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'80s HADES
May. 21st, 2012
09:14 pm - Playlist for May 22, 2012
On May 10, 1982, one of the most revered albums of the 1980s was released. We celebrate that album -- and several other albums released in May of 1982 or May of 1987 -- on today's show.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Rio, by Duran Duran, in its entirety.
Rio
My Own Way
Lonely In Your Nightmare
Hungry Like The Wolf
Hold Back The Rain
New Religion
Last Chance On The Stairway
Save A Prayer
The Chauffeur
And several other albums -- some classics, some...just pretty good -- from May of '82:
Roxy Music - More Than This (from Avalon)
The Clash - Straight To Hell (from Combat Rock)
Air Supply - Even The Nights Are Better (from Now And Forever)
Squeeze - Black Coffee In Bed (from Sweets From A Stranger)
The Cure - A Short Term Effect (from Pornography)
The Associates - Gloomy Sunday (from Sulk)
Modern English - Life In The Gladhouse (from After The Snow)
Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy (from The Last Of The Mohicans EP)
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby (from Tropical Gangsters)
Altered Images - Pinky Blue (from Pinky Blue)
.38 Special - Caught Up In You (from Special Forces)
Fear - Let's Have A War (from The Record)
And from May '87...
The Replacements - The Ledge (from Pleased To Meet Me)
Bob Seger - Shakedown (from the Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack)
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
flocculent (FLOK-yuh-luhnt) adj.
1. Like a tuft of wool.
2. Covered with a soft, woolly substance.
3. Consisting of loose woolly masses.
May. 14th, 2012
08:11 pm - Playlist for May 15, 2012
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way (Long Version)
Missing Persons - Windows
Nirvana - Love Buzz
The Weirdos - We Got The Neutron Bomb
Loverboy - Working For The Weekend
Guadalcanal Diary - Litany (Life Goes On)
Sad Lovers And Giants - Colourless Dream
Shannon - Let The Music Play
Pet Shop Boys - I Want A Dog
Kissing The Pink - Big Man Restless
Captain Sensible - Wot
Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
Benjamin Orr - Too Hot To Stop
Pixies - Levitate Me
Hüsker Dü - Turn On The News
The Vapors - News At Ten
Toni Basil - Mickey
Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog
Wire Train - Never
The Nashville Ramblers - The Trains
Camper Van Beethoven - Sad Lovers Waltz*
Big Dipper - Humason*
Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane
David & David - Ain't So Easy
Icehouse - Crazy**
* = by request from the Vinyl Vixen
** - by request from an unknown listener
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
repine (ri-PAHYN) v.
To fret or complain; to be discontented.
May. 8th, 2012
07:40 am - Playlist for May 8, 2012
Dokken - Burning Like A Flame
Chrome - March Of The Chrome Police (A Cold Clammy Bombing)
Heaven 17 - Let's All Make A Bomb
Klark Kent - Don't Care
John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band - C-I-T-Y
The Skids - The Saints Are Coming
Metal Urbain - Panik
X-Ray Spex - I Live Off You
The Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey (R.I.P. MCA)
The Beastie Boys - Slow & Low
The Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump
Hall & Oates - Say It Isn't So
Eddy Grant - Living On The Frontline
Connie - Funky Little Beat
Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure
Then Jerico - Big Area
The Church - The Unguarded Moment
Electric Light Orchestra featuring Olivia Newton-John - Xanadu
Television Personalities - Smashing Time
The Dukes Of Stratosphear - 25 O'Clock
Billy Bragg - Ideology
The Slits - Adventures Close To Home
Melissa Manchester - You Should Hear How She Talks About You
Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me
Dolly Mixture - Remember This
The Feelies - Raised Eyebrows
The Weirdos - We Got The Neutron Bomb (Alternate Mix)
Loverboy - Working For The Weekend
Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
avuncular (uh-VUHNG-kyuh-ler) adj.
1. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of an uncle.
2. Kind or friendly toward a younger or less experienced person.
Apr. 30th, 2012
06:47 pm - Playlist for May 1, 2012
George Harrison - Devil's Radio
Squeeze - Slap And Tickle
Throbbing Gristle - Adrenalin
Madonna - Into The Groove
The Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drum
Hoodoo Gurus - I Was A Kamikaze Pilot
New Model Army - Brave New World
Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey
The Human League - Love Action (I Believe In Love)
Alphaville - Jerusalem
Red Box - For America
Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonight
The Cure - The Love Cats
Translator - Come With Me
Madness - House Of Fun
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)
Wang Chung - Don't Let Go
Sylvester - Can't Stop Dancing
The Blue Nile - Stay
Dan Fogelberg - Heart Hotels
Galaxie 500 - Blue Thunder
World Domination Enterprises - Asbestos Lead Asbestos
Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor*
* - by request from the Vinyl Vixen
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
pomade (po-MEYD or po-MAHD) n./v.
A scented ointment applied to the hair or scalp (n.); to apply pomade (v.).
Apr. 23rd, 2012
09:06 pm - Playlist for April 24, 2012
Today we celebrate albums released in April 1987 and April 1982, and we give a special tip of the '80s HADES hat to Greg Ham, multi-instrumentalist and occasional lead singer of Men at Work.
From April 1987:
The Cult - Wild Flower (from Electric)
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Jammin' Me (from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough))
Whitesnake - Still Of The Night (from Whitesnake)
Spacemen 3 - Ecstasy Symphony/Transparent Radiation (Flashback) (from The Perfect Prescription)
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (from Tango In The Night)
Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer (from Meet Danny Wilson)
From April 1982:
A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) (from A Flock Of Seagulls)
Sparks - Sextown U.S.A. (from Angst In My Pants)
Marshall Crenshaw - Soldier Of Love (from Marshall Crenshaw)
Toto - Rosanna (from Toto IV)
Split Enz - Dirty Creature (from Time And Tide)
The Motels - Only The Lonely (from All Four One)
Elton John - Blue Eyes (from Jump Up!)
Laurie Anderson - It Tango (from Big Science)
Pigbag - Big Bag (from Dr. Heckle And Mr. Jive)
John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good (from American Fool)
Van Halen - Dancing In The Street (from Diver Down)
Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? (from Business As Usual, released in the U.S. in April 1982)
Men At Work - Helpless Automaton
Men At Work - I Like To
Men At Work - Giving Up (last three with Greg Ham on lead vocals)
R.E.M. - Feeling Gravity's Pull*
* = by request from Tropical Man, who pledged to WDBX!
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
flounce (FLOUNS) v./n.
1. To move in an exaggeratedly angry or impatient manner; to flounder; to throw the body about spasmodically (verb).
2. An exaggerated action, typically intended to express one's impatience or annoyance (noun).
3. A wide ornamental strip of material gathered and sewn to a piece of fabric; a frill (noun).
Apr. 16th, 2012
09:27 pm - Playlist for April 17, 2012
Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything
Payola$ - China Boys
Stratis - Herzlos
Greg Hawkes - Niagara Falls
Living In A Box - Living In A Box
Miaow - When It All Comes Down
Pseudo Echo - Stranger In Me
The Sound - Heyday
Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles
The Members - Sound Of The Suburbs
Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
Shoes - Will You Spin For Me?
Cybotron - Clear
Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove
Firefly - Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side)
Rational Youth - City Of Night
Young Marble Giants - Radio Silents
Wire - The Finest Drops
Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart
Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat*
The Hooters - Day By Day**
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Two Little Hitlers
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Darklands
Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame (Original Album Version)
* - for station manager Kevin Bishop, who also dropped a pledge on us!
** - for our very own Jim's Neighbor, who also also dropped a pledge on us!
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
palaver (puh-LAV-er, ‐LAH-ver) n./v.
Noun:
1. A conversation or discussion.
2. A prolonged and idle conversation; chatter.
3. Flattering or persuasive talk.
Verb:
1. To talk profusely.
2. To confer or parley.
Apr. 9th, 2012
07:56 pm - Playlist for April 10, 2012
Big Dipper - Faith Healer
Berlin - No More Words
The Starjets - Schooldays
The Records - Starry Eyes
Orange Juice - Wan Light
Tom Tom Club - As Above, So Below
Arcadia - Goodbye Is Forever
King Crimson - Thela Hun Ginjeet*
Rain Parade - You Are My Friend
Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away
Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning
Bluebells - I'm Falling
Mickey & The Milkshakes - It's You
The Teardrop Explodes - Bouncing Babies
The Freshies- I Can't Get Bouncing Babies By The Teardrop Explodes
Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
Dwight Twilley - Girls
The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You
The Pop Group - We Are All Prostitutes
The Minutemen - Paranoid Time EP (Validation, The Maze, Definitions, Sickles And Hammers, Fascist, Joe McCarthy's Ghost, Paranoid Chant)
Liquid Liquid - Bell Head
Yes - Leave It
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
The Thompson Twins - Let Loving Start (12" Version -- remix of "Hold Me Now")
* = Sort of by request. Jana wanted "Heartbeat" by King Crimson, but I don't have that album, so I went with "Thela Hun Ginjeet" from the King Crimson album before the album that has "Heartbeat" on it.
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
cavil (KAV-uhl) v./n.
1. To raise a petty or unimportant objection (verb).
2. A petty objection (noun).
Apr. 2nd, 2012
10:34 pm - Playlist for April 3, 2012
The Vibrators - No Heart
Journey - Only The Young
Icehouse - Uniform
Joan Jett And The Heartbreakers - You Don't Know What You've Got
Steve Winwood - While You See A Chance
Oingo Boingo - Not My Slave
Butthole Surfers - 22 Going On 23
The Smiths - Unlovable
Bryan Adams - Hearts On Fire
Phil Seymour - Precious To Me
The Replacements - Kids Don't Follow
Metallica - The Wait (Killing Joke Cover)
Vomito Negro - Feel The Heat (Original Version)
Styx - Too Much Time On My Hands
REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run
Ultravox - New Europeans
Essential Logic - Fanfare In The Garden
The Alan Parsons Project - Mammgamma
New Order - All Day Long
ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
Duran Duran - The Seventh Stranger*
Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
a-Ha - The Blue Sky
Heart - Never
* = by request
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
flummery (FLUM-uh-ree) n.
1. Oatmeal or flour boiled in water until thick.
2. Fruit custard or blancmange.
3. Any of the various dishes made with flour, eggs, sugar, milk, etc.
4. Nonsense.
Mar. 25th, 2012
09:40 am - Playlist for March 27, 2012
That's right! It's time to celebrate albums that were released 25 and 30 years ago this month. Fortunately, March 1982 and March 1987 were amazing months for music.
From March 1982...
Men Without Hats - I Got The Message (from Rhythm Of Youth)
The Fall - Just Step S'ways (from Hex Induction Hour)
Tears For Fears - Change (from The Hurting)
Richard and Linda Thompson - Don't Renege On Our Love (from Shoot Out The Lights)
Asia - Heat Of The Moment (from Asia)
Visage - The Damned Don't Cry (from The Anvil)
The Church - To Be In Your Eyes (from The Blurred Crusade)
Thomas Dolby - One Of Our Submarines (from The Golden Age Of Wireless)
The Jam - Ghosts (from The Gift)
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (released in 1980, but I got a request for David Bowie. What could I do? Say no?)
Rick Springfield - What Kind Of Fool Am I (from Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet)
Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (from Diamond)
Scorpions - Can't Live Without You (from Blackout)
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (from Number Of The Beast)
The Misfits - Night Of The Living Dead (from Walk Among Us)
Talking Heads - Love -> Building On Fire (from The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads)
The Fun Boy Three (featuring Bananarama) - T'aint What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) (from The Fun Boy Three)
And now, albums from March 1987!
The Thompson Twins - Get That Love (from Close To The Bone)
Level 42 - Running In The Family (from Running In The Family)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - This Wheel's On Fire (from Through The Looking Glass)
Prince - Play In The Sunshine (from Sign O' The Times)
Erasure - Victim Of Love (from The Circus)
Night Ranger - The Secret Of My Success (from Big Life)
Anthrax - Indians (from Among The Living)
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
volant (VOH-luhnt) adj.
1. Flying, having the power of flight, or characterized by flight.
2. Nimble or agile.
Mar. 19th, 2012
10:32 pm - Playlist for March 20, 2012
The Bangles - In Your Room
File 13 - Taste So Good
Yello - Bimbo
Oppenheimer Analysis - Radiance
Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
Devo - Gut Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)
Glaxo Babies - It's Irrational
The Smithereens - Only A Memory
Diesel - Sausalito Summernight
The Thompson Twins - Lies (Single Remix)
Killing Joke - A New Day
The Mission - Wasteland
Def Leppard - Foolin'
LiLiPUT - Eisiger Wind
Dalek I Love You - The World
Roger - I Want To Be Your Man
Stockholm Monsters - Fairy Tales
New Musik - Sanctuary
Bruce Hornsby And The Range - Every Little Kiss
Stabilizers - If I Found Rome
Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
Dirty Looks - Let Go
Chic - Good Times
'80s HADES Word Of The Day
bezoar (BEE-zawr, -zohr) n.
An indigestible mass (often a stony concretion) found trapped in the gastrointestinal system (usually the stomach) of animals, usually ruminants. Bezoars were formerly considered to be an antidote to poisons and to possess magic properties.
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