover's Leap Mix) Our Email: [email protected] Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

With their heads held high, and their scarlet lies, CK-1 and DJ Serious came down from the open skies. They brought you here, but can they take you back again? 0:03: ELO vs. YMO vs. OMD 0:08: ELO Song Countdown #s 4-2 0:35: Commercial Break 0:37: #1s 0:47: That Weird Anime w/ the Playboy Bunny 0:53: Even More ELO & Beyond! 1:03: Albums…Why? 1:09: (AK-47 joins us) Contribute to our All-American, All-'80s Playlist 1:14: Listener Mail Featured Links: -80sography Podcast -Diacon IV Opening Animation -Original Episode Art by RBT -Add to our All-American Playlist -Captain Countdown Podcast CLIP LIST: ELO – Prologue / ELO – Twilight / ELO – Don't Bring Me Down / ELO – Down Home Town / ELO – Telephone Line / Peter Schilling – Major Tom / ELO – One Summer Dream / Olivia Newton John – Xanadu / ELO – Xanadu / Olivia Newton John – Suddenly / Rush – Xanadu / Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasure Dome / ELO – All Over The World / ELO – I'm Alive / ELO – Turn To Stone / ELO – Shine A Little Love / Divine Comedy – Something For The Weekend / ELO – Last Train To London / Stevie Wonder – Superstition / Heatwave – Boogie Nights / ELO – Evil Woman / ELO – Here Is The News / ELO – Mr. Blue Sky / Tom Petty – Hello, CD Listeners / Sparky's Magic Piano / ELO – Yours Truly, 2095 / The Buggles – I Love You Miss Robot / The Buggles – Living In The Plastic Age / Harry Hosono – Galaga / ELO – Mr. Blue Sky (2012) / ELO Part II – Honest Man / ELO Part II – Don't Wanna / Jeff Lynne's ELO – One Step At A Time / George Harrison – I Got My Mind Set On You / Weird Al Yankovich – This Song Is Just Six Words Long / George Harrison – When We Was Fab / Traveling Wilburys – Handle With Care / Squeeze - Good Riddance / Peter Gabriel – In Your Eyes / ELO – Calling America / Ghost – Square Hammer  / Rocky Burnett – Tired of Toeing the Line Our Email: [email protected] Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

What's so intriguing about Dick? Sure, it's bursting with color and cartoon villains, but is it really for kids? Perhaps there's a quiet layer of mid-life emptiness lurking under the primary lights, snazzy costumes, Madonna's torch songs—along with her brazen banter and boobage. The Notorious J.A.M. and CK-1 dig past the dozens of celebrity cameos and the massive marketing machine—and ask the big question: Can this yellow-coated hero ever step out from under the long, dark shadow of Batman? Original Episode Art by RBT Our Email: [email protected] Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

The Notorious J.A.M. rejoins CK-1 for a dive into the cinematic surreality that failed to make Madonna the world's biggest movie star: The ultra-low-budget, revenge fever dream A Certain Sacrifice and the helium-voiced, screwball chaos of Who's That Girl? Brace yourself for love slaves, satanic rituals, diabolical driving, cougars on the loose, and a whole lot of 'what were they thinking?' :01 A Certain Sacrifice :21 Commercial Break :22 Who's That Girl? Featured Links: -A Certain Sacrifice (the movie on YouTube) -Who's That Girl? (the movie on YouTube) -Original Episode Art by RBT Our Email: [email protected] Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

Eye to eye, we need no words at all… except we're gonna need a lot of words (plus one secret word) for Madonna's greatest '80s tunes and a couple of controversies. Your crazy co-host, Ms. AK-47, is back to recount an unhealthy Breakfast Club obsession and her favorite songs (and least favorite fads) of 2025. :00: This Intro Sucks :07: Countdown: Madonna '80s Songs 10-5 :22: Commercial Break :24: Countdown: Madonna '80s Songs 4-1 :41: More Madonna Misc :45: Break for Breakfast Club :49: 2025 Anyone? :56: Like An Outro Featured Links: -Original Episode Art by RBT -DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform -Fantasy Radio: Italo Disco Station Our Email: [email protected] Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com CLIPLIST: Madonna – Crazy for You / Lionel Richie – Truly / Madonna Mitsubishi Commercial / Peter Schilling – Major Tom / Madonna – Keep It Together / Debbie Gibson – Anything Is Possible / Madonna – Think of Me / Madonna – Open Your Heart / Gardner Cole – Triangles / Madonna – Dear Jessie / Madonna – Ain't No Big Deal / Madonna – Borderline / Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This Before / Johnson Boating / DonorSee / The Breakfast Club / Crazy Eddie Blowout Sale /  Weird Al – Like A Surgeon / Madonna – Like A Virgin / Sheik Condoms / Chic – Le Freak /  Schick Razors / Duncan Sheik – Barely Breathing / Michael Jackson – Billie Jean / Madonna – Live To Tell / Madonna – Into The Groove / Madonna – Papa Don't Preach / Madonna – La Isla Bonita / Madonna – Who's That Girl / Madonna – True Blue / Emmy and the Emmys – Drowning  / Breakfast Club – Right On Track / Laugh To Keep From Crying / Clio & Kay – Keep On Dancing / Clio – Faces / Dream Theater – Pull Me Under / Modern English – Hands Across The Sea / Bigod 20 – Like A Prayer

The not-so-mad DJ is back to talk 'bout Japan: the band and the country – as the winds then shift to Akiko Yano and YMO. CK-1 keeps bringing up Duran Duran, for some reasons, and I hope you like clips, because this is our clippiest to date. A voice screams from heaven. 0:00: Mayo Intro 0:08: Band of the Rising Sun 0:25: Obligatory Song Countdown 5-4 0:34: Commercial Break 0:36: Countdown 3-1 1:15: New "Romantic" Outro CLIPLIST: Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes / Japan – Cantonese Boy / Japan – Adolescent SAX / Japan – The Experience of Swimming / Japan – Sons of Pioneers / Japan – Methods of Dance / Masami Tsuchiya – Secret Party / David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Bamboo Music / David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Forbidden Colors / Japan – The Art of Parties / Japan – Swing / Japan – Life In Tokyo / Japan – The Other Side of Life / (Misc. Commercials) / Japan – Ghosts / Japan – Quiet Life / Japan – European Son / Simon & Garfunkel – The Only Living Boy In New York / Japan – Visions of China / Men Without Hats – Living In China / Japan – Taking Islands in Africa / Japan – Methods of Dance / Japan – Gentlemen Take Polaroids / Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes / David Sylvian – Pulling Punches / Rain Tree Crow – Rain Tree Crow / The Dolphin Brothers – Pushing The River / Mick Karn – Sensitive / Gary Numan – Slowcar To China / Akiko Yano – Sleep On My Baby / Akiko Yano – Goodnight / Akiko Yano – David / Yellow Magic Orchestra – Be A Superman / Thomas Dolby – Radio Silence / Yellow Magic Orchestra – Rydeen / Yukihiro Takahashi – Something In The Air / Yukihiro Takahashi – Flashback / ABC – Tears Are Not Enough / ABC – Valentine's Day / Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes Our Email: [email protected] Our Website: 80ofthe80s.com

HALLOWEEN MAYHEM in our latest BONUS MOVIE-CAST! DJ CK-1 and the Notorious J.A.M. unearth three of the kookiest horror flicks of the era: Ghoulies II, Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College, and HauntedWeen. Brace for pint-sized terrors, frat-house shenanigans, and unsettling spook-house anarchy. You'll scream until you like it. :01: Ghoulies II :18: Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go To College :23: Commercial break :25: (a little more of that) Ghoulies Go To College :28: HauntedWeen Featured Links: -The Ultimate '80s Halloween Song YouTube Playlist: bit.ly/spooky80s (or Spotify version) -W.A.S.P. - Scream Until You Like It (music video) We want to hear from you! [email protected]

Embrace that Robotcalypse, Modren Man :00: Intro of Confusion :02: Toddler Recall :08: Kilroy Was Queer :24: Commercial Break :27: Roboto Songo :33: The Joy of Styx :43: Outro of Cringe Featured Links: - Gobotron 2000's '80 Robot Playlist (YouTube) - Gobotron 2000's '80 Robot Playlist (Spotify) - Kilroy Was Here: The Film - Dennis DeYoung: Behind The Vinyl Interview - Permanent Record Podcast: Kilroy Was Here Review - DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform We want to hear from you! [email protected]

Cruising smoothly before surfacing like a submarine sandwich with tasty layers of Kraftwerk and glockenspiel: Did this song inspire the entire sophisti-pop movement or a just a corny chick flick? Is it about freedom, fantasy, or the afterlife? What's a TVO? Is it different for girls? Can you get what you want if you don't know what you want? Then we chat about the new Beetlejuice movie and a Duran Duran concert. :00: Intro the Light :03: Step 1: The Sound :11: Reviewing All Night and Day :20: Step 2: The Gist :30: Commercial Break :32: 3 Honorable Mentions :35: Another Night and Day :40: Step 3: The FPM :42: Bugged About Beetlejuice :47: It Was Live: Duran Duran Featured Links: - DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform - Joe Jackson Interview [Reelin' In The Years Archive] We want to hear from you! [email protected]

Dial into the triumph and the tragedy (the wieners and the bluts) of a man of many names: Hans, Mr. Intercool, The Pride of Austria, The Master of Os – totally worthy of a boppy 8-song countdown. Wien in not, so in not, hah! :00: Artificial Intro :01: Bio-o-o-o :10: Tribute & Parody :15: Song Countdown #8-5 :25: Commercial Break :26: Song Countdown #4-2 :37: The Worst :41: #1 (w/less flute)   Featured Links: - DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform - The Simpsons Dr. Zaius - Muppet Babies: Rolfgang Amadogus - Steuermann Video - Jeanny Video - Permanent Record Podcast about Falco 3 album We want to hear from you! [email protected]

Our most controversial episode ever! Just covering the man alone could span into another 80 episodes. So, let's (mostly) focus on the song and video. Then we recount our exciting Total Tubular concert experience! :01: Worst Podcast Intro Ever :08: Sequencing :13: Monologue :20: Theme :22: Synths & Sounds :29: Vocals :32: Commercial Break :35: Video :42: Disclaimer :45: Totally Turbular "Festival" Review 1:01: Longest Outro Ever 1:07: "Electric Nostalgia" (Theme to 80 of the 80s)   They will possess you.   Featured Links: -Hot Street -Vincent Price Monologue -Price on Alice Cooper's Nightmare -Starlight -Synths -Frog -Original Multitracks w/Chris Liepe -DonorSee: The Humanitarian Crowdfunding Platform -"Electric Nostalgia" (Theme to 80 of the '80s) -AK-47's Theme -The Ultimate '80s Halloween Song YouTube Playlist: bit.ly/spooky80s (or Spotify version) You feel the cold hand. We want to hear from you! [email protected]

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 :04: Cargo vs. Business As Usual (Side A) :20: Commercial break I :22: Cargo vs. Business As Usual (Side B) :37: But, what about Two Hearts? :40: Commercial break II :42: A tiny Naked Wang concert review Featured Link: Permanent Record Podcast: Business As Usual review 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! [email protected]

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 :02: Duran and then Duran :04: Waffles & other honorable mentions :09: Album countdown 5 to 2 :24: Commercial break :27: Of course #1 is… :33: Now we're talking for free (It's new religion) :40: Even more albums / Sympathy for those guitarists :47: Out of chime Featured Links: Arcadia's "The Flame" music video Annie Zaleski's Rio 33 1/3 book Classic Albums Rio documentary Permanent Record Podcast: Rio pt. 1 80sography Podcast 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! [email protected]

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 :19: Take a break :20: Get yo Fixx Featured Links: 80sography Podcast Radio OwlsNest with Martin Page We want to hear from you! [email protected]