Full disclosure: I. Love. The. 80s. Always have. I realize it’s 2025 and no longer wear MC Hammer pants and rock a mullet while rockin’ out to “You Can’t Touch This”. BUT, the music is like nostalgic crack. Every generation has their playlist. For Generation X, it’s Billboard’s Hot 100 from the Totally 80s.
YES, I proudly rocked a mullet…while rockin’ a mic on the FM dial back in the day. Decades later, with less hair and fewer radio mics to rock, I’ve landed on the internets to work out my ‘separation issues’ with a medium I still love: radio. If she still gave half a damn, we wouldn’t be sharing this touching After School Special moment. (Apologies. You just want to get your radio groove on.)
Oh, I’ve got the manners of Mr. T with a hangnail. Hi, I’m Jeff Scott, the RadioDJ Dude. I started spinning 45s on Top 40 radio when I was using Clearasil. In the late 80s, I jumped on TV to host a music video countdown show. Oh yeah, pastel suits with big shoulder pads filled the screen. Life after the mullet, I became a TV producer in Los Angeles. BUT, stayed on the air for almost 30 years. Thankfully, those memories are as powerful as the wardrobe in Miami Vice!
What makes XXX80s.com different, in my jaded-opinion, is the infusion of FUN into the playlist. Most online stations run like soul-less jukeboxes. No ghosts with iPods here! Real DJs, Fun listener phone calls, cool jingles and all 80s music, all the time, baby!
