Tha podcast edit for our 11/6/09 Revenge of the 80s Radio show is up and available at the end of this post. This week, we are proud to present the World Radio Premiere of Louise Robey’s new single: “A Woman Scorned.” I had the honor of Louise, Stan Schaffer, Fred Lauver (Manager) and Suzanne Tripaldi (Robey’s agent) offering us the opportunity to be the first to air this superb dance track. Our review on the song can be found in this post from earlier this week. &#... Read Full Story

Click here to listen live between 7-9pm Eastern US Time You can also get the show from our flagship station website: www.wtbq.com. Check the bottom of this post for other affiliates’ dates and times. This week’s show will be highlighted by the World Premiere of Louise Robey’s new single: “A Woman Scorned.” The talented singer, model and actress topped the U.S. Dance Charts in the 80s with songs like “One Night in Bangkok” and “Paris Paree... Read Full Story

MTV reports former Bauhaus lead singer Peter Murphy will appear in a cameo role in the sequel to teen-angst-vampire movie Twilight entitled Eclipse. Murphy will apparently play an older predecessor to the fighting vampire factions in the Twilight movie series, which has become one of the top teen entertainment franchises in the history of American entertainment. One of the movie’s stars, Billy Burke, told reporters he was a big fan of Murphy’s work. Was there an ulterior motive... Read Full Story

The World Premiere of Louise Robey’s “A Woman Scorned” will be this coming Friday night on Revenge of the 80s Radio. Robey was recently a guest at the Chiller Theater Expo in Parsippany, New Jersey, where we discussed her recent studio work, upcoming anthology album and took pictures with Pumpkin, the official WienerDog of Revenge of the 80s Radio. We are honored to be the first radio program to bring this new single to you. According to Robey, this is the first version o... Read Full Story

Happy Halloween! This week’s Halloween special podcast is up and available at the bottom of this post. We feature two full hours of Halloween music from classic alternative artists including The Cramps, Bauhaus, The Meteors, Roky Erickson, The B-52s, Andy Prieboy and Josie Cotton. Read Full Story

Click here to listen live between 7-9pm Eastern US Time You can also get the show from our flagship station website: www.wtbq.com. Check the bottom of this post for other affiliates’ dates and times. Tonight, in celebration of Halloween, Revenge of the 80s Radio will feature classic Halloween songs of the era. We might be stretching a bit on some of them as far as the Halloween theme goes, as we play some horror-party tracks from artists including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauha... Read Full Story

While Holly Beth Vincent’s 2007 album, Super Rocket Star showed an entirely different dimension to the punk pioneer with a more eclectic instrumentation and a jazz/rock hybrid approach, her latest offering, Minnesota, California is more reminiscent of her days as leader of Holly and the Italians. Since emerging from the London pub scene, the American-born Vincent was noted for her hard-driving tracks and tough-girl lyrics. It is that style she returns to with Minnesota, California, a... Read Full Story

The podcast for our 10/23 show is up and available at the end of this post. This week, we re-air our April 2008 conversation with Stan Ridgway. This takes place before he released “Silly Songs for Kids – Volume 1″ with his wife and musical partner, Pietra Wexstun. Stan talks about his career, music, and we delve into his mind as a performer/creator. We also feature music this week from Amazulu, REM, Big Country and the Tom Tom Club. Read Full Story

Adriana Kaegi’s world premiere of her documentary Kid Creole and My Coconuts highlighted the CMJ Music & Film Festival at the Chelsea Clearview Theaters in New York Thursday night. The story of one of the most unique bands of the 1980s was coupled in a special double-bill with a documentary on another influential alternative band, The Fleshtones titled Pardon Us For Living, the Graveyard is Full. Kid Creole and My Coconuts is arranged, written, produced and promoted by Kaegi, wh... Read Full Story

Click here to listen live between 7-9pm Eastern US Time You can also get the show from our flagship station website: www.wtbq.com. PROGRAMMING NOTE: LOCAL SPORTS MAY PUSH BACK START TIME OF THE SHOW Check the bottom of this post for other affiliates’ dates and times. Tonight’s show features a re-broadcast of our April 2008 interview with musical genius Stan Ridgway. This was before he released his EP (and soon to be LP) Silly Songs for Kids Volume 1. Stan talks about his ca... Read Full Story