Episodes

The Best of 1983

Best of 1983 Series

Best of 1983 Series

10th/45th Anniversary

10th/45th Anniversary Episode

Difficulty: From Youngling to Jedi Master

Are They Christmas Movies?

Battle of the Urban Gunslingers

Battle of the Cops at Christmas!

Best 80s Christmas Movies

The 80s gave us some of the greatest Christmas movies of all time, including Christmas Vacation (1989) and Scrooged (1988). (Also, how bad did you want to see "The Night the Reindeer Died?!). These movies have become Holiday ...

This is our Stranger Things Season 1 Finale where we cover the music used in Episodes 5-8! In this episode we dive deep into one of the most iconic songs of the 80s (Sunglasses at Night), we take a look at the biggest sellin...

In 1985, Sammy Hagar took over the vocal duties for the mighty Van Halen. Eddie's keyboards had already found their way in to the melodies of Van Halen. There was no question that this was a different style than the origins o...

Van Halen 1 through 1984

The Birth of the Band

Finally the biopic we've been waiting for! Now available on the Roku channel is "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story". "Weird" Al has been a favorite of our since elementary school so we were excited to watch this movie. Join us ...

In this episode of the Soundtrack of Stranger Things we examine the artists and songs from Episode 4. This time we deep dive into the history of Joy Division, their impact on songs of the 80s and their tragic ending. You may ...

In this episode on the Soundtrack to Stranger Things we examine the artists and songs from Episode 3. This time we dive into the glorious music of Foreigner, their rise to classic rock fame and the turbulence along the way. ...

We continue our deep dive into the music of the Netflix show "Stranger Things". This week we cover a punk song with a back story so bizarre you'll have to hear it to believe it. We also discuss a couple of all time holiday cl...

When the Netflix show Stranger Things was released in 2016 it created a surge in interest for all things 80s including the music. Today we dive deep on the songs included in Season 1, Episode 1: "The Vanishing of Will Byers"...

This week we get the extra special privilege of interviewing "Ninety Days in the 90s" author, Andy Frye. We discuss his new novel in which the main character, Darby, discovers a way to travel through time and reconnect with o...

In September of 1992, Stone Temple Pilots released their debut album, "Core" and solidified themselves as one of the next big bands of the 90s. With songs like "Wicked Garden", "Creep" and "Plush" the were darlings of MTV and...

On September 29, 1992 Stone Temple Pilots released their best seller, "Core". With tons of hits and great songs it became a favorite for a new generation. Four guys from different parts of the country came together to make so...

30 years ago, grunge music made its way into the mainstream music charts as well as MTV. Alice in Chains' stormed to the top of the charts with their second album that combined rock guitars and introspective lyrics and became...