80sography - 80s music interviews
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!
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 88 minutes
- Episodes
- 84
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
My 80sography: Stephen Hague (producer) (Pt 1, 1980-85) (Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Malcolm McLaren, The Rock Steady Crew)
Grabbed another interview that would've gobsmacked the 14-year-old-me.
Stephen Hague, the producer responsible for some of the most joyously beautiful pop music of the 80s - that most joyously musica…
My 80sography: Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley (producers) (Pt 2, 1983-89) (Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Tears For Fears)
More goodies in the second part of the interview with Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley, exploring the years 1983-89.
More Madness! Excess Costello! Bowie! Morrissey! Dexys!
And more importantly, Marilyn…
My 80sography: Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley (producers) (Pt 1, 1980-82) (Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Elvis Costello)
Next up for the deep dive into their 80sography is the magnificent production team of Langer/Winstanley.
Such a thrill to speak to the guys about their incredible 80s. In part 1 there is a lot of Madn…
My 80sography: Stephen Lipson (producer) (Pt 2, 1985-89) (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Paul McCartney, Grace Jones, Pet Shop Boys)
2nd part of the interview with the great Stephen Lipson covering a lot of ground in the 80s (plus I indulged myself in allowing a few post 80s questions at the end. Mea culpa, etc)
From Grace Jones to…
My 80sography: Stephen Lipson (producer) (Pt 1, 1980-84) (Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Ringo Starr, The Rolling Stones)
2nd guest for the My 80sography is music producer, Stephen Lipson. An incredibly successful career for over 40 years who really made his mark in the 80s working with Trevor Horn.
Episode 1 focuses lar…
Tears For Fears (part 4, 1986-1989, The Seeds of Love Interviews) (Chris Hughes, Dave Bascombe, Nicky Holland, David Bates, Ian Stanley, Langer & Winstanley, Hugh Padgham)
* INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD MATERIAL *
We conclude the epic season on The Boys From Bath with a compendium of interviews based on The Seeds of Love era (many thanks to listener Tom Teodorczuk for th…
My 80sography: Hugh Padgham (Producer) (pt 4, 1986-89) (Genesis, Sting, Dream Academy, Brian Wilson, Phil Collins)
We reach the end of the 80s Padgham Parade where we began with more success with Phil, Sting & Genesis. Plus more besides including an ex-Beach Boy (THE Beach Boy), Hojo’s last big hit and an underr…
My 80sography: Hugh Padgham (Producer) (pt 3 1983-86) (Genesis, Human League, David Bowie, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney)
Plenty more to uncover in the 3rd part of Hugh Padgham's 80sography as we hit the mid-80s with further success with Genesis, the task of following era defining hit albums with Human League and David …
Tears For Fears: Ian Stanley Interview Pt 2 (1984-89)
Welcome back to the second part of the Ian Stanley interview. Much explored including the following;
* The Working Hour
* Mothers Talk (masterpiece!)
* Listen
* THE Big Chair (see picture, courtesy of Ia…
Tears For Fears: Ian Stanley Interview Pt 1 (Musician, Co-Writer of Songs From The Big Chair)
We could not end the interview section for the Tears For Fears season better than with our final interviewee; Mr Ian Stanley - band member from the beginning and part of the key creative unit behind …
My 80sography: Hugh Padgham (Producer) (pt 2, 1982-83; The Police, Phil Collins, Split Enz, Genesis, Kate Bush, XTC, Hall & Oates)
We are back for the 2nd part of the “My 80sography” interview with Hugh Padgham.
Much to cover here in a phenomenally busy & successful stage of Hugh’s career.
Discover the unique contribution he made …
My 80sography: Hugh Padgham (Producer) (pt 1, 1980-81; Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Phil Collins, The Police, Derek & Clive)
Welcome to “My 80sography” a new 80sography series where we talk to key figures who had a cultural and creative impact in what is, of course, the most entertaining and enjoyable of decades.
We start …
Tears For Fears: David Bates Interview Pt 2 (covering 1984-89)
Second part of fascinating chat with A & R guru, David Bates where he details the years of success with the band (both in the UK and US).
Worth listening out to discover;
* Who fainted recording a voca…
Tears For Fears: David Bates Interview Pt 1 (A & R Svengali, man who signed Tears For Fears)
Another great interview to add to the collection with the man who signed the boys in 1981 and was the only person there from the beginning through to the end of the 80s; A & R guy, David Bates.
We spo…
Tears For Fears: Nicky Holland Interview (co-writer, The Seeds of Love and Big Chair Tour band member)
Another Tears For Fears related interview - in The Big Chair this time is the wonderful Nicky Holland, co-writer of 62.5% of The Seeds Of Love and key member of the live band during The Big Chair tou…
Tears For Fears: The Seeds Of Love Audio Commentary (with Producer Dave Bascombe)
Something a bit different this time as we run through The Seeds of Love, track by track, with Co-Producer, Engineer and Mixer of said album, Dave Bascombe.
Was a wonderfully enlightening conversation …
Tears For Fears: Chris Hughes Interview (Producer, The Hurting & Songs From The Big Chair)
Managed to nab the great Chris Hughes (T4F producer & Merrick from Adam & The Ants) for a 2 hr interview recently.
Some of the interview relating to Seeds of Love will be siphoned off for Episode 4 b…
Tears For Fears (part 3, 1985-1986)
37-year-old Loretta Castorini, an Italian-American widow, works as a bookkeeper and lives in Brooklyn Heights, New York, with her family: father Cosmo...wait, that's the synopsis for "Moonstruck" Hol…
Tears For Fears (part 2, 1984-1985)
As John Lennon once remarked in song "Life is what happens to you while you're trying to finish episode 2 on a series of Tears For Fears podcasts.." (slight paraphrase there)
Apologies - work, family,…
Tears For Fears (part 1, 1980-1983)
And we are back! Back!! BACK!!! with an act very much defined by this glorious decade; Tears For Fears.
Not picked purely cos their hometown is located not 30 miles from 80sography Central. If locatio…