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EPISODE168 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we turn our focus on late teen icon Andy Gibb. In just over a decade, Gibb went from being a #1 hit-maker to hosting a television series to Broadway to dealing with addiction and to mounting a return. We will share that story as well as feature a few of his singles. More EPISODE167 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we celebrate the return of melodic rock act Giant and their new album, Promise Land. We expect to play a song or two from their 1989 debut, Last Of The Runaways, as well as a sample of their new music thrown in. More EPISODE166 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, on Los Angeles-based heavy metal act Keel. We talk with vocalist/guitarist Ron Keel about the band's history, their 25th anniversary reissue of The Right To Rock and the new album, Streets Of Rock & Roll. Also expect to hear a retrospective mix and more. More EPISODE165 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy It is with a heavy heart that we focus this week's episode of Talking 80s Music on Los Angeles-based rock act, The Knack. Singer/songwriter Doug Fieger lost his long battle with cancer on Feb. 14th . We expect to play a short retrospective mix and a few other goodies as we pay tribute to America's new wave bands. More EPISODE164 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we investigate the allure and longevity of Grammy-winning U.K. pop/jazz ensemble Sade. We will also play a retrospective mix, the album version of "Smooth Operator," a 1988 recording of "Paradise" and a sample of the title track from their new studio album, Soldier Of Love. More EPISODE163 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy Tony Lewis, John Spinks and Alan Jackman of The Outfield joined us live from London to talk about their career and their forthcoming new studio album. We also featured a retrospective mix, their new song "Baby I'm Crazy" and live versions of "All The Love" and "Your Love." More EPISODE162 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we talk with Martha Davis of The Motels about her songwriting, recording and a ton of new projects in the works. More EPISODE161 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we celebrate the life and music of the late Teddy Pendergrass. Expect a retrospective mix and a few goodies including a special live recording. More EPISODE160 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy Last week on Talking 80s Music, we focused on New Zealand's Split Enz... but we purposely didn't mention the latter project by bandmates Neil Finn and Paul Hester, Crowded House. That's because we talk about them this week and play a retrospective mix, a few live tracks and a personal favorite. More EPISODE159 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we will look to a little island called New Zealand and focus on a band called the Split Enz. Evolving from progressive rock to punk to pop, the band would have several hits before finding more success separately. Expect a retrospective mix, their rare single "No Exit" and a few other gems. More EPISODE158 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week, Talking 80s Music focused on the recent release of the Park Lane Archives. The compilation collects 22 demos and exclusive rarities from the Park Lane Studios in Glasgow Scotland -- which can be viewed as a historical record of the 'Scotrock' music scene. We feature songs by Bourgie Bourgie, the Jazzateers and the Kevin McDermott Orchestra. More EPISODE157 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we celebrate the start of our 4th year doing the show. Oddly timed as it also comes right before the end of this decade. So, we will be celebrating the 25 biggest U.S. singles of the 1980s. More EPISODE156 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy With Christmas and other winter holiday celebrations going on during the upcoming week, we figured we'd look at other forms of giving. Many charity singles and albums were released during the decade and we feel that it's a good time to focus on some of those. More EPISODE155 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy We've been feeling the metal urge and this week we turn our focus on a man that can bend it... Thor's Jon Mikl Thor. We talk with the frontman about his career and feature a few live and studio tracks. The show is feeling stronger already. More EPISODE154 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we touched on one of the bigger teen heart-throbs of the 1980s... Corey Hart. Some great music came from the Canadian singer/songwriter but for some reason it never manifested overseas (i.e. England.) Expect a retrospective mix, an unplugged recording and a few other goodies. Oh, and there is the Corey Challenge and a preview of a new song by Keel. More EPISODE153 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we focused on, Wide Boy Awake, the short-lived project by former Adam & The Ants bassist Kevin Mooney. No retrospective mix necessary as we touched on all their singles. We also gave previews of songs from upcoming albums by OMD and Bruce Kulic. More EPISODE152 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we celebrate Paul McCartney week. The singer/songwriter releases his new live CD/DVD Good Evening New York City and we will give away a copy of it during our show (probably a trivia question.) We will also feature a retrospective mix and a few singles he released during the decade in an overview of his career. More EPISODE151 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we decided to fill in another historical gap by explaining away the idea that Cyndi Lauper just appeared out of nowhere screaming "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." We do this by showcasing her short-lived band Blue Angel and exposing you to the rockabilly side of one of the eighties most recognized artists. More EPISODE150 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we will focus on the solo career of Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Gos. We will play a retrospective mini-mix, "Blue Kiss,""Inside A Dream" and "Whatever It Takes." More EPISODE149 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy Yes, this show falls on Halloween. Martin has been waiting for this as he plans to focus on his second favorite band... Skinny Puppy. More