Lots of new music this month from Madonna, Jimmy Somerville, Marc Almond, Blancmange, Howard Jones and Deacon Blue, plus the usual hits, misses, mixes, remixes and obscurities. Enjoy! MICHAEL JACKSON – Bad 1987 single MADONNA – Living For Love from … read more
There was a track from the new T’Pau album on the playlist this month until they took the album off Spotify… @sotc80s we took it down please buy our music thanks x — carol decker (@caroldecker) February 15, 2015 …but … read more
New year, new music from Madonna, Simple Minds and Spandau Ballet; a new version of a classic from Visage; some 12″ mixes and a handful of great tracks that slipped through the net. Enjoy! VISAGE – Fade To Grey (Orchestral … read more
There’s an inevitably festive feel to this month’s virtual mixtape, with some Christmas songs you might be expecting, some you probably won’t and some you’d be disappointed if you didn’t hear. Merry Christmas! read more
Lots of new music this month as we hurtle towards Christmas… November’s virtual C90 includes new tracks from Pink Floyd, Queen, Simple Minds, Billy Idol and Half Man Half Biscuit, a new live recording by Alison Moyet and a track … read more
It’s back! This month’s virtual C90 includes new tracks from Holly Johnson, Spandau Ballet and Erasure, a sort-of new track from Queen, some classic 12″ mixes and a whole lot of ’80s hits, near-hits and overlooked classics. Enjoy! NIK KERSHAW … read more
90 minutes of ’80s hits, misses, mixes, remixes, forgotten classics, overlooked gems and new tracks from ’80s artists. read more
A poster boy for growing up in public, Nick Heyward first enjoyed success as lead singer of Haircut 100. Instantly successful, they scored four top ten singles and a number 2 album Pelican West in 1981-82 before Heyward tired of … read more
The usual mix of ’80s hits, misses, mixes, remixes and forgotten classics, and certainly not anything different or silly because it’s April Fool’s Day, oh no. read more
It’s fair to say that the ’80s were something of a mixed bag for Elton John. After 1979’s disastrous disco album Victim Of Love, Elton reunited with his estranged writing partner Bernie Taupin. Taupin contributed some lyrics to John’s first … read more
It may surprise you to learn that back in 1980, Spandau Ballet was a hip name to drop. Residents of London’s fashionable Blitz club, the Spandau boys were the darlings of the New Romantic scene and early singles such as … read more
Marc Almond returns with a new four track EP Tasmanian Tiger, featuring collaborations with Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barat and Danielz from T.Rex tribute band T.Rextasy. The EP is available as a download or a limited edition turquoise 7″ + CD … read more
