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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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83: The Name Game, Vol. 1 - NEVER SURRENDER
April 15, 2026

83: The Name Game, Vol. 1 - NEVER SURRENDER

We're introducing a new type of episode, in which we discuss various songs that share the same name--focusing on two from the 80's--and then find lots of others, just for fun. The theme for this first one is Never Surrender, ...
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82: Mr. Mister, "Kyrie"
April 1, 2026

82: Mr. Mister, "Kyrie"

Originally hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, the members of the band Pages moved to Los Angeles, where they released albums and eventually transitioned into the band the world knows as Mr. Mister. They created some of the bigges...
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81: Heavy Metal Parking Lot
March 15, 2026

81: Heavy Metal Parking Lot

in 1986, a documentary film crew went to an arena in Maryland and, instead of filming the concert, wandered around and filmed the goings-on in the parking lot. The resulting documentary has gone on to be very famous and influ...
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79: Men At Work, "Down Under"
Feb. 15, 2026

79: Men At Work, "Down Under"

Men at Work are a band that both of us love, and have seen live, and (I think) have all three of their albums. We may not talk about them much, but they're one of our favorite bands, even making it into Blaine's Top 10 favori...
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80: 10 Years, 10 #1 Songs
Feb. 1, 2026

80: 10 Years, 10 #1 Songs

In this episode, Blaine guides us through the #1 songs from the various years of the decade, and Todd tries to guess them, with varying degrees of success. Connect with us at tapeheadspod.com. RELATED LINKS Our 1 0 Years, 10 ...
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78: I Miss My MTV
Feb. 1, 2026

78: I Miss My MTV

MTV was, simply put, the driving force and taste creator for music in the 1980s. Started in 1981, it was life-changing and ubiquitous for decades. Its relevance began to wane after it stopped playing music videos, in favor of...
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