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EPISODE189 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we catch up on an act we were going to talk about some time back... The Proclaimers. Expect to hear a retrospective mix and a few other goodies as we talk about their career. More EPISODE188 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we will look at the career of California singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. Expect to hear a retrospective mix and live tracks ("That Girl Could Sing,""Lawyers In Love,""I Am A Patriot" and "In The Shape Of A Heart.") More EPISODE187 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we will be going a little more modern rock as we talk about Coventry, England's The Primitives. Don't know them? We'll fix that... it's our job. Many U.K. hits that received a lot of airplay at college radio in the U.S. Expect to hear a retrospective mix as well as 3 select singles by this act. More EPISODE186 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy We interviewed Asia/Buggles member Geoff Downe a little over a year ago. We had promised then to focus on a related band. This week on Talking 80s Music, we make good on that promise as we turn our attention on... Yes. Expect a retrospective mix, "Tempus Fugit,""I'm Running" and a live version of "Leave It." More EPISODE185 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we turn our focus on one of the most unavoidable voices of the decade... the late Laura Branigan. Expect to hear an extensive retrospective mix, her often overlooked first single ("Looking Out For Number One") and a single of hers you may have forgotten ("I Found Someone.") More EPISODE184 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy Martin's birthday episodes can always have mixed results. This year we will focus on one of his favorite acts, The Connells. Expect to hear a retrospective mix, "Darker Days,""Fun And Games" and "Maybe." More EPISODE183 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we will look at the short career of singer-songwriter (and later producer) Jon Astley. Expect to hear his singles ("Jane's Getting Serious" and "Put This Love To The Test") and "But Is It Commercial." Due to time conflict, this episode was pre-recorded. More EPISODE182 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we decided to talk about our third Beatle so far... the late George Harrison. From Beatles lead guitarist to solo hit-maker to Wilbury, Harrison touched many mediums and has an enduring legacy. Expect to hear a retrospective mix, Martin's favorite Harrison single ("All Those Years Ago") and the often skipped 1988 single "This Is Love." More EPISODE181 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy You've been wondering what's been going on with Irene Cara. She has a new double-CD on the way with her new act Hot Caramel. We'll be talking with her about the new single, "Kiss And Walk Away," as well as her earlier hits. Expect to hear the new song, a retrospective mix and "The Dream (Hold On To Your Dream)." More EPISODE180 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we talk with Culture Club guitarist/keyboardist Roy Hay live and talk about his upcoming appearance with Boys Don't Cry & Friends on June 12th at The Canyon Club. We play a retrospective mix and live tracks ("I'm Afraid Of Me" and "Church Of The Poison Mind") as well as take a surprise call. More EPISODE179 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This Memorial Day weekend we will be paying tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio by focusing on his work with Dio. We are also testing out a few technical changes... so ignore our dust. More EPISODE178 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we will talk with Modern English frontman Robbie Grey prior to the release of their new studio album, Soundtrack. Expect a retrospective mix and a few other goodies. More EPISODE177 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week, we will focus on one of the most dynamic voices of the decade... Gloria Estefan -- a true hit-making sound machine. We'll play an extensive retrospective mix, "Prisoner Of Love," a live version of "Falling In Love (Uh-Oh)" and an often overlooked soundtrack song. More EPISODE176 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we will focus on late singer-songwriter Robert Palmer. We will feature a retrospective mix and live tracks ("You Are In My System,""Hyperactive" and "Early In The Morning") while showcasing his versatility and experimentalism. More EPISODE175 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we decided to take another listener request and focus on Scottish new wave act Aztec Camera and their principal singer-songwriter Roddy Frame. Expect a retrospective mix, live version of "Oblivious," their first single "Just Like Gold" and their later single, "The Crying Scene." More EPISODE174 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we focus on Texas singer-songwriter/guitarist Charlie Sexton. Releasing some of his earliest music at the age of 15, he would release his solo debut album two years later, become an in-demand session guitarist and, during the last few years, became Bob Dylan's guitarist. Expect to hear a few of his solo works. More EPISODE173 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we take a look at the strut, swagger and sensuality of iconic U.K. rock act The Pretenders. Expect to hear a massive retrospective mix, a live track and more in our effort to showcase the Chrissie Hynde-led ensemble. More EPISODE172 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy Last month was the 16th anniversary of the passing of multi-instrumentalist Dan Hartman. This week on Talking 80s Music, we will celebrate the short career of a man who touched many different genres. Expect to hear a great story, a retrospective mix and several other tracks. More EPISODE171 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week we focus on Swedish rock act Treat. We will also play a retrospective mix, a few select tracks and, "Roar," a song off their new album, Coup De Grace. More EPISODE170 - Talking 80s Music with Martin Hennessy This week on Talking 80s Music, we look at a short-lived pop act named Tight Fit. It's not often a band starts as a producer's project, scores a hit, changes all its member, scores a few more hits, changes all its members, doesn't chart and then re-emerges. Expect to hear samples from throughout their career. More