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7 Awesomely Awful One Hit Wonders You'll Hear on Jack's Awesome '80s Weekend

Joe Russo — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:01:57 +0000

Some of Jack's favorite things are 80's music, partying at the beach and long weekends. Lucky for you, because we're celebrating Memorial Day and our 7th Birthday with a 3 day weekend of Awesome 80's music. It's our gift to ourselves, but if you enjoy it too, that's great.

Loverboy Plots Comeback with New Single, 'Heartbreaker' [VIDEO]

Jeff Giles — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:00:38 +0000

They’ve been out of the limelight for awhile, but Canadian rockers Loverboy — whose string of ’80s hits included ‘Working for the Weekend’ and ‘Turn Me Loose’ — are on the comeback trail. The band convened recently to record a new single, ‘Heartbreaker,’ with Bob Rock, the producer who was behind the boards for their [...]

Tommy Tutone Can Save You Money

Joe Russo — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:00:42 +0000

Many grocery stores have rewards cards. You've seen them -- in exchange for letting the store datamine your purchasing behavior, you get discounts off your bill.

Some people, though, are creeped out by the whole thing and feel it's an invasion of their privacy, so they skip those discounts. But they may not have to anymore. Savvy shoppers have figured out a way to get the cheaper food and ward off Big Brother.

Awesome 80′s Weekend: 80′s Are Bigger Than Ever

Joe Russo — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:00:23 +0000

So what is it about the 80's that we love? The hair was bad, the fashions were gaudy and the TV shows were pretty cheesy. David Sirota, the author of "Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live in Now-Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Everything", says in a recent USA Today article that the

Amazing Michael Jackson Cabbie [Video]

Joe Russo — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:10:34 +0000

It’s an Awesome 80′s weekend on Jack FM, and the greatest music icon of the 80′s was Michael Jackson. He may have died, but his music lives on in an unlikely source…a Brazilian cab driver who entertains his fares with a spot on impression of the King of Pop.

The Dark Lords of SYNTH

Dean Of Country — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:33:36 +0000

It's an Awesome 80's weekend on JACK so relive the decade of shoulder pads and synthesizers with this video of three guys doing a keyboard 80s music medley. Reminds me of the old joke "What's better than roses on a piano?"

Awesome 80′s Weekend

Joe Russo — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:00:27 +0000

This weekend we’re going Jack to the Future! It's an Awesome 80’s weekend. No, we’re not going to bore you with replays of the A-Team, Karate Kid or Tron. You can go to the movies for that. But we will be playing what we want from the 80’s all weekend. Jack Pity's the Fool that doesn't listen to our Awesome 80's Weekend.