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80 of the '80s Music Podcast

DJ CK1

Counting-down and over-analyzing the best songs from the best decade in pop music history (the 1980s) with confrontational banter. With your hosts: DJ CK1 and AK-47.

Episodes

20 of 72 episodes

Bonus: Concert Catchup (Billy Idol, Simple Minds, Human League, Weird Al, & More)

Live vicariously through CK-1 and AK-47 as they recount their recent radical rock n' roll concert experiencs - featuring reviews of live per...

40:56Sep 1, 2026

#19: Rick Astley - Together Forever

It's destiny calling - a power you can never deny. :01: Dude-Level Intro :04: Rise of the Ast-man :10: Never Gonna Give You Up :17: Stock Ai...

01:01:11Jul 1, 2026

#20: Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight

With their heads held high, and their scarlet lies, CK-1 and DJ Serious came down from the open skies. They brought you here, but can they t...

01:21:39May 1, 2026

Bonus: Madonna Movie-cast (Part II) - Dick Tracy

What's so intriguing about Dick? Sure, it's bursting with color and cartoon villains, but is it really for kids? Perhaps there's a quiet lay...

39:19Mar 15, 2026

Bonus: Madonna Movie-cast (Part I)

The Notorious J.A.M. rejoins CK-1 for a dive into the cinematic surreality that failed to make Madonna the world's biggest movie star: The u...

55:20Mar 1, 2026

#21: Madonna - Crazy For You

Eye to eye, we need no words at all… except we're gonna need a lot of words (plus one secret word) for Madonna's greatest '80s tunes and a c...

58:57Feb 1, 2026

#22: Japan – Still Life In Mobile Homes (w/special guest: DJ Serious)

The not-so-mad DJ is back to talk 'bout Japan: the band and the country – as the winds then shift to Akiko Yano and YMO. CK-1 keeps bringing...

01:19:23Nov 15, 2025

BONUS Movie-cast: Ghoulies II & Ghoulies Go To College & HauntedWeen

HALLOWEEN MAYHEM in our latest BONUS MOVIE-CAST! DJ CK-1 and the Notorious J.A.M. unearth three of the kookiest horror flicks of the era: Gh...

47:29Oct 15, 2025

#23: Styx - Mr. Roboto

Embrace that Robotcalypse, Modren Man :00: Intro of Confusion :02: Toddler Recall :08: Kilroy Was Queer :24: Commercial Break :27: Roboto So...

46:26Jul 1, 2025

#24: Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out

Cruising smoothly before surfacing like a submarine sandwich with tasty layers of Kraftwerk and glockenspiel: Did this song inspire the enti...

51:15Apr 1, 2025

#25: Falco - Vienna Calling (The New '86 Edit-Mix)

Dial into the triumph and the tragedy (the wieners and the bluts) of a man of many names: Hans, Mr. Intercool, The Pride of Austria, The Mas...

49:57Jan 14, 2025

#26: Michael Jackson - Thriller

Our most controversial episode ever! Just covering the man alone could span into another 80 episodes. So, let's (mostly) focus on the song a...

01:09:34Oct 1, 2024

#27: Men At Work - Overkill

For four decades, the world's hotly debated. Now, like a back-and-forth game of cricket, we'll settle the score: The best Men At Work album:...

50:20Jul 1, 2024

#28: Duran Duran - New Religion

What's the most iconic 80sish album from the most iconic 80sish band? I think you know, but when it comes to their best song… hear us out. I...

49:18Apr 1, 2024

UHM: Q-Feel - Dancing In Heaven (& The Fixx concert review)

We're not quite ready for #28. Let's warm up with an extraterrestrial dance. Was it influenced by swing, electro-funk, the aerobics craze, T...

31:08Jan 8, 2024

BONUS Movie-cast: Chopping Mall & Hack-O-Lantern

It's Halloween! Let's get into the spooky spirit with another fun and elusive BONUS MOVIE CAST. DJ CK1 is back with the Notorious JAM to rev...

40:41Oct 17, 2023

#29: Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (Part 2: Rod Temperton, Yacht Rock, Metallica)

Leave all the madness in yesterday. :01: Hot Rod Temperton's Hot Countdown :16: Commercial Break :18: Battle of the Bounce (Doobie vs. Yello...

52:21Jul 20, 2023

#29: Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (Part 1: Mike McD vs The World)

Featuring, Guest Judge: DJ Jack Falcon, in an episode so epic, we had to split it in two! It'll take a game show battle for the ages to fina...

01:09:27Jun 16, 2023

#30: Mike Oldfield - Five Miles Out (& hm: Naked Eyes)

Waiting, anticipating, celebrating & braking! :01: Remember the 30s? :02: It's a cluster... song :20: Totally Turbular & other albums :29: C...

59:44Mar 15, 2023

#31: Daryl Hall and John Oates - Out of Touch (& hm: Spoons)

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh :02: Crazy 8s Countdown I: H&O Best :21: Commercial Break I :23: Callin' Oates :25: Crazy 8s Countdown II: The Halls of Sp...

01:08:29Nov 13, 2022