The era I had difficulty with at the station (which we all played into for listeners and ratings) was what I'd sometimes call \"the 12 inch that goes on until lunchtime tomorrow\". It was mid-to-late 1980s Nik Kershaw wanky drum machine hell. There was of course lots of other stuff being p...

I don't know how many people remember this great store on Elmwood Ave in Buffalo. I first visited it in the late '80s. It was Buffalo's equivalent of the Peddler. We were down in the Queen City yesterday and the store is up for sale and has been emptied. The owner Jennifer, saw us peering in and cam...

Thanks guys. I got to listen to some of Earl's (Bev's in there too) a couple of days ago. They're totally fab - moving effortlessly from 80s classics, to The Beatles to lounge lizard jazz etc.

A couple of other Spirit allumni have said they're also going to do some so I'm sure there will be more.

That's a real shame about WOXY. And I don't know how successful they'll be, since there are so many free options out there. Reading between the lines, they sound a bit desperate. One thing I do like is that you don't get re-billed, so you can do it for a month and then decide if you want to continue...

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo, Lies by The Thompson Twins, especially the 12 inch version that went on until lunchtime tomorrow in fact there were a lot of those, especially circa 1984 where even perfectly acceptable records like A New England by Kirsty Macoll ended up being an excuse to go and make a chees...