Back in 1988, Sinead O'Connor hit the charts with the catchy Mandinka and never looked back. The spotlight turns on Sinead this week on The 80s Lunchbox as we make her Official Website our Website Of The Week. Find out more from midday, Monday to Friday on The Cheese.
Daryl Hall and John Oates brought us some great songs in the 70s but they didn't stop there as they continued to hit the charts throughout their 80s with their cool laid back light rock tunes. We're making their Official Website our Website of The Week this week on The 80s Lunchbox. Find out more weekdays at midday on The Cheese.
Hits with his band The Heartbreakers, as a member of The Traveling Wilburys or as a solo artist make Tom Petty a true master of great music. Tom is also the subject of our Website Of The Week this week on The 80s Lunchbox (weekdays at midday on The Cheese). Visit his Official Website soon !
Anyone who thought Paul McCartney would slip from the hit making limelight after the Beatles split must have been left red faced throughout the 70s and 80s as his work with Wings and as a solo artist proved. We celebrate the master of pop this week on The 80s Lunchbox by making Paul McCartney's Official Website our Website Of The Week . Tune in weekdays at midday on The Cheese […]
Tina Turner had a string of hits in the 60s and early 70s with former husband Ike. For many stars it would have all been over shortly afterwards. Not so for Tina who relaunched her career in 1984 with a hit album and so became an even bigger star on her second run. Tina Turner fans are most loyal and we make her fan club website our Website Of The […]
Chrissie Hynde and her band The Pretenders brought guitar based melodic pop back in fashion in 1980 and lasted throughout the decade with an impressive selection of hits. We celebrate the band by making the excellent fan site The Pretenders Archives our Website Of The Week on The 80s Lunchbox. Tune in weekdays at midday for your favourite 80s hits on The Cheese.
School chums Curt Smith and Roland Orzabel moved with the times in the early 80s and exchanged New Wave for New Romantic when they formed Tears For Fears. A string of hits followed, none lesser than Everybody Wants To Run The World which raised so much revenue for Live Aid related charities. We pay tribute to the band by making one of their best unofficial fan sites, S & B's Tears […]
Dire Straits appeared at the end of the 70s and set the pace for their enormous success in the following decade. We celebrate Mark Knopfler, the main man behind the band who went on to collaborate with big names in the pop, rock and country world as well as becoming a great solo artist in his own right. We've made his Official Website our Website Of The Week this week […]
The band formed in 1976 in New York which went on to have hits in the 70s, 80s and beyond are the subject of this week's Website Of The Week on The 80s Lunchbox. Foreigner proved they could rock with the best of them as well as sing a mean ballad as Waiting For A Girl Like You became their most famous hit. Foreigner Online is their official home and […]
