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If hair metal and hard rock is your rally cry, you’ll love the new book “The Biggest Big Hair Book of Metal Trivia.”

It took us an eternity, but Stuck in the ’80s returns with a devilish take for Episode 666. We name our favorite 6 songs about the devil, 6 movies about the devil, and 6 headlines from the ’80s about the devil.

One of our favorite episodes from a few years ago: Remember when summer movies were all the rage? Yep, during the late ’70s and ’80s. That’s why this week we pit the summer movies of 1979 vs. the summer movies of 1989 for the title of – well, there’s no title at stake.

We loved the movie soundtracks from 1983, but do you remember the deep cuts on each record? This week, Brad and Steve honor tunes on Valley Girl, Eddie and the Cruisers, D.C. Cab and more. 

Songs by Los Lobos and Falco topped the charts in the 1980s. We examine those tunes and other non-English hits by Clannad and Nena as part of our new series: Language Lessons.

It can’t possibly be 40 years since the debut album of the Violent Femmes? Can it?