80sography - 80s music interviews

Oct 30 2024 75 ep. 85 mins 116

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A deep dive into the decade the Taste Police denied, 80sography offers interviews with the great, the good and the even better of a time of originality, individuality and zestful vitality. Shumon!

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Andy Richards' 80:10 (Pt 1) (The Early Years, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Trevor Horn, Peter Collins)

Oct 30 2024 112 mins

A great guy, a wonderful chat and a borderline genius of the keyboard, Andy Richards played on seven number ones of the 80s and loads more hits besides (as I attempt to define throughout the conversation). 1. THE EARLY YEARS (PRE-1980-83)Andy’s background in music culminating in him reaching the studio,And how working on jingles set him up for 80s chart success (cf Relax).2. FRAN

Billy Currie's 80:10 (part 2) (Unreleased Solo LP, Lament, Live Aid, U-Vox, Transportation)

Aug 26 2024 103 mins

Parts 6-10 of Billy's 80:10... 6. UNRELEASED SOLO LP (1983) Inbetween Ultravox albums, an attempt is made at a solo album. Billy explains why this does not come to pass. 7. LAMENT (1984)Another belter of an album is made and tracks suchas Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, Man of Two Worlds and the wondorous title track are discussed. [Check out the 12" mix. 8 minutes of glorious gorge

Billy Currie's 80:10 (part 1) (Fade To Grey, B Sides, Vienna, The Voice, George Martin)

Aug 14 2024 84 mins

Part 1 of the 80:10 for Ultravox keyboard player, Billy Currie, with lots of fabulous music discussed in lovely bite-sized pieces.Part one covers 1-5;1. FADE TO GREY (1980/81)After a pre-amble, setting up where Billy was come 1980, we start with the first of Billy’s seminal hits of the 80s, Fade to Grey by Visage.This is a 5 minute excerpt of Billy’s chat about F2G. The full ve

My 80sography: Daniel Pearl (cinematographer) (pt 3, 1985-89) (Phil Collins, Lionel Richie, Don Henley, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Paul McCartney, Wham, U2, Elton John, The Rolling Stones)

Jul 31 2024 108 mins

Final part of the magnum opus (my favourite ice cream, actually) with DP, DP...1985Don Henley - Not Enough Love In The WorldTina Turner - We Don’t Need Another HeroPhil Collins - No Jacket Required Tour (live video)Cyndi Lauper - Live in Paris (live video) (1987)1986Lionel Richie - Dancing on the CeilingPaul McCartney - StrangleholdWham! - The Edge of Heaven/Where Did Your Heart

My 80sography: Daniel Pearl (Cinematographer) (pt 2, 1984) (U2, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, Elton John, Duran Duran)

Jul 17 2024 87 mins

More honesty and endeavour from Mr Pearl and we cover just the one year in part 2. And below just a slither, a morsel of the work done in these twelve months.Enjoy.1984U2 - Pride (in the name of love)Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (original, unreleased)The Cars - DriveRay Parker Jr - GhostbustersPhil Collins - Against All OddsElton John - PassengersVan Halen - Hot For Teac

My 80sography: Daniel Pearl (Cinematographer) (pt 1, 1980-83) (The Police, Michael Jackson, U2, Genesis, Billy Idol, Leatherface)

Jul 03 2024 121 mins

And we are back (after a brief hiatus, apologies...) for season 8 and an interview from 2023 I finally get around to releasing (apologies to Mr DP)As you will find out in these three parts, Daniel Pearl has had a quite phenomenalcareer as a DP/cinematographer - working on Texas Chainsaw Massacre at the age of 23 would be enough for immortality. Add that to filming some of the most

Simply The Best of 2023

Dec 23 2023 78 mins

Finally got round to doing one of these (always have the idea in the summer when it's too late). The best of the guests of 2023. TREVOR HORN on "Leave It" - Yes PETER COX on his voice DAVE BASCOMBE on Tears For Fears TRACEY BELLAND on meeting Morrissey KEVIN GODLEY on "Two Tribes" video - Frankie Goes To Hollywood HUGH PADGHAM on "Anything She Does" - Genesis JJ JECZALIK on "Relax"

Thomas Dolby's 80:10 (pt 2: Prefab Sprout, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Film Work, Aliens Ate My Buick)

Nov 26 2023 111 mins

We return to part two of Thomas Dolby's 80:10 with production work with two songwriting icons; one massively successful the other less so, plus playing Live Aid with yet another. Plus lots of film work and a technicolour third solo album...6. PREFAB SPROUT (1985-89)Producer for Steve McQueen, From Langley Park to Memphis and Jordan: The Comeback (recorded 1989, released in 1990, pe

Thomas Dolby's 80:10 (pt 1: New Toy, Foreigner, The Golden Age of Wireless, She Blinded Me With Science, The Flat Earth)

Nov 12 2023 95 mins

Hi,Another episode, another format. 80:10 breaks down a guest's 80s into 10 parts - whether a song, album, artist or category. The inaugral guest is the uniquely brilliant Thomas Dolby.1. NEW TOY (1981)Songwriter for Lena Lovich2. FOREIGNER (1981)Musician for hire for Foreigner as well as Def Leppard, Malcolm McLaren & Belinda Carlisle3. THE GOLDEN AGE OF WIRELESS (1982)The fir

Anatomy of a Song: Billy Currie (artist/songwriter) (Fade To Grey - Visage, 1980)

Oct 29 2023 43 mins

Another day, another great Billy Currie episode - this time another Anatomy of a Song released in 1980 which hit the charts in 1981; the eternally brilliant Fade to Grey by Visage.Chris Payne on F2G as referenced in episode can be found on YouTube here;https://www.youtube.com/[email protected] &nbs...