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80's HADES
Jul. 7th, 2009
09:42 am - Playlist for July 7, 2009
The Kings - This Beat Goes On
The Kings - Switching To Glide
Guadalcanal Diary - Litany (Life Goes On)
The Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over
Metal Urbain - Panik (Instrumental)
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor
The Hooters - Blood From A Stone
The Records - Rock And Roll Love Letter
Climie Fisher - Love Changes Everything
John Couger - Jack And Diane
Japan - The Art Of Parties*
The Ramones - California Sun
Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind (Original Version)
Skids - Of One Skin
Madonna - Borderline
Imagination - Flashback
The Raincoats - Dance Of Hopping Mad
The Bluebells - All I Ever Said
Aztec Camera - We Could Send Letters
Franke And The Knockouts - Sweetheart
Any Trouble - Nice Girls
Joe Jackson - Happy Loving Couples*
Theatre Of Hate - Poppies
For Against - Echelons
T'Pau - Heart And Soul
Red Box - Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)
Ike Yard - NCR
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
maladroit (mal-uh-DROYT) adj.
Clumsy, awkward, inept or unskillful.
Jun. 30th, 2009
09:29 am - Playlist for June 30, 2009
Rest in peace, MJ.
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Original Demo Recording from 1978)
Wulf Ticket - The Key (Francois K Dub)
Red Rockers - 'Til It All Comes Down
The Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey
The Prats - Disco Pope
Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Planet P Project - Why Me?
Rush - Subdivisions
Yaz - Midnight
John Waite - Missing You
Blondie - Fade Away And Radiate
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
X - The Hungry Wolf
Metallica - No Remorse
fIREHOSE - Riddle Of The Eighties
Kajagoogoo - White Feathers
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
Newcleus - Jam On It
Peter Murphy - All Night Long
Rita Coolidge - All-Time High
Paul McCartney (with Michael Jackson) - Say Say Say
80's HADES Word Of The Day
tumid (TOO-mid, TYOO-) adj. (see also tumescent)
1. Bloated, bulging or abnormally swollen, especially by fluid or gas.
2. Bombastic, ostentatiously lofty in style.
3. Stiff or rigid (sexual organs).
Jun. 23rd, 2009
09:43 am - Playlist for June 23, 2009
Are we back on the internets yet? I can't tell. The sign that says we aren't online has been taken down, so.....?
A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
The Bongos - Barbarella
Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
Graham Parker And The Rumour - Discovering Japan
The Buzzcocks - Breakdown
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy
The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep
B.E.F. - A Baby Called Billy
A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song*
Ollie And Jerry - There's No Stopping Us
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Pete Townsend - Rough Boys*
The Blue Aeroplanes - Old Men Sleeping On The Bowery
Bad Religion - Voice Of God Is Government
The Damned - Love Song
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Change Of Heart
Paul McCartney - Coming Up (Live)
Josef K - Fun 'N' Frenzy
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
Gang Of Four - Cheeseburger
this heat - Health And Efficiency
Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel*
The Lambrettas - Page 3 (Another Day Another Girl)
Jefferson Starship - Sara
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
susurrus (su-SUHR-us) n.
A rustling or whispering sound; a murmur.
Jun. 9th, 2009
01:30 pm - Playlist for June 9, 2009
Prince And The Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy
Pat Benetar – We Live For Love
Violent Femmes - Promise
Television Personalities – 14th Floor
Men At Work – Down Under
Falco – Junge Roemer
Gary Numan – This Wreckage
Dali’s Car – The Judgement Is The Mirror
Journey – Send Her My Love
The Buggles – Elstree
Bronski Beat – Why?
Rites Of Spring – Other Way Around
The Penetrators – Baby Dontcha Tell Me
Stevie Nicks – Stand Back
Tuxedomoon – No Tears
Wah! – Seven Minutes To Midnight
The Cars – It’s All I Can Do*
The Specials – Rat Race
Bruce Cockburn – Wondering Where The Lions Are
The Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now (Extended Version)
Let’s Active – Waters Part
The Lyres – How Do You Know?
Duran Duran – Planet Earth***
* = by request
*** = 28 years ago today, Duran Duran's eponymous debut album was released in the UK. And yes, you are that old!
80’s HADES Word Of The Day
radula (RAD-yoo-lah) n.
A flexible, file-like ribbon found in the mouths of many mollusks (e.g., snails), typically used to scrape algae and microorganisms off hard substrates.
01:28 pm - No internets in or out...
We had no streaming audio (AGAIN -- what's this, the sixth week now?) and there was no internet at the station, either, so I couldn't even post the playlist! We had some storms yesterday that must've knocked out the "regular" internet.
I won't be on next week -- I'm off to Moscow, Idaho on Thursday for a meeting this weekend. I'll be back on June 23! But first, I shall post today's list...
Jun. 2nd, 2009
09:25 am - Playlist for June 2, 2009
They Might Be Giants - Youth Culture Killed My Dog
The Selecter - Three Minute Hero
Billy Joel - Tell Her About It
Shoes - Burned Out Love
Dead Kennedys - Let's Lynch The Landlord
Television - Friction
General Public - Tenderness
The Outfield - I Don't Need Her
The Blackouts - Idiot (Video Version)
The Creatures - Standing There
Cyndi Lauper - She Bop
Camper Van Beethoven - She Divines Water
Mike Reno and Anne Wilson - Almost Paradise
Joy Division - Decades
The dB's - The Fight
Bananarama - Cruel Summer
Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back
Pylon - Dub
Mission Of Burma - This Is Not A Photograph
The Knack - Your Number Or Your Name
Philip Bailey (With Phil Collins) - Easy Lover
Captain Sensible - Wot
Arabian Prince - Professor X (Saga)
Howard Jones - What Is Love?
LiLiPUT - Might Is Right
80's HADES Word Of The Day
emulsify (i-MUHL-suh-fahy) v.
To make an emulsion; to reduce from an oily substance to a milky fluid in which fat globules are in a finely divided state; to mix two liquids that do not combine well (i.e., oil and water).
May. 26th, 2009
09:27 am - Playlist for May 26, 2009
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Accidents Will Happen
Rick Springfield - Celebrate Youth
Ratt - Back For More
Essential Logic - Moontown
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love
Giorgio Moroder - Too Hot To Handle
Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
APB - One Day
Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle
Phil Seymour - Precious To Me
The Motors - Soul Redeemer
Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much)
The Vibrators - Sweet Sweet Heart
Midnight Oil - Read About It
Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock In America
Stockholm Monsters - Happy Ever After
Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
The The - Sweet Bird Of Truth
The Fixx - Red Skies
Christine McVie - Got A Hold On Me
Dwight Twilley - Why You Wanna Break My Heart
Asia - Don't Cry
Limahl - The Neverending Story
When In Rome - The Promise
80's HADES Word Of The Day
adumbrate (a-DUHM-breyt or AD-uhm-breyt) v.
1. To outline, sketch, summarize or give a brief outline of; to foreshadow vaguely.
2. To overshadow, darken or partially conceal.
May. 18th, 2009
07:59 pm - Playlist for May 19, 2009
The Revillos - Where's The Boy For Me?
The Feelies - Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except Me And My Monkey)
Liquid Liquid - Cavern
Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
ABC - The Look Of Love (Part One)*
Crowded House - World Where You Live
Jack Wagner - All I Need
Rain Parade - Talking In My Sleep
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
U2 - God Part II
The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
Scritti Politti - Perfect Way
The Bangles - Be With You
Men Without Hats - Where Do The Boys Go?
DNA - Not Moving
The Sound - Unwritten Law
The Police - Walking In Your Footsteps
Heaven 17 - Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry
John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire
Martha And The Muffins - Cheesies And Gum
Passion Puppets - Like Dust
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
gambol (GAM-buhl) v./n.
1. To skip about, frolic or play boisterously (verb).
2. An instance of dancing of skipping playfully (noun).
May. 10th, 2009
12:31 am - Playlist for May 12, 2009
Sorry, but yes, the internet stream is still down. Frankly, after the chaos of last Friday, I'm stunned we're on the air at all this week! We are still without power at home, and I don't expect to get power there for at least another day or so.
After a bonus half hour of new(ish) electronica, it's time for some edutainment!
Bob Dorough and Friends - Schoolhouse Rocky
Zachary Sanders - Electricity, Electricity
Peter Wolf - Lights Out
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band - Dancing In The Dark
Thomas Dolby - Windpower
Squeeze - Black Coffee In Bed
Simple Minds - Life In A Day
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
New Order - Everything's Gone Green
Michael Penn - No Myth
M - Pop Muzik
John Foxx - Europe After The Rain
Bauhaus - The Passion Of Lovers*
The Jam - Absolute Beginners
David Bowie - Heroes
Japan - Quiet Life
Wire Train - Everything's Turning Up Down Again
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero
Stabilizers - Tyranny
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dear Prudence
Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark - Electricity
Cinderella - Somebody Save Me
Madness - Our House
Microdisney - Horse Overboard
* = by request
80's HADES Word Of The Day
dragoon (druh-GOON) v./n.
1. To compel via threats or violent measures; to oppress or coerce; to subjugate by imposition of troops (verb).
2. A European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop (noun).
May. 5th, 2009
10:17 am - Underrated classic tunes from the 80's
If you aren't reading the Stuck In The 80's blog, I highly recommend it. Right now, they have a post about underrated classic songs of the 80's, so you know I had to comment. Here's a quick list I threw together, with requisite commentary, of course:
Any Trouble - Second Chance (sorta Elvis Costello-esque)
Bananarama - Robert De Niro's Waiting (given their other huge hits, why not this one?)
The Beat - Don't Wait Up For Me
The Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times
The Bluebells - Forever More (or "Cath", or "Everybody's Somebody's Fool")
The Bolshoi - Away
Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl Of My Dreams (this, and a few others on this list, may actually be from '79 - sorry!)
The Chords - Maybe Tomorrow (mod revival -- woo hoo!)
Dirty Looks - Let Go
The English Beat - Save It For Later
The Family - The Screams Of Passion (Prince protegees better known for recording "Nothing Compares To U" before Sinead O'Connor)
Great Buildings - Hold On To Something (these guys would eventually become the Rembrandts, and the rest is "Friends"-theme-song history)
Icehouse - Great Southern Land
INXS - Don't Change (how this one wasn't an interplanetary mega-smash, I still don't know)
Japan - "Quiet Life" or "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" (if Japan had been lucky enough to come after Duran Duran instead of before them, they might have been huge)
Kirsty MacColl - A New England (Billy Bragg's original is great, but this is poppier...RIP Kirsty)
The Lilac Time - If The Stars Shine Tonight
Naked Eyes - Emotion In Motion
Nick Lowe - Several, but especially "I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass"
The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You
Rational Youth - Saturdays In Silesia (Canadian indie synthpop classic)
The Records - Starry Eyes
Red Rockers - Either "China" or "Just Like You"
Shoes - Several, but "Tomorrow Night" and "Turnaround" are my favorites
Squeeze - Again, several, but my faves are "Another Nail In My Heart" and "Up The Junction"
Stabilizers - Tyranny
Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
The Teardrop Explodes - Eh...probably "Passionate Friend"...alas, most of my faves from "Kilimanjaro" are probably too out there.
Tears For Fears - Change (though several from "The Hurting" should've been big)
Tenpole Tudor - Swords Of A Thousand Men
The Tom Robinson Band - 2-4-6-8 Motorway
The Toms - Let's Be Friends Again (why didn't power pop like this explode in the early 80's?)
Trees - Delta Sleep (whatever happened to this dude?)
Visage - Fade To Grey
Wire - "Map Ref. 41 N 93 W", "Outdoor Miner" or "Kidney Bingos" (maybe too odd to be hits, but they are amazing pop songs)
Wire Train - "I'll Do You" or "Chamber Of Hellos" (if you like the Church, you'd love the first Wire Train album)
20/20 - Yellow Pills (see my comment about the Toms above)
So...what are your favorite underrated classic tunes of the 80's? Comment and let me know!
09:42 am - Playlist for May 5, 2009
Apparently the streaming audio is still down. Sorry about that! Great timing -- how can we expect people to pledge their support if they can't hear us?
Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Look Out Any Window
The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence
Tones On Tail - War
After The Fire - Der Kommissar
The Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
Black Flag - I Love You
The (English) Beat - Hands Off...She's Mine
Robbie Dupree - Steal Away
The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
The Teardrop Explodes - Bent Out Of Shape
Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
Hubert Kah - Machine Gun (Extended Dance Mix)
Talk Talk - Today
Quarterflash - Take Me To Heart
Kid Creole And The Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing, Baby
The Jesus And Mary Chain - The Hardest Part
Air Supply - Lost In Love
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missle F1-11
Visage - Visa-Age
Dokken - Alone Again
Razorcuts - A Contract With God
Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
Jerry Harrison - Things Fall Apart
80's HADES Word Of The Day
recondite (REK-uhn-dahyt, ri-KON-dahyt) adj.
Abstruse; difficult to comprehend for someone of normal understanding; esoteric; little known or obscure.
Apr. 28th, 2009
09:34 am - Playlist for April 28, 2009
Aldo Nova - Fantasy
The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream)
a-ha - The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
Soft Cell - Memorabilia
Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country
Terri Gibbs - Somebody's Knockin' (Devil In Blue Jeans)
Kraftwerk - Spacelab
Orange Juice - Rip It Up
Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
Fad Gadget - Collapsing New People
Sniff 'N' The Tears - Driver's Seat
Foreigner - That Was Yesterday
Public Image Ltd. - The Order Of Death
The Church - Volumes
Steve Winwood - The Finer Things
The Golden Palominos - Omaha
Magazine - Touch And Go
Wipers - Taking Too Long
Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Eddy Grant - Walking On Sunshine
The Fun Boy Three (with Bananarama) - 'Taint What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)
The Pointer Sisters - American Music
The Clash - Julie's In The Drug Squad
The Waitresses - Square Pegs
Marine Girls - In Love
80's HADES Word Of The Day
virulence (VIR-yuh-luhns or VIR-uh-luhns) n.
1. The capacity of a microbe to cause disease.
2. Extreme harmfulness, hostility or violence; sharpness of temper.
09:31 am - Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who pledged their support to WDBX last week. If you happen to be reading this blog and you haven't yet become a member of WDBX, call us now at 618-457-3691 or follow the "Donate" link on the WDBX page.
Apr. 21st, 2009
09:52 am - Playlist for April 21, 2009
The Tubes - She's A Beauty
The Psychedelic Furs - Heartbeat (7" Remix Version)
Bad Brains - She's Calling You
The J. Geils Band - Love Stinks
David Bowie - Up The Hill Backwards
Bush Tetras - Cowboys In Africa
Joan Jett - Light Of Day
David And David - Swallowed By The Cracks
New Musik - On Islands
Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door
The Smithereens - Only A Memory
The Go-Go's - Lust To Love
Electric Light Orchestra - Rock And Roll Is King
The Pop Group - We Are All Prostitutes
The B-52's - Planet Claire
John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band - On The Dark Side
The Rumour - Emotional Traffic
Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - Lady Waters And The Hooded One
Dire Straits - So Far Away
Cocteau Twins - Carolyn's Fingers
Tom Waits - Downtown Train
Ali Thompson - Take A Little Rhythm
Payola$ - Soldier
Family Fodder - Playing Golf (With My Flesh Crawling)
Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok
80's HADES Word Of The Day
mordant (MAWR-dnt) adj./n.
1. Biting, harshly ironic, corrosive, caustic or cynical.
2. Any substance that helps dye bind to a fabric.
09:35 am - It's pledge drive!
Call 618-457-3691 or visit the "Donate" page at the WDBX website now to pledge your support for WDBX!
Student memberships are $10 (you'll get a WBDX bumper sticker), household memberships are $25 (you'll get a sticker for that, too), super memberships are $50 (this comes with either a WCBX travel mug or thermos), patron memberships are $100 (this'll get you a snazzy WDBX t-shirt) and supreme memberships are $250 (with this, you'll get two tix to the WDBX Valentine's Ball and a t-shirt).
Thanks for your support!
Apr. 19th, 2009
02:02 pm - Robyn Hitchcock -- the alternative Bob Dylan?
Or is Bob Dylan the mainstream Robyn Hitchcock? CNN has posted an abbreviated transcript of an interview with the esteemed Mr. Hitchcock. Read and decide.
Apr. 14th, 2009
09:20 am - Playlist for April 14, 2009
Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
Roger Daltrey - After The Fire
The Chameleons - Mad Jack
The Fall - Dead Beat Descendant
Rick James - Super Freak
Delta 5 - Anticipation
Blurt - The Fish Needs A Bike
The Minutemen - Green River (Live)
Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
Paul Hardcastle - 19
Theoretical Girls - Theoretical Girls (Studio)
The Beat - Walking Out On Love
Survivor - I Can't Hold Back
The Records - Up All Night
Giuffria - I Must Be Dreaming
The Art Objects - Showing Off To Impress The Girls
Tears For Fears - Shout
Alphaville - Big In Japan
Marillion - He Knows You Know
The Birthday Party - Nick The Stripper
Sheena Easton - You Could Have Been With Me
The Go-Betweens - Cattle And Cane
Billy Bragg - The Marriage
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Bunker Soldiers
The Pretenders - Show Me
80's HADES Word Of The Day
picaresque (pik-uh-RESK) adj.
1. Of or pertaining to rogues or adventurers.
2. Relating to a genre of usually satiric prose fiction depicting the adventures of a roguish hero living by his or her wits in a corrupt society.
Apr. 7th, 2009
09:28 am - Playlist for April 7, 2009
Balance - Breaking Away
The Boys - First Time
Bryan Adams - Somebody
Shonen Knife - Public Bath
Eyeless In Gaza - No Noise
Joe Jackson - Breaking Us In Two
Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down
Yaz - Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)
Animotion - Obsession
Modettes - White Mice
XTC - The Mayor Of Simpleton*
The Au Pairs - Love Song
Information Society - What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
Adam And The Ants - Car Trouble
Throbbing Gristle - Adrenalin
Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
Volcano Suns - Jak
Utopia - Set Me Free
Missing Persons - Destination Unknown
Young Marble Giants - Cakewalking
Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
The Durutti Column - Danny
Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away
Kirsty MacColl - They Don't Know
A Flock Of Seagulls - D.N.A.
Adverts - One Chord Wonders
* = by request (for XTC...hope this works! I think Claire doesn't like this song. Oh, well.)
80's HADES Word Of The Day
imprimatur (im-pri-MAH-ter OR im-prim-MEY-ter OR EVEN im-prahy-MAH-ter) n.
Formal or explicit approval or sanction, especially approval to print or publish something.
Mar. 31st, 2009
09:34 am - Playlist for March 31, 2009
The Jags - Here Comes My Baby
R.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here
Hunters And Collectors - Is There Anybody In There?
Fields Of The Nephilim - Moonchild
The Cult - Big Neon Glitter
The Pixies - River Euphrates
Van Halen - Finish What You Started
John Foxx - Burning Car (Single Edit)
Naked Eyes - Voices In My Head
Jellybean (with Madonna) - Sidewalk Talk
China Crisis - Working With Fire And Steel
Squeeze - Hourglass
The Models - Out Of Mind Out Of Sight
Colin Newman - I've Waited Ages
The Associates - No
Christopher Cross - Sailing
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Film Star
Mike + The Mechanics - Taken In
Marshall Crenshaw - Girls...
Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me
Bon Jovi - Only Lonely
The Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion
80's HADES Word Of The Day
kelpie (KEL-pee) n.
1. A water spirit of Scottish folklore that haunts lochs and rivers. It usually takes the form of a horse and rejoices in drowning its rider, though it sometimes warns people in danger of drowning.
2. A breed of Australian sheepdog.
Mar. 24th, 2009
09:24 am - Playlist for March 24, 2009
Echo And The Bunnymen - Bombers Bay
The Alarm - Strength
Madness - Primrose Hill
The Spongetones - Eloquent Spokesman
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
Hall And Oates - Family Man
King - I Kissed The Spikey Fridge
The Clash - Deny
Descendents - Suburban Home
Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl Of My Dreams
Steve Perry - Strung Out
Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
Telex - Moskow Diskow
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Tom Tom Club - Under The Boardwalk
The Belle Stars - Sign Of The Times
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams
Romeo Void - Flashflood
Galaxie 500 - Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
80's HADES Word Of The Day
scabrous (SKAB-ruhs) adj.
1. Rough to the touch because of minute scales or projections.
2. Indecent or salacious material, obscene.
3. Full of difficulties.
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