Mention Supertramp and you might be excused for associating them with the 70s. But Breakfast In America, released in 1979, brought the 70s musos success which spanned two decades. They followed this with Famous Last Words, which featured the 1982 single It's Raining Again. We celebrate Supertramp by featuring Sebastien Lauzon's excellent fan site devoted to Supertramp and Roger Hodgson as the Website Of The Week this week on The […]
Mention Scottish band Del Amitri and Roll To Me from the mid 90's series Friends will immediately spring to mind. However, the band's history dates back to their formation at school in 1980. A debut album arrived in 1985 without chart success, but the 1989 follow up shot them to success. We celebrate Justin Currie and the boys by making The Official Del Amitri Site our Website Of The Week […]
Sinitta burst onto the music scene in the 80s with her highly successful partnership with the Stock Aitken Waterman Hit Factory. The success continued with her recent work on The X Factor. We celebrate everything Sinitta this week on The 80s Lunchbox by making her Official Website our Website Of The Week. Listen in weekdays from midday on The Cheese.
How many people knew there were two Athens in the world before REM ? Well Athens, Georgia, USA certainly found itself in the limelight in the 80s when their hometown band REM hit the charts and continued their run up to the present day. We celebrate REM this week by making their Fan Club Site our Website Of The Week this week on The 80s Lunchbox. Tune in from midday, […]
If ever there was a band that could be described as survivors, Fleetwood Mac with hits in the 60s and beyond could step up and take the longevity award. Some of their greatest work came in the 80s with albums like Mirage and Tango In The Night and on The 80s Lunchbox this week we make The Fleetwood Mac Legacy page our Website Of The Week. Find out more weekdays […]
Frankie Goes To Hollywood caused a stir with their debut hit Relax and continued to bring a unique twist to 80s music and culture. We make their Official Website our Website Of The Week this week on The 80s Lunchbox. Tune in weekdays from midday on The Cheese.
To complement our tribute weekend, we celebrate Michael Jackson's contribution to the 80s music scene as we feature three of the best fansites devoted to his memory on The 80s Lunchbox. The Official Michael Jackson Fan Club Site, M-Jackson dot com and MJ World. Find out more by tuning in weekdays at midday on The Cheese.
Mike Oldfield pioneered progressive music in the 70s with hit albums like Tubular Bells. He moved into commercial singles too in the 80s teaming up with vocalist Maggie Riley on Moonlight Shadow. The remastered version of Tubular Bells is due for release this month and on The 80s Lunchbox we pay tribute to Mike's 80s offerings by making his website our Website Of The Week. Find out more Monday to […]
Chicago's history dates back to the early 70s when they had success as a rock act. When they added Peter Cetera to their line up as lead singer, his unique vocals ensured a string of hits in the 80s. Peter too would have similar hits as a solo artist. Peter's fan club site is our 80s Lunchbox Website Of The Week all this week. Find out more from midday Monday […]