We are saddened to hear Dave 'Blockhead' Wright keyboard player with The Beat from 1980 to 1983 has sadly passed away. RIP 🙏
07/10/2025
Lionel Richie released his self titled debut album this week in 1982.
#1982
06/10/2025
On this day in 1982 Madonna released her debut single “Everybody”. It failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 but managed to enter the US dance club songs chart.
#1982
06/10/2025
A-ha released the album Scoundrel Days on this day in 1986. The album featured the singles “I've Been Losing You” “Cry Wolf” and “Manhattan Skyline”. The album reached number two here in the UK charts.
#1986
06/10/2025
It’s that time of the week again where you get to choose your favourite songs and share your memories from a featured year. On this week’s radio show we will be playing 30 minutes of songs from 1986.
What’s your favourite song and memories from that year and you never know it may appear in the playlist on this Thursday’s radio show.
05/10/2025
On this day in 1987 The Cure released the single “Just Like Heaven”. The song peaked at number 29 on the UK singles chart.
You are watching the official 4K video for Our House by Madness. Check out the Madheads 2020 version of the video here: https://youtu.be/HGvqTKev0bYClick her...
05/10/2025
Happy 74th birthday to Bob Geldof 🎉
Official video for 'The Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic'. Bob Geldof's new album 'How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell' is available here: http://zaph...
05/10/2025
On this day in 1987 Belinda Carlisle released the album Heaven On Earth. It featured the singles “Heaven Is a Place on Earth" “I Get Weak" and “Circle in the Sand".
#1987
04/10/2025
A great picture of Paul Weller and Mick Talbot from The Style Council.
04/10/2025
This week in 1987 M/A/R/R/S we’re at number one on the official UK singles chart with “Pump Up The Volume”
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