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Yes, as unoriginal as it is, we are finally doing a vaguely Irish-themed St. Patrick's Day show on 80's HADES this coming Friday, March 16. Thus, I am desperate for music by Irish pop/rock/punk bands of the late 70's and 80's (roughly 1976-1989).

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Band Aid - Do they know it's Christmas (Feed the world)

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Be cool or be cast out.

One of my favourite 80’s movies was The Lost Boys, once I got into it. I was 13 when it came out, and my sister queenstartiger took me to see it one afternoon that summer. I was all about Corey Feldman at the time, so anything he was in was a must-see. I know, I know. Yeesh. If I only knew then what I know now ( Read more... )

One of the great music videos of all time: Stan Ridgway being a twitchy freak, and that oddly disturbing face emerging from the beans near the end. You can almost smell the sweat and steam and fajitas.

Wow, was Andy Partridge cranked or what? XTC performs 'Respectable Street' in the concert film Urgh: A Music War.

The video for "Mama" by Genesis. Creepy as fuck.

Since I just uploaded it for yendi, I give you: Norman Bates by Landscape.

My name is Norman Bates
I'm just a normal guy

Hi there! I'm looking for any 80's song that mentions any year or set of years from the 80's in the lyrics. Anything counts -- eighties, 1984, '86, whatever. Any mention of a year from the 80's, in any (audible) form, is fair game. I'm making a new promo for our 80's radio show, and I want it to be a collage of "80's" (obvious, I know, but we ( Read more... )