by djretro | Jun 21, 2020 | Show Archives
This show featured my three 80’s mixed tapes I used when driving from Arizona to Alabama in 2016! Each hour has highlights from the tapes and hour four is all the rest of the tracks. I could not fit all the songs into my live show but the this is a full list of those mixed tapes.!
Tape 1
The Police – Synchronicity II
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
The Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays
The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You?
The Dream Academy – Life In A Northern Town
Fixx – Are We Ourselves
The Human League – Don’t You Want Me
The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink
The Smiths – Is It Really So Strange?
The The – The Beat(en) Generation
Morrissey – Suedehead
Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science
Tape 2
Thompson Twins – Doctor! Doctor!
U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
Ultravox – Vienna
Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
XTC – Dear God
Yazoo – Don’t Go
Adam Ant – Prince Charming
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
‘Til Tuesday – Voices Carry
a-ha – Take On Me
A Flock of Seagulls – I Ran
Tape 3
The B-52’s – Rock Lobster
BERLIN – The Metro
Big Country – In a Big Country
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
Blondie – Call Me
Corey Hart – Sunglasses At Night
Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died In Your Arms
Cyndi Lauper – Money Changes Everything
David Bowie – 01 – Modern Love
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
And The Rest
The Church – Reptile
Go-Go’s – Our Lips Our Sealed
Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
Howard Jones – No-One Is To Blame
Inxs – Guns In The Sky
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Kajagoogoo – Too Shy
Kim Wilde – Kids In America
Love and Rockets – No New Tale to Tell
Men Without Hats – The Safety Dance
OMD – If You Leave
Spandau Ballet – True
Mr Mister – Broken Wings
Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises
Nena – 99 Luftballons
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Peter Murphy – Indigo Eyes
Not Aired
Peter Schilling – Major Tom
Public Image Limited – Disappointed
Modern English – Grief
Falco – Der Kommissar
by djretro | Jun 8, 2020 | Show Archives
This episode I give you more minimalist music from the 80s. some artists are so unknown to most of the world that you can’t even find any information about them on the www.
HOUR 1
Modern Art – Trying To Find The Hidden World
Perspective Nevski – Moment Of Hate
Solid State – Tears To Fright
Religion – Hope
Getting The Fear – Last Salute
Second Glance – Shackles And Chains
Art Boulevard – Dawn Is Death
Twilight Ritual – They Are We
Artificial Organs – While The City Sleeps
Vita Noctis – This Is Not The Life
Statues In Motion – Let’s Face The Heros
HOUR 2
Arms Of Someone New – Spiral Of Silence
Paper Faces – Riding A Bomb
Lee Negin – Nothing Goes Right
Interface – Louder Than Words
Futurisk – Meteoright
Bendall’s Box – Games Today
Stranger Station – Minutes To Silence
Seppuku – Under Your Control
The Vets – World In Action
Ian Elms – The Street Enters The House
Siren Sisters – Citizens
What If Thinking – Run, Run, Run
HOUR 3
Ministry – Same Old Madness
Occidental White – Progress Through Research
Solitaire – After Darkness
Living In A Vacuum – The Higher Primates
SM Corporation – Fire From Above
Circuit 7 – The Force
Los Microwaves – Time To Get Up
Other People – Another Day Another Dollar
Tones On Tail – Burning Skies
Psychic Youth – The Future Now
Camera Obscura – Destitution
Alan Burnham – Music To Save The World By
HOUR 4 – Riot Control
Blue Murder – Riot
The Del-Byzanteens – Draft Riot
The Damned – Gun Fury (Of Riot Forces)
Xetrovoid – Riot act
Yngwie J. Malmsteen – Riot In The Dungeons
Dance With The Dead – Riot
Scorpions – The Riot of Your Time
Trash – Rock’n’Roll Riot!
Def Leppard – Run Riot
Dead Kennedys – Riot
L.A. Guns – Showdown (riot on sunset)
Quiet Riot – Riot Reunion
The Clash – White Riot
The Smiths – I Don’t Owe You Anything
Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday
by djretro | May 24, 2020 | Show Archives
All great singles have a b-side, some are better than the singles they accompany. What do you think?
HOUR 1
A-ha – Driftwood
Yazoo – Winter Kills
Simple Minds – Theme for Great Cities
PIL – Same Old Story
Devo – Turn Around
Missing Persons – Now Way Out
OMD – Annex
Tears For Fears – Ideas As Opiates
The Buggles – Kid Dynamo
The Fixx – Is It By Instinct
WHAM – Heartbeat
New Order – Thieves Like Us
HOUR 2
Pet Shop Boys – Pet Shop Boys
Kajagoogoo – Take Another View
Kim Wylde – Tuning In Tuning On
Arcadia – She’s Moody and Grey, She’s Mean and She’s Restless
B-52’s – Downtown
A Flock Of Seagulls – Pick Me Up
Ultravox – Passionate Replay
The Psychedelic Furs – Aeroplane
Talking Heads – I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
Soft Cell – Where Did Our Love Go
Culture Club – Love Is Cold (You Were Never No Good)
Depeche Mode – Shout!
HOUR 3
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Ferry Across The Mersey
Men Without Hats – Security
Nena – Just A Dream
Berlin – Tell Me Why
ABC – Theme From Man-Trap
Alphaville – Welcome To The Sun
Talk Talk – Mirror Man
The Cars – Stranger Eyes
Spandau Ballet – Gently
Falco – Urban Tropical
Level 42 – Coup D’Etat
Oingo Boingo – Stay
The Smiths – Wonderful Woman
by djretro | May 17, 2020 | Show Archives
Here is the track list for this wicked cool show featuring minimalism in music:
Vice Versa – Stilyagi
Our Daughters Wedding – Airlines
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Key
Instant Music – Everybody’s Gotta Mutate
1000 Ohm – Berlin 33
A Poplar History Of Signs – Crowds
Surplus Stock – Spiv
Radio Free Europe – It Likes You
Blitz – H.M.K. Grey
Robert Görl – Wind In Hair
Scatterbrain – Crosses Over Verdun
Pseudo Echo – Walkaway
Krisma – Cathode Mamma
Soft Cell – Persuasion
Neon – Lobotomy
Plastics – Robot
Richard Bone – Joy Of Radiation
Gina X – Kanal Banal
November Group – We Dance
Mark Lane and the Klink – Hate Of Religion (LIVE)
The Naughtiest Girl Was A Monitor – Front
Berlin Blondes – Neon Probe
Naked Lunch – Slipping Again
Berlin Express – Berlin Express
Nasmak – Silhouette
Ad Astra – A & R
Systematcs – Pulp Baby
Tom Ware – Chinatown
New Asia – Central Proposition
Thirteen At Midnight – Other Passengers
Cinema – Bad Boys In Chinatown
Yukihiro Takahashi – Extra-Ordinary
Basking Sharks – New Industry
Aside – Engine (Of Ignorance)
The Gadgets – Only One Me
Hidden Agenda – Life At The Top
SPIN THE BOTTLE
ABC – Beauty Stab
Fire Nest Time – Too Close
Kamerata – I Dream Of Paris
LMNOP – Like A Diatom
Joseph K – Heart Of Song
XEX – St Vitus’ Dance
Jane Bond & The Undercovermen – Hot Rod Lincoln
Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
Squeeze – Here Comes That Feeling
When In Rome – Something Going On
Pet Shop Boys – What Keeps Mankind Alive
National Pastime – Close Your Eyes And See
Ten Pole Tudor – Confessions
New Order – Perfect Kiss
Blue Rose – Love You Forever
The Smiths – Rusholme Ruffians
by djretro | May 10, 2020 | Show Archives
There were some technical issues this episode, artist introductions and history is missing for a few segments and there was a microphone flub during an Al Jarreau song….The wonderful world of live radio!
This episodes play list:
Naked Eyes – Always Something There To Remind Me
Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises
Naked Eyes – (What) IN The Name Of Love
Al Jarreau – We’re IN This Love Together
Al Jarreau – After All
Al Jarreau – Trouble In Paradise
The Time – Get It Up
The Time – The Bird
The Time – Jungle Love
The Outfield – Since You’ve Been Gone
The Outfield – Your Love
The Outfield – Voices Of Babylon
Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor – The Search Is Over
Survivor – Burning Heart
Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (No More Love ON The Run)
Billy Ocean – When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
Billy Ocean – Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Adam Ant (and the Ants) – Prince Charming
Adam Ant (and the Ants) – Stand And Deliver
Adam Ant (and the Ants) – Goody Two Shoes
INXS – Don’t Change
INXS – Original Sin
INXS – Listen Like Thieves
INXS – Mediate
Cher – Hell On Wheels
Cher – I Found Someone
Cher – If I could Turn Back Time
Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine – Dr. Beat
Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine – Bad Boy
Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine – Conga
Sade – Smooth Operator
Sade – Your Love Is King
Sade – The Sweetest Taboo
Eurythmics – Never Gonna Cry Again
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Eurythmics – Here Comes The Rain Again
Eurythmics – Missionary Man
TRIBUTE TO LOST MUSOS THIS WEEK
Little Richard – Tuttu Frutti
Kraftwerk – The Robots
Little Richard – I Don’t Know What You’ve Got (But It’s Got Me)
Kraftwerk – Pocket Calculator
Little Richard – Freedom Blues
Kraftwerk – Musique Non Stop
Little Richard – Good Golly Miss Molly
Kraftwerk – Airwaves
Little Richard – Lucille
Kraftwerk – Techno Pop
The Smiths – Miserable Lie
