I Completed 80s Music Special: Interview with Justin Lewis.

Update: 2025-10-02

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Justin Lewis discusses his new book, Into the Groove, a month-by-month exploration of 1980s music that blends major events with overlooked moments.

They cover his record-shop roots, influences like Annie Nightingale and Janice Long, the rise of video and hip-hop, Live Aid and the decade’s lasting impact on modern pop. This one's a cracker! Enjoy.

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Ep 30 Oct 81Police, Billy Squier, Elvis Costello, Toyah, Creatures, Tom Tom Club, Squeeze

2025-11-1142:07

Ep29.5 Sept 81 Dave Stewart, Japan, Depeche Mode, Bad Manners, Altered Images, Madness

2025-11-0343:15

Ep 29 Sept 81Joan Armatrading, Tubes, Godley and Creme, Tweets, Lionel Richie, Adam Ant, Slade

2025-10-2451:32

Ep 28.5 Aug 81 Ottawan, OMD, Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard, Linx, Quincy Jones

2025-10-1042:09

I Completed 80s Music Special: Interview with Justin Lewis.

2025-10-0201:35:24

Ep 28 Aug 81 Human League, Modern Romance, Dollar, Simple Minds, Stevie Nicks, Pointer Sisters, Genesis

2025-09-2951:06

Ep 27.5 Aug 81 Kim Wilde, Randy Crawford, Classix Nouveaux, Aneka, UB40, U2

2025-09-1935:14

Ep 27 Jul 81 Bill Wyman, Squeeze, Duran Duran, Shakin Stevens, Stevie Wonder, Soft Cell, Siouxie

2025-09-1236:56

Ep 26.5 Jul 81, Kate Bush, Candido, Carl Carlton, Spandau Ballet, ABBA, Paul Gardiner

2025-09-0528:35

Ep26 Jul 81Specials, REO Speedwagon, Sheena Easton, Psychedelic Furs, Bad Manners, Gidea Park, Kraftwerk

2025-08-2538:33

A Rewind South 2025 Special: Triumph and Bitterweet Tears.

2025-08-1917:03

Ep 25.5 Jun 81Kid Creole, Depeche Mode, Linx, Grace Jones, Tom Tom Club, Rainbow

2025-08-1831:27

Ep 25 Jun 81 Siouxie, Elaine Paige, Barbra Streisand, Bucks Fizz, Ultravox, Kirsty MacColl, Bruce Springsteen

2025-08-1137:01

Ep 24.5 May 1981 Split Enz, George Harrison, Hazel O'Connor, Randy Crawford, Phil Collins, Odyssey

2025-08-0431:55

Ep 24 May 81 Kim Carnes, Kim Wilde, Adam & The Ants, Grover Washington Jnr, Imagination, Squeeze, Toyah

2025-07-2843:51

Ep23.5 May 81 Teardrop Explodes, Human League, Shakin Stevens, Champaign, Smokey Robinson, Vangelis

2025-07-2136:50

Ep 23 Apr 81 Echo & The Bunnymen, Tenpole Tudor, Stray Cats, Clash, Madness, Juice Newton, Undertones

2025-07-1442:26

Ep 22.5 Apr 81 Girlschool, Barry Manilow, Ennio Morricone, Bahaus, Level 42, The Beat

2025-07-0735:19

Ep 22 Apr 81 Bucks Fizz, Dept S, Keith Marshall, The Cure, Dire Straits, Spandau Ballet, REO Speedwagon

2025-07-0344:13

Ep 21.5 Mar 81 Heaven 17, Phil Lynott, Hazel O'Connor, Light of the World, Sugar Minott, Bad Manners

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I Completed 80s Music Special: Interview with Justin Lewis.