80's HADES
Jun. 17th, 2008
09:27 am - Playlist for June 17, 2008
Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright
U2 - Wire
Nine Inch Nails - Down In It
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
The Fixx - Secret Separation
Hall And Oates - Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
Lene Lovich - I Think We're Alone Now
Device - Hanging On A Heart Attack
Duran Duran - Skin Trade
The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer
Autograph - Turn Up The Radio
Lou Gramm - Midnight Blue
54-50 - Here In My House
INXS - Tiny Daggers
Minor Threat - Little Friend
The Chameleons - Looking Inwardly
The dB's - Living A Lie
Van Halen - I'll Wait
Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me
Minny Pops - Time
New Order - Subculture
Madonna - Angel
80's HADES Word Of The Day
parvenu (PAHR-vuh-noo or PAHR-vuh-nyoo) n.
Someone who has recently acquired wealth, importance or power, but who has not yet adopted conventionally appropriate dress, manners, etc.; a fancy term for "Nouveau riche" or new money
Jun. 10th, 2008
09:39 am - Playlist for June 10, 2008
Level 42 - Something About You
Josef K - Sorry For Laughing
The Yachts - Suffice To Say
ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
The Passage - Drugface
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Black Uhuru - Solidarity
Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows
Hunters And Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
Journey - Send Her My Love
Rain Parade - What's She Done To Your Mind
Gang Of Four - It's Her Factory
Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
Mission Of Burma - Max Ernst
Metal Urbain - Paris Maquis
The Cure - One Hundred Years
The Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Erasure - Stop!
Off Broadway - Full Moon Turn My Head Around
The Lyres - Don't Give It Up Now
Toni Basil - Mickey
Graham Parker - Stupefaction
Pere Ubu - Life Stinks
Peter Gabriel - D.I.Y.
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
Kraftwerk - Computer Love
80's HADES Word Of The Day
sybaritic (sib-uh-RIT-ik) adj.
Characterized by or devoted to luxury or sensuous pleasure.
Jun. 6th, 2008
10:16 am - Looking for 80's HADES this morning?
It's not here! No more Friday 80's HADES! All gone! No mas.
But do not fret! 80's HADES has just moved to TUESDAYS 10 a.m. until noon.
So just hold on! Tuesday will be here before you know it, and you can get your 80's fix then. See you then! Well, O.K., not really, but you know what I mean...
Jun. 3rd, 2008
09:53 am - Playlist for June 3, 2008
Our first Tuesday show! Whee! Welcome, welcome.
Asia - The Heat Of The Moment
Wire - Map Ref. 41 N 93 W
The Motors - Sensation
Missing Persons - Words
Shoes - Tomorrow Night
ABC - Be Near Me
Split Enz - Message To My Girl
Yello - Oh Yeah*
The Lotus Eaters - German Girl
Malaria - Kaltes Klares Wasser
Barnes And Barnes - Fish Heads
Andy Taylor - Don't Let Me Die Young
Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy
Heaven 17 - Counterforce 2
The Clash - Career Opportunities
The Embarrassment - Sex Drive
Sonic Youth - Candle
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Who Do You Love
Rites Of Spring - Drink Deep
The Little River Band - Cool Change
Talking Heads - Mind
The Psychedelic Furs - Imitation Of Christ
Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Man Out Of Time
Wang Chung - Let's Go
Ludus - Little Girls
80's HADES Word Of The Day
gustatory (GUHS-tuh-tohr-ee) adj.
Relating to, affecting or associated with the sense of taste.
May. 30th, 2008
10:38 am - Playlist for May 30, 2008
Our last Friday show! We've been on Friday since October 1999, and now we're off to Tuesdays 10 a.m. until noon. Tune in next Tuesday (June 3) for our first Tuesday show!
David + David - Welcome To The Boomtown
The Blue Aeroplanes - Jacket Hangs
Styx - Don't Let It End
Squeeze - Tempted
John Cougar Mellencamp - Hand To Hold On To
Howard Jones - New Song*
Donnie Iris - Sweet Merilee
The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
Marillion - Garden Party
The Human League - Mirror Man
Buzzcocks - Love You More
Mo-Dettes - White Mice
Arcadia - Election Day
The Go-Betweens - Streets Of Your Town
The Diodes - Red Rubber Ball
The Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.*
Joy Division - Transmission*
Echo And The Bunnymen - Silver
Wham! - Freedom
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
quotidian (kwoh-TID-ee-uhn) adj.
Something that occurs daily; commonplace or ordinary.
Adios, folks! See you on Tuesdays!
May. 16th, 2008
11:02 am - Playlist for May 16, 2008
BIG NEWS! 80's HADES will be moving to TUESDAYS, 10 a.m. until noon. Our first Tuesday show will be Tuesday, June 3, 2008. The move is compelled by an impending change in Dr. Incognito's employment schedule (don't worry -- it's nothing bad, just incompatible with our old Friday time slot).
Mark your calendars, and gird your loins for an extra 30 minutes of 80's HADES foolishness each week!
The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another
The Mekons - Memphis, Egypt
The Records - Starry Eyes
Billy Idol - White Wedding, Pt. 1
The Pixies - Debaser
Young Marble Giants - Credit In The Straight World
'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
Icehouse - Great Southern Land
Meat Puppets - Lost
Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
The Police - Next To You
Family Fodder - Debbie Harry
They Might Be Giants - Purple Toupee
The Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy
U2 - When Love Comes To Town
Romeo Void - Never Say Never*
Theoretical Girls - U.S. Millie
The Au Pairs - Instant Touch
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Beating My Head
The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
The Jam - The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow)
80's HADES Word Of The Day
billingsgate (BIL-ingz-geyt or -git) n.
Coarsely or vulgarly abusive language.
* - by request
May. 9th, 2008
10:38 am - Playlist for May 9, 2008
Thank you for your support during our recent membership drive!
The Primitives - Crash
Magazine - Because You're Frightened
The Fall - Gut Of The Quantifier
Dinosaur Jr - Little Fury Things
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
Giuffria - Call To The Heart
Television - Glory
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Darklands
Joan Jett - Crimson And Clover
Blancmange - Blind Vision*
Cybotron - Alleys Of Your Mind
Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
Camper Van Beethoven - Never Go Back
Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
For Against - Autocrat
Cheap Trick - He's A Whore
Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
sidereal (sahy-DEER-ee-uhl) adj.
Stellar; of, concerning or pertaining to the stars or constellations.
May. 2nd, 2008
10:41 am - Playlist for May 2, 2008
Pledge now!
Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me
Wire - Outdoor Miner
The Clash - Rudie Can't Fail
Bush Tetras - You Can't Be Funky
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
The Cult - Love Removal Machine
Stiff Little Fingers - Nobody's Hero
X - The World's A Mess, It's In My Kiss*
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax*
The Cure - Just Like Heaven*
Japan - Fall In Love With Me
Microdisney - Singer's Hampstead Home
General Public - Tenderness
Rational Youth - Saturdays In Silesia
Fad Gadget - 4M
The Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)
Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - The Man With The Lightbulb Head
The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
Ramones - Judy Is A Punk
Mama Doe's wish is our command!
80's HADES Word Of The Day
cloy (CLOY) v.
To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet
Apr. 25th, 2008
10:40 am - Playlist for April 25, 2008
It's our Spring Membership Drive! Give us a call at 618-457-3691 to pledge your support for our station or check out the WDBX page and pledge via PayPal.
Gary Numan - Tracks
Jackson Browne - Lawyers In Love
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - Perfect Skin
Kissing The Pink - Love Lasts Forever (7" Version)
David Bowie - Joe The Lion
Yes - It Can Happen
Throwing Muses - Call Me
Wire Train - Last Perfect Thing
The Housemartins - Get Up Off Our Knees
Husker Du - Celebrated Summer
Paul Davis - Cool Night
Cabaret Voltaire - No Escape
The Monochrome Set - The Monochrome Set (I Presume)
The (English) Beat - Hands Off...She's Mine
Midnight Oil - Sometimes
Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind
Marshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl
LiLiPUT - Split
The Golden Palominos - (Kind Of) True
80's HADES Word Of The Day
blatherskite (BLATH-er-skahyt) n.
1. Foolish babble or gibberish.
2. A person prone to empty talk.
Apr. 18th, 2008
10:48 am - Playlist for April 18, 2008
Happy earthquake day, and happy birthday to Mama Doe!
Requests for the Cramps, Husker Du and Talking Heads coming up at some point...stay tuned!
Michael Penn - No Myth
Electric Light Orchestra - Twillight
Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas*
The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train*
Soft Cell - Memorabilia
Modern English - I'll Melt With You
Simple Minds - Love Song
The Cramps - Surfin' Bird*
Konk - Baby Dee
Prince - Kiss
The Pop Group - We Are Time
Tears For Fears - Suffer The Children
The Smiths - What Difference Does It Make?
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House*
Men At Work - It's A Mistake
The Durutti Column - Jacqueline
Suzanne Vega (with Joe Jackson) - Left Of Center
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
borborygmus (bawr-buh-RIG-muhs) n.
A rumbling sound, or stomach "growling," caused by gas moving through the intestines, often heard by people sitting nearby.
Apr. 11th, 2008
11:56 am - Playlist for April 4, 2008
The Church - Constant In Opal
The Hooters - And We Danced
Living In A Box - Living In A Box
Heaven 17 - Temptation
New Order - True Faith
The Fixx - Secret Separation
Payola$ - Eyes Of A Stranger
Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Watch Your Step
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs' Tears
Night Ranger - Sentimental Street
The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang
Visage - Tar
Depeche Mode - Master And Servant
Tuxedomoon - Incubus (Blue Suit)
Scritti Politti - Perfect Way
Secret Affair - Let Your Heart Dance
Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday
The Vaselines - Son Of A Gun
The Clash - Hateful
10:40 am - Playlist for April 11, 2008
Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
The Icicle Works - Hollow Horse (Long Version)
The Cure - Fire In Cairo*
Elvis Costello And The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?
Billy Bragg - To Have And To Have Not
The Minutemen - Base King
The Minutemen - Working Men Are Pissed
The Pretenders - Show Me
Squeeze - 853-5937
Supertramp - Cannonball
Pat Benetar - Love Is A Battlefield
Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart
Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark - Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)
Genesis - Man On The Corner
Billy Squier - My Kinda Lover
Adam And The Ants - Kick
Dirty Looks - They Got Me Covered
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
Blondie - Rapture
80's HADES Word Of The Day
jeremiad (jer-uh-MAHY-uhd, -ad) n.
A long and mournful complaint; a literary work or speech expressing a lament or a prophecy of doom.
Mar. 28th, 2008
10:39 am - Playlist for March 28, 2008
The Go-Go's - Vacation
Real Life - Send Me An Angel
Ultravox - Hymn
The Cure - Charlotte Somtimes
Sonic Youth - Green Light
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Half Japanese - Miracles Happen Every Day
Cocteau Twins - In The Gold Dust Rush
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
The Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
Essential Logic - Fanfare In The Garden
The Psychedelic Furs - Goodbye
New Order - True Faith
Bon Jovi - Only Lonely
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence*
.38 Special - Caught Up In You
Joy Division - Disorder
80's HADES Word Of The Day
folderol (FOL-duh-rol) n.
Foolishness; nonsensical talk or gibberish.
Mar. 21st, 2008
10:39 am - Playlist for March 21, 2008
The Skids - Night And Day
The Jam - To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)
The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
XTC - Science Friction
Violent Femmes - Promise
20/20 - Yellow Pills
Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
The Fall - Oh! Brother
Wire - On Returning
Cristina - What's A Girl To Do
The Art Of Noise - Who's Afraid Of (The Art Of Noise)
Black Flag - Black Coffee*
The Fixx - The Sign Of Fire
The Clash (with Mikey Dread) - One More Time
The Associates - Gloomy Sunday
Hall And Oates - Maneater
Romeo Void - Flashflood
Duran Duran - Tiger Tiger
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World*
* - by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
sabot (SAB-oh) n.
1. a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
2. a lightweight carrier or sleeve in which a projectile is centered so as to permit firing the projectile within a larger-caliber weapon. The carrier fills the bore of the weapon from which the projectile is fired; it is normally discarded a short distance from the muzzle
Mar. 14th, 2008
10:37 am - Playlist for March 14, 2008
Blondie - Dreaming
The Jags - Evening Standards
Depeche Mode - Flexible
China Crisis - King In A Catholic Style
Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - Balloon Man
Altered Images - I Could Be Happy
The J. Geils Band - Love Stinks
Richard Hell And The Voidoids - Blank Generation
Big Dipper - Humason
The Call - The Walls Came Down
Silicon Teens - You Really Got Me
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Bloc Bloc Bloc
A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
The Comsat Angels - After The Rain
The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro
U2 - One Tree Hill
The Smithereens - Blood And Roses
Swans - New Mind
Bauhaus - Dark Entries
80's HADES Word Of The Day
ductile (DUHK-til) adj.
1. Capable of undergoing extreme amounts of deformation (stretching or hammering) before fracturing; easily drawn into threads or wires; pliant or plastic.
2. Easily influenced or persuaded.
Mar. 7th, 2008
10:47 am - Yaz(oo) is reuniting!
Yaz is reuniting and touring this summer, with some dates in the States in July. Check it out!
10:40 am - Playlist for March 7, 2008
Crispy Ambulance - Are You Ready?
Yaz - Situation
Adam And The Ants - Antmusic
The Revillos - Where's The Boy For Me?
The Alarm - Sold Me Down The River
The Raincoats - No Side To Fall In
Joe Jackson - Geraldine And John
The Jim Carroll Band - Them
Big Black - The Model
ABC - The Look Of Love (Part One)
The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
The Members - Solitary Confinement
Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
Rockpile - When I Write The Book
Mike + The Mechanics - Taken In
The Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants
Alphaville - A Victory Of Love
Mod Fun - I Am With You
David Bowie - Blue Jean
80's HADES Word Of The Day
spelt (SPELT) n.
A hardy wheat variety with a nutty flavor grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed, but gaining popularity as a health food.
Feb. 29th, 2008
10:47 am - Playlist for February 29, 2008
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Billy Bragg - Levi Stuffs' Tears
The Leap Day Set:
The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train
The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
Theatre of Hate - The Hop
Soundgarden - Nothing To Say
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - All Tomorrow's Parties
House of Lords - I Wanna Be Loved
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
a-ha - The Blue Sky
Crowded House - Into Temptation
Honeymoon Suite - Feel It Again
The Buggles - Clean, Clean
Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
The Razorcuts - Jade
The dB's - I'm In Love
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard
80's HADES Word Of The Day
transubstantiate (tran-suhb-STAN-shee-eyt) v.
To transmute; to transform one substance into another; to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature (particularly to alter the Eucharist bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ)
Feb. 22nd, 2008
10:39 am - Playlist for February 22, 2008
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
Tubeway Army - Friends
Corey Hart- Sunglasses At Night (Album Version) -- of course I have First Offense...! Don't you?
this heat - Cenotaph
The Church - I Am A Rock
Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away
The Bolshoi - Away
True West - You
Delta 5 - You
The Au Pairs - You
Paul Davis - 65 Love Affair
Sheena Easton - Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)
Mars - 3-E
Men Without Hats - I Got The Message
The Soft Boys - Tonight
The Cars - You're All I've Got Tonight*
The (English) Beat - I Confess*
Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick*
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
cenotaph (SEN-uh-taf) n.
An empty tomb; a monument or building in honor of a deceased person who is actually buried elsewhere.
Feb. 14th, 2008
10:37 pm - Playlist for February 15, 2008
Hoodoo Gurus - I Was A Kamikaze Pilot
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Jammin' Me
Mission of Burma - Fame And Fortune
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Into The Light
Quarterflash - Take Me To Heart
Galaxie 500 - Tugboat
Naked Eyes - When The Lights Go Out
Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio*
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
ESG - Moody
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
The Outfield - Voices Of Babylon
Laid Back - White Horse
Japan - The Art Of Parties
The Pretenders - Talk Of The Town
The Motels - Little Robbers
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
wight (wahyt) n.
1. A human being.
2. A creature or a living being; a human-like creature.
3. A supernatural being, like a witch or sprite.
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