Digging through more than 900 episodes was bound to yield some surprises — and some warm memories. The experience didn’t ...

Frankie Avalon- Venus (#46): The original, from 1959, was Avalon's best song, and was recorded in nice stereo. This is an ...

B efore Rick Astley made an accidental comeback as a meme ("rickrolling"), he was the sort of 1980s pop star you might Google ...

B lazing out of the fires of heavy metal and adopting the pace and aggression of the burgeoning hardcore movement, thrash metal was the defining sound of heavy music in the 1980s.

There’s a new soul band in town – and I gotta a good feelin’ bout it – as a soul-style lyric would say. As Nick Sampson says: ...

Swims is back with its sequel. I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) is, Swims has said, about “the journey of my healing,” although it’s not all sunshine and flowers; on its opening track, the ...

De La Soul will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their overlooked classic 'The Grind Date' with a new reissue featuring unreleased tracks.

This week on Transmission, I'm spotlighting one-hit wonders of the 1980s, and as with every decade, there were a lot of them.

Recently, we detailed the amazing history of house and acid house music here, and it's quite a story. Just a few producers ...

Forty years ago, the 1980s reached its middle period. Musicians were settled into evolving studio technology as drum machines, samplers, and synthesizers became ubiquitous. If you think of songs as ...

The 1980s undeniably brought the world some incredible music. Rock bands like Guns 'N Roses and Bon Jovi dominated the charts, while Michael Jackson's legendary Thriller album, which he released in ...

Award-winning presenter and producer John Leech plays a selection of great soul music every Sunday afternoon between 4pm and 6pm. Show more Award-winning presenter and producer John Leech plays a ...