April 26th 2020 is italian producer Giorgio Moroder’s 80th birthday. His influence is undeniable, the Father of disco helped pioneer electronic music and is in large part the root of new wave, trance, techno, house, italo disco.

The 80’s is an amazing decade for music, not only for Top40 pop, but many other genres that didn’t necessary get a lot of airplay on the radio. Here are a few of my favorites, 10 forgotten gems of the 80’s.

In the 80’s, Canadian music was great, as great as anywhere in the world. Some Canadian artists showed creativity, musicianship, social awareness, and left their mark in the Canadian music history as well as in our memories. Here are 10 gems of Canadian music in the 80’s.