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80sography - 80s music interviews Mr 80sography
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4.7 • 32 Ratings
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A deep dive into the decade the Taste Police denied, 80sography offers interviews with the great, the good and the even better of a time of originality, individuality and zestful vitality. Shumon!
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Simply The Best of 2023
Finally got round to doing one of these (always have the idea in the summer when it's too late). The best of the guests of 2023.
TREVOR HORN on "Leave It" - Yes
PETER COX on his voice
DAVE BASCOMBE on Tears For Fears
TRACEY BELLAND on meeting Morrissey
KEVIN GODLEY on "Two Tribes" video - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
HUGH PADGHAM on "Anything She Does" - Genesis
JJ JECZALIK on "Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
THOMAS DOLBY/MARTIN McALOON/WENDY SMITH on "Moving The River" -
Prefab Sprout
JOHN POTOKER on "Sussudio" (extended mix) - Phil Collins
BILLY CURRIE on "Vienna" - Ultravox
THOMAS DOLBY on sex and drugs & rock and roll
Thank you to the guests and thank you to YOU, the dear listener.
To support the pod (via PayPal) or get in contact
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Peace and love and hugs x -
Thomas Dolby's 80:10 (pt 2: Prefab Sprout, David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Film Work, Aliens Ate My Buick)
We return to part two of Thomas Dolby's 80:10 with production work with two songwriting icons; one massively successful the other less so, plus playing Live Aid with yet another. Plus lots of film work and a technicolour third solo album...
6. PREFAB SPROUT (1985-89)
Producer for Steve McQueen, From Langley Park to Memphis and Jordan: The Comeback (recorded 1989, released in 1990, pedants!)
7. DAVID BOWIE (1985)
Keyboards for Bowie at Live Aid, playing on TVC 15, Modern Love, Rebel Rebel and "Heroes".
8. JONI MITCHELL (1985)
"Producer" for Dog Eat Dog and a definite contrast to his experiences with Paddy and Davy Jones.
9. FILM WORK (1985-87)
Scored Fever Pitch (no, not that one) and did the songs for Howard The Duck (yes, that one) as well as a rather impressive score for Gothic.
10. ALIENS ATE MY BUICK (1988)
The third album. Contains the BEST SONG HE EVER DID (fact!)
80SOGRAPHY QUICKFIRE ROUND
to finish. Including the favourite question I have ever asked (with a perfect answer)
For more Thomas Dolby (not Dobly);
thomasdolby.com
Twitter: @ThomasDolby
Facebook/Instagram: thomasdolby
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Thomas Dolby's 80:10 (pt 1: New Toy, Foreigner, The Golden Age of Wireless, She Blinded Me With Science, The Flat Earth)
Hi,
Another episode, another format. 80:10 breaks down a guest's 80s into 10 parts - whether a song, album, artist or category. The inaugral guest is the uniquely brilliant Thomas Dolby.
1. NEW TOY (1981)
Songwriter for Lena Lovich
2. FOREIGNER (1981)
Musician for hire for Foreigner as well as Def Leppard, Malcolm McLaren & Belinda Carlisle
3. THE GOLDEN AGE OF WIRELESS (1982)
The first album
4. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE (1982)
The breakthru hit in America. Science!
5. THE FLAT EARTH (1984)
The second LP
More on Thomas Dolby...
www.thomasdolby.com
Twitter: @ThomasDolby
Facebook: thomasdolby
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Anatomy of a Song: Billy Currie (artist/songwriter) (Fade To Grey - Visage, 1980)
Another day, another great Billy Currie episode - this time another Anatomy of a Song released in 1980 which hit the charts in 1981; the eternally brilliant Fade to Grey by Visage.
Chris Payne on F2G as referenced in episode can be found on YouTube here;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmF_jeokUX8
billycurrie.com
80sography@gmail.com
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My 80sography: John Potoker (mixer, engineer, producer) (pt 2, 1985-89) (Phil Collins, Genesis, Thompson Twins, Paul McCartney, New Order)
Pt 2 of the chat with John including lots more excellent 12" mixes and much more besides (including TWO quickfire rounds...)
POTOKER'S PREFERENCES
John's favorite film/TV/book/LP/live event of the decade
1985
Thompson Twins - Roll Over/Here's To Future Days
Phil Collins - Sussudio (12")/One More Night (12")
Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us (Party Mix)
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Dance Mix) (1986)
1986
Paul McCartney - Pretty Little Head (12")
Genesis - Invisible Touch (12")/Land of Confusion (12")/ Tonight x 3 (12")
Was (not Was) - Robot Girl/11 Miles an Hour
1987/88/89
Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen In Love (12")
New Order - Blue Monday '88 (12")
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
Facebook: john.potoker
Twitter: @80sography
Email: 80sography@gmail.com
"The World is Big Enough For Everyone" -
My 80sography: John Potoker (mixer, engineer, producer) (pt 1, 1980-84) (Steely Dan, Talking Heads, Phil Collins)
And we have returned after a little break at 80sography Towers to indulge in more
80s goodness with Engineer, Producer and 12" Mixmaster John 'Tokes' Potoker.
Before we enter the realm of the extended mix we first travel with John through the early part of the 80s and John's part in some truly iconic music with Steely Dan and Talking Heads. Plus plenty more besides....
1980
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
1981
David Byrne/Brian Eno - My Life In The Bush of Ghosts
1982
Ashford & Simpson - Street Opera
Yazoo - Situation (12")
1983
Floy Joy - Into The Hot
1984
Motoharu Sano - Visitors
Phil Collins/Philip Bailey - Easy Lover (12")
Blancmange - Mange Tout
Contact:
https://www.facebook.com/john.potoker
80sography@gmail.com
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Customer Reviews
Dig '80s music? You'll dig this podcast!
As a music industry veteran and someone who has worked with many of the artists being discussed in this podcast through the decades, it was an excellent surprise to have "80sography" appear in my feed recently. I'm six episodes in and can't wait to explore the rest! Mark is a stellar host making his guests feel like this won't be just another interview in the endless promotional interview cycle. His sharp humor and inclusion of his children hits in all the right ways and is a nice touch. As someone who reads musician autobiographies and consumes music documentaries weekly, you'll many times hear the bits that aren't brought up in the books and on film. Highly recommended...and long live the '80s - ography!
Good but…
I enjoy the interviews, but the sound quality on some of them is so bad they’re unlistenable.
Amazing series. A must listen for fans of music production of any era.
Just look at the list of people interviewed and the length of the interviews and that should tell you how great this podcast is.
Everything that you could every want to know is covered. I’ve listened to too many music production podcasts, most are crap, this one is the best. I hope it keeps going for a very long time. Thank you for creating it and seeking these geniuses out.