Author: Steve Spears

Were you a fan of Duran Duran all the way back to the beginning. We’re betting you’d still learn a ton from music writer Annie Zaleski, who just authored a book about the band’s “Rio” album.

We honor nine songs that have fallen off our radar over the last few decades, including tunes by Night Ranger, Sting, Kool and the Gang, Kim Carnes, Cyndi Lauper, Paul McCartney, the Hooters and more.

Our ’80s heroes are making new music, so we listen to singles from Duran Duran, Cheap Trick, Dee Snider and Hoodoo Gurus this week.

If the ’80s were the decade of dance, then what were the Top 10 dance movies for our beloved moment in history? We unveil our favorite 10 dance movies of the 1980s, including Fame, Footloose, Tap, Girls Just Want To Have Fun and more.

Were you a square peg in high school in the ’80s? Then the TV show ‘Square Pegs’ felt like a documentary, didn’t it? We honor the one-season wonder and its creator, the late Anne Beatts.

Are you ready to tackle the second half of 1986 and the hit songs that topped out at No. 2 on the charts in the U.S.? This week’s show features songs by Robert Palmer, Glass Tiger, Tina Turner and more.