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TapeHeads: 80's Music and Beyond

TapeHeads: 80's Music and Beyond

Welcome to TapeHeads, a fun retrospective of 80's music; songs we love, songs we hate, and much more. We also offer 80's movie recommendations and discuss some popular culture of the time. New episodes drop on the 1st and the 15th of every month.

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61: Kiss, Part 2: The Best and Worst
May 15, 2025

61: Kiss, Part 2: The Best and Worst

As we've discussed before, Kiss are a difficult band of which to be a fan. Todd is a fan, however, and has many of their albums and a T-shirt. Blaine is indifferent about them. In this fun and hilarious episode, we dive deepl...
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60: Most Weeks at Number One in the 80's
May 1, 2025

60: Most Weeks at Number One in the 80's

In this episode, we discuss the songs from the 80's that spent the most weeks at the #1 spot on the pop charts. Be sure to click down to our playlist to listen to the full versions of these great songs. Connect with us at tap...
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59: Kiss,
April 15, 2025

59: Kiss, "Creatures of the Night"

Kiss are one of the biggest bands of all time. Are they one of the best? Well, it's a little more complicated than that, but they're certainly one of the most interesting, and we join their story at what is arguably the heavi...
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58: Paul Simon,
April 1, 2025

58: Paul Simon, "You Can Call Me Al" - BY REQUEST

Paul Simon is one of most venerable and some would say inscrutable songwriters out there today. After a string of hits in the 60's and 70's, he was coming off of a couple of unsuccessful albums in the 80's. Looking for inspir...
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57: Bronski Beat,
March 15, 2025

57: Bronski Beat, "Smalltown Boy" - BY REQUEST

Bronski Beat were a synth pop trio from London who may have been fairly short-lived, but were very influential, especially with the gay community at the time. They were very politically active, and ahead of their time. Their ...
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56: Synclavier vs. Fairlight CMI
March 1, 2025

56: Synclavier vs. Fairlight CMI

There were two musical synthesizers that revolutionized the way music was made in the late 1970's and all through the 80's, the Synclavier and the Fairlight. The least expensive model cost the equivalent of a small house, and...
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