Send us a textWeeee're baaaaaack! We simply can't be faded. Thanks to everyone who continues to remember us and keep us in the feed after the Big Hiatus! We return with an honored GUEST host - Heather Sommerhauser of JUNATIME, who talks to us about her work and helps us fish out the best of 1983 and put to bed the best and worst of it!1983 Year End 80s Music Exposed Spotify Playlistbed signs band:https://www.instagram.com/bedsignsisaband/https://bedsignsisaband.com/https://bedsigns...

Send us a textBig grab of underground/alt drops here at the end of the year, with seminal releases served up for today's listening ears? Also, Dylan and Elton albums? How do they fare in the early 80s? Where do your favorite 80s Exposed personalities land? PLACE YOUR BETS on TWITTER! Hootenanny | The ReplacementsLife's a Riot with Spy... | Billy BraggHead Over Heels | Cocteau TwinsInfidels | Bob DylanToo Low For Zero | Elton JohnThe podcast with guts: 80s ...

Send us a textThe march to the end of 1983 continues with breakdowns and tears about Duran Duran, conflicting ideas on Billy Idol, and question marks about band Yes, the rise of the Eurythmics and The The. Rebel Yell | Billy IdolSeven and the Ragged Tiger | Duran Duran90125 | YesTouch | EurythmicsSoul Mining | The TheApple Music PlaylistThe podcast with guts: 80s Music ExposedWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports o...

Send us a textIn light of the passing of Olivia Newton-John, thought we'd give folks a chance to check out our take on XANADU - please keep in mind we recorded this 4 years ago - a bit of water under the bridge since then!Queen - The Game, Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight Fela Kuti and Africa 70 - I.T.T. Olivia Newton John and ELO - Xanadu Soundtrack We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supp...

Send us a textYep, we did it. We listened to it. Track by track. Was the world right about Huey Lewis? Does the album Sports deserve the cinematic spiel it was given in American Psycho? Do you want a new drug? Is sometimes bad, ya know, uh.......bad? Also, - an 80sMusicExposed FIRST! We introduce NEW music from an artist we love JUNATIME! The podcast with guts: 80s Music ExposedWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your ...

Send us a textJust in time for your July 4th weekend! October 1983 records include one from our Patron subscribers! Was this the genesis of the rise of Genesis or the genesis of the decline of Genesis?Should it be "Color by Numbers" in the US? Was Lionel Richie's "Can't Slow Down" a "Thriller lite"? Nick Heyward? Who was that? Cyndi Lauper - did she popularize punk/alternative for the masses? Genesis | GenesisCan't Slow Down | Lionel RichieColour by Numbers | Culture C...

Send us a textNew episodes are on the way - but here's one you might have missed from the early days of 80s Exposed (2018) - We've grown a lot in 4 years - and learned a lot too!!! This one was a favorite from before many of you found us! Megan hadn't even joined us yet! Find us on the web! www.80sMusicExposed.comBreakdowns on - The Feelies - Crazy RhythmsJudas Priest - British SteelPete Townshend - Empty Glass X - Los AngelesEno/Budd - Ambient 2: Th...

Send us a textTry finding the keyboard shortcuts for the two dots in MOTLEY CRUE (I refuse).Like champs, we just come back to blow your mind once again with selection from the stack for SEPTEMBER 1983. Stick your hand in the (non-bargain) bin to have a look at these again! Welcome to the only podcast to DARE to put this line up on the same show: Shout at the Devil | Motley CrueSwordfishtrombones | Tom WaitsLabour of Love | UB40Chomp | PylonJuicy Fruit | MTUMEThe podcast with guts...

Send us a textSpecial episode on the massively commercially successful David Bowie album Let's Dance, his first for EMI America, released 39 years ago - in April of 1983. After signing a 17 million dollar contract, he chose a fresh new producer in Nile Rodgers, and history was made! We talk about the importance of Let's Dance to the cultural moment, and prattle on about whether it's worth your time. Guess what we say ?We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast ...

Send us a textSeen any good TV lately? Take some BC or STANBACK POWDER and try to ignore The Slap heard around the world, and focus on an episode chock full of LETTER BAND NAMES! VISIT: 80sMusicExposed.com! Which of these statements is true: a) Henry now loves Billy Joel. b) Every podcast now mentions XTC somewhere. c) Dazzle Ships is underrated. An Innocent Man | Billy JoelMummer | XTCFlick of the switch | AC/DcDazzle Ship | OMDRock for a light | Bad BrainsWe love Bu...

Send us a textBack to a regular format show, featuring albums from JULY 1983!!Questions answered include: Was Metallica a thrash metal band? Were those bagpipes on the Big Country albums? Was The Final Cut really a Pink Floyd album? Was Robert Palmer defined by his biggest hits? What and who was ZAPP? Kill em All | MetallicaThe Crossing | Big CountryThe Final Cut | Pink FloydPride | Robert PalmerZAPP III | ZappApple MUSIC Play...

Send us a textAttention Material Girls, and all others! The long-awaited Madonna episode is here! As we get together to pass judgment on Madonna's solo album from 1983, its ALSO an opportunity to discuss how Madonna does 2022, the Instagram era, ageism, and her seismic impact on 1983 and culture since then!Happy 2022 everyone! We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:h...

Send us a textHolidays are over, but we keep on givin'! Megan, Henry, and Chris throw down on records from JUNE 1983!Did Henry interview David Byrne? Was Stevie Ray Vaughn proto-shoegaze?Midnight Star wrote about sex! A lot! Was Donna Summer into Jesus? Was The Church a better band after they "sold out"? All will be revealed!!!! Speaking In Tongues | Talking HeadsTexas Flood | Stevie Ray VaughnNo Parking on the dance floor | Midnight StarShe Works Hard for...

Send us a textWE ARE STILL GOING! Just in time for your holiday, a new edition of 80sX comes atcha! FOR MAY 1983, what do we have for thee? Reach the Beach | The FixxPiece of Mind | Iron MaidenPower Corruption and Lies | New OrderLife's a Riot with Spy... | Billy BraggEyes That See In The Dark | Kenny RogersWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?refer...

Send us a textWe are up to April 1983 (alt-April?)- and there are as many 80s albums falling into our laps like rain. (Maybe like leaves since we are recording in the fall?) Henry, Chris, and Megan catch these five albums from April of 1983!!! Whammy! | B-52'sMurmur | R.E.M.In Outer Space | SparksViolent Femmes | Violent FemmesHigh Land, Hard Rain | Aztec CameraSpotify LINKWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our ...

Send us a textHenry, Chris, and Megan jump in, hang on, and go back to the bin to cover albums from March 1983!Eliminator | ZZ TopCandy Girl | New EditionMetal Health | Quiet RiotThe Hurting | Tears for FearsTRUE | Spandau BalletSpotify LinkWe love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep t...

Send us a textA FULL EPISODE dedicated to the Final Album By The Police - Synchronicity!Who was Scylla and Charybdis? Megan, Chris, and Henry get Gordy another beer and discuss one of the biggest albums of the 80s by The Police! We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep the lights on -Become a m...

Send us a textFebruary brings us the battle of the vocalists! We put Bono, Steve Perry, Ian McCullough, and yes uh..... Dennis DeYoung (?) in the ring to duke it out! Who prevails? Who referees? Who has the gloves on? Who doesn't? Also somehow we review ANOTHER Ramones album? Frontiers | JourneyWar | U2Porcupine | Echo & the BunnymenKilroy Was Here | StyxSubterranean Jungle | The RamonesSpotify Link We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do yo...

Send us a textHenry, Chris and Megan kick the doors down on 1983, and decide which of these albums from January 1983 are worth listening to. Was 1983 the year of the raspy voice? Did Foghorn Leghorn like Alabama or Def Leppard more? Albums considered are: Pyromania | Def LeppardSweet Dreams | EurythmicsPancho and Lefty | Merle Haggard /Willie NelsonThe Closer You get | AlabamaCut's Like A Knife | Bryan AdamsSpotify link(try YouTube music for the Poncho and Lefty albu...

Send us a textAfter entirely too many weeks of challenges, Chris and Henry and Megan throw down and FINALLY close out 1982, holding court on all that fell into our earholes, and preparing to plunge upward to the year 1983!!!!We love Buzzsprout! - Sign up to do your own podcast project using this link, which supports our show, and gets YOU a $20.00 Amazon gift card:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=138874If you dig our work, and wanna throw us a bone to keep the lights on - Become a memb...