The Lowdown Music Podcast (2025)

28/09/2021

Just how critical has the music of Split Enz been to the soundtrack of your life?

'True Colours' is the 5th studio album from the New Zealand band 'Split Enz', released in 1980 & stayed at #1 in Australia for some ten weeks!

And it contains the only No.1 single ever for Split Enz. Do you know what song it is?

From 1980 to 1982, the band had 4 No.1 albums in New Zealand & 3 in Australia.

Hear more about this amazing 1980 album plus the many others from that sensational year in music when you tune in & hear the Lowdown investigate & continue to discuss defining albums.

Hear all about the best albums from Australian/New Zealand artists in 1980 like Cold Chisel, The Flowers (Icehouse), INXS, AC/DC, Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons, Mi-Sex, The Sports, Mental As Anything & more!

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20/09/2021

'The Boys Light Up' is the debut album from Australian band 'Australian Crawl'. It was released in 1980, spent an unbroken 101 weeks on the Australian Album charts & went 5 times platinum!

Often called 'Aussie Crawl' or 'The Crawl' by fans worldwide, this definitive Australian album from 1980 not only set the standard for future 'Aussie Crawl' albums, but heralded their clever song-writing skills that showed off wry lyrics & that unique & unmistakable singing style of lead vocalist James Reyne.

This amazing Australian album is amongst many others from 1980 that can be heard when the Lowdown continues to investigate & discuss the defining albums that make the soundtrack of our lives.

Get the lowdown upon 1980's best albums from Australian & New Zealand artists like Cold Chisel, Split Enz, The Flowers (Icehouse), INXS, AC/DC, Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons, Mi-Sex, The Sports, Mental As Anything & more!

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13/09/2021

'Music washes away the dust of everyday life from one’s soul'.

And in Australia back in 1980, music helped us understand our culture, our society & our values unlike any other time before.

The uniqueness and of course the loudness of some Aussie music certainly washed away the dust and cobwebs of the 70s!

Seeing bands live became our pastime, our rite of passage, so to speak, across our large & wide country. And Australian musicians were gaining massive airplay in Europe, America, the UK & increasingly across Asia too.

Thanks to television, technology & the growing list of young & talented musicians, producers, studio technicians and of course loyal listeners & fanbases too!

This upcoming podcast episode sees us get the lowdown upon the start of the 80s - 1980, to be exact - & the abrupt end to that 70s 'sound'. Most importantly, we explore the definitive albums from both Australian & New Zealand artists released in 1980.

Some of these discussed albums have certainly been forgotten but are still vital to the soundtrack of our lives, all the same.

Get the lowdown upon these classic albums by artists like Australian Crawl, Split Enz, Cold Chisel, INXS & more!

'Defining Australian Albums of the 80s' - 1980’.

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06/09/2021

Recorded in just 4 weeks, 'Zenyatta Mondatta', the 1980 album by the Police, spent almost 3 years on the Billboard 200 chart in the US.

And how did Sting get his name?

What other band could combine reggae, pop, new wave & even - at times - jazz, in their albums but the Police?

Selling over 75 million records, this 3 piece band is one of the best-selling bands of all time.

Want to learn other fascinating information plus hear the killer tracks from this 1980 album by the Police?

Well, listen to the latest podcast episode that sees us get the lowdown upon it & other 1980 albums from artists like Billy Joel, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Devo, Steely Dan, Diana Ross, The Pretenders, Talking Heads & more!

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02/09/2021

How irresistible are the grooves on this defining album of the 80s, & it’s 41 years old!

Upon its release, Roxy Music's 'Flesh and Blood' let the world hear their specific sound that would become a staple in not only many more Roxy Music songs to follow but influence countless bands for the next half a century!

This amazing album is amongst many others from 1980 that can be heard when the Lowdown continues to investigate & discuss the defining albums that make the soundtrack of our lives.

And in this podcast episode get the lowdown upon 1980's best albums from artists like The Police, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Devo, Steely Dan, Diana Ross, The Pretenders, Talking Heads & more!

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28/08/2021

Just Released!

The Lowdown continues to investigate & discuss the defining albums that make the soundtrack of our lives.

This new podcast gives you the lowdown upon the best albums of 80s, starting with this episode, upon 1980.

Our featured albums in this podcast series demonstrate ambition, artistic creativity & how it was only a matter of the right time/right place, where cultural happenings, technological experimentation, & the merging of different musical genres did all fall into place, & most importantly, unlike any other time in music history.

This episode features classic albums by artists like The Police, Billy Joel, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, U2, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Devo, Steely Dan, Diana Ross, The Pretenders, Talking Heads & more!

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23/08/2021

Upon its release, U2's 1980 album 'Boy' was described by critics as a collection of 4-minute infectious pop songs that were shouts disguised as whispers, & the band's potential as 'the calm before a storm'.

Their music discussed adolescence, innocence, & the passage into adulthood, themes represented on the album's cover artwork through the photo of a young boy's face.

Why did the US release decide to change the album cover artwork?

How is Joy Division pivotal to this album?

The answers to these intriguing questions can be heard when the Lowdown continues to investigate & discuss the defining albums that make the soundtrack of our lives.

And this upcoming podcast episode sees us get the lowdown upon 1980's best albums from artists like The Police, Billy Joel, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Devo, Steely Dan, Diana Ross, The Pretenders, Talking Heads & more!

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19/08/2021

The biggest selling hard rock album ever made?

Or possibly, the best-selling heavy-metal album in history?

How do we see AC/DC's classic 1980 album 'Back in Black', some 40 years on?

And why is the album cover all black?

The Lowdown continues to investigate & discuss the defining albums that make the soundtrack of our lives, & this upcoming podcast episode sees us get the lowdown upon 1980's best albums.

And AC/DC's 'Back in Black' is certainly an album that stands out & stands alone in this list.

Get the lowdown upon other classic 1980 albums by artists like The Police, Billy Joel, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, U2, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Devo, Steely Dan, Diana Ross, The Pretenders, Talking Heads & more!

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14/08/2021

'Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you could miss it.’ Ferris Bueller

Thanks Ferris!

Indeed, for in retrospect 80s music made us glad to have been alive back then! Each year in tht spectacular decade moved so fast with new music, new bands and new albums!

‘Cross-promotional’ became the catchphrase in the music industry: the soundtrack album, the sponsored tour, the golden-oldie commercial, the T-shirt franchise, & the video as song commercial became commonplace.

There was a greater public interest in celebrity gossip, global fashion & an increased obsession with pop culture. Not to mention an increase in 'one-hit wonders'!

This upcoming podcast episode sees us get the lowdown upon the start of the decade, the abrupt end of the 70s & most importantly, we explore the important albums released in 1980. Are they the best albums of 1980?

I'll help you decide with some forgotten but important releases that defined the soundtrack of our lives.

Get the lowdown upon classic albums by artists like The Police, Billy Joel, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, U2, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Devo, Steely Dan, Diana Ross, The Pretenders, Talking Heads & more!

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10/08/2021

Often Copied, Never Equalled.

Was Bowie's "last great album" released in 1980?

His album ‘Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)’ incorporates elements of art-rock, new wave, post-punk, & rock-meets-funk too.

Extraordinary.

The Lowdown continues to investigate & discuss the defining albums that make the soundtrack of our lives.

This podcast episode sees us get the lowdown upon the best albums of 1980. 
Our featured albums in this episode demonstrate ambition, artistic creativity & how it was only a matter of the right time/right place, where cultural happenings, technological experimentation, & the merging of different musical genres did all fall into place, & most importantly, unlike any other time in music history. Just like Bowie!

Get the lowdown upon classic albums by artists like The Police, Billy Joel, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, U2, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Devo, Steely Dan, Diana Ross, The Pretenders, Talking Heads & more!

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06/08/2021

That's one great lead break but it’s arguably that bass line throughout the song that mesmerizes us. Double bass too, mind you, by William Patton Black Jr. who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock & roll.

Is his powerful & iconic bassline the first heartbeat, so-to-speak, of Rock’n’Roll music?

And, just how important is ‘Hound Dog’ to the soundtrack of our lives, 70 years on?

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02/08/2021

As the famous quote by George Harrison goes ‘I'm only myself when I have a guitar in my hands.’

Although in this podcast - Guitar Riffs of the 50s - many of the guitar icons we discuss are not alive today, they will live on forever & will always be remembered the moment anyone around the world - young or old, beginner or virtuoso - plugs in a guitar, turns up the amplifier, places their fingers on the strings & lets their soul pour out through their plectrum or pick.

Acoustic, electric, lead, bass, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 12 string, all that controls this sonic art are 8 fingers and 2 thumbs.

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30/07/2021

Just Released!

The Lowdown commences its investigation into the greatest guitar riffs that have made their way into the soundtrack of our lives.

This podcast sees us commence our journey into defining the best guitar riffs by looking at music from 1954 to 1959.

Our featured artists & their music in this podcast inhabited a period in music often known as the golden age of rock & roll - & all riffs are excellent examples that helped build the foundation of today’s music.

Get the lowdown upon classic riffs by artists like Bill Haley & His Comets, Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Link Wray & his Wray Men, Duane Eddy & Ritchie Valens to name but a few!

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19/07/2021

Duane Eddy.

The Sultan of Twang!

Eddy devised a technique of playing lead on his guitar's bass strings to produce a low, reverberant "twangy" sound.

He is the only instrumentalist to have had top-10 hit singles in four different decades in the UK.

Hear many more fascinating facts like this, plus remarkable stories & of course great songs featuring the best guitar riffs of the 50s, in our forthcoming podcast episode.

'Guitar Riffs of the 50s'
Launching 23 July 2021.

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14/07/2021

'Rock Around The Clock' is said to be playing somewhere in the world every minute of the day.

And it contains one of the all-time classic rock & roll guitar solos from the 50s as well!

Jimi Hendrix, Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd & Pete Townshend from the Who, have gone on record as naming Bill Haley & His Comets’ member Danny Cedrone’s solo on "Rock Around the Clock" an influence on their own guitar solos.

Hear why & find out which other guitar riffs of the 50s made our podcast episode.

'Guitar Riffs of the 50s'
Launching 23 July 2021.

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12/07/2021

Music is life itself.

1000 downloads worldwide proves without a doubt, how true the statement is.

Huge gratitude to all listeners, fans and supporters of the Lowdown Music Podcasts.

Stay tuned for more episodes, music & some very exciting news coming very soon!

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