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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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66: RIP, Brian Wilson
July 15, 2025

66: RIP, Brian Wilson

As a member of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson wrote many of the world's most famous surf songs, despite being afraid of the water and not knowing how to swim. After he'd stopped performing with them live, he went on to write so...
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64: What Have You Been Missing?
July 1, 2025

64: What Have You Been Missing?

This is a little different discussion than our usual fare. Blaine has recently rekindled his love of CD's, due to the audio limitations of the most common formats like MP3 and streaming, so we talk about all of it, as well as...
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63: Cyndi Lauper,
June 15, 2025

63: Cyndi Lauper, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"

Cyndi Lauper is a phenomenon. Her first album, "She's So Unusual," sold millions of copies, and her songs continue to be some of the most memorable and influential of all time. There is much more to her story, however, and th...
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62: 25 80's Albums You Need to Hear Before the World Ends
June 1, 2025

62: 25 80's Albums You Need to Hear Before the World Ends

This time around, we're discovering another fun internet list, found for us by Blaine. We love these things because A) they're super fun, and B) they take no research or preparation. Just sit down, read through the list, and ...
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61: Kiss, Part 2: The Best and Worst
May 15, 2025

61: Kiss, Part 2: The Best and Worst

As we've discussed before, Kiss are a difficult band of which to be a fan. Todd is a fan, however, and has many of their albums and a T-shirt. Blaine is indifferent about them. In this fun and hilarious episode, we dive deepl...
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60: Most Weeks at Number One in the 80's
May 1, 2025

60: Most Weeks at Number One in the 80's

In this episode, we discuss the songs from the 80's that spent the most weeks at the #1 spot on the pop charts. Be sure to click down to our playlist to listen to the full versions of these great songs. Connect with us at tap...
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