Eric Vardeman, Author at The Retro Network

Greatest Lists S2b The Final Show

Our final show where we countdown the last three positions in our countdown of the top 25 guitar solos of the 80’s. Eric is joined by a special guest host, Mickey Yarber, from The Retro

Greatest Lists S2b #4 ‘Hot For Teacher’ by Van Halen

Eric Vardeman

The second season of Greatest Lists continues with the Top 25 Guitar Solos of the 80s. Coming in at #4 on the list, chosen by host Jason, is “Hot For Teacher” by Van Halen from

Greatest Lists S2b #5 ‘Mr. Scary’ by Dokken

Eric Vardeman

The second season of Greatest Lists continues with the Top 25 Guitar Solos of the 80s. Coming in at #5 on the list, chosen by host Eric, is “Mr. Scary” by Dokken from the 1987

Greatest Lists S2b #6 ‘Tom Sawyer’ by Rush

Eric Vardeman

The second season of Greatest Lists continues with the Top 25 Guitar Solos of the 80s. Coming in at #6 on the list, chosen by host Jason, is “Tom Sawyer” by Rush from the 1981

Greatest Lists S2b #18 ‘Rock You Like A Hurricane’ by The Scorpions

Eric Vardeman

The second season of Greatest Lists continues with the Top 25 Guitar Solos of the 80s. Coming in at #18 on the list, chosen by host Jason, is “Rock You Like A Hurricane” by The

My Favorite One-Hit Wonders of The 80’s

Eric Vardeman

Wikipedia defines a One-hit Wonder as this: “…any entity that achieves mainstream popularity, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success. The term is most

Greatest Lists S2a #1 ‘Alive’ by Pearl Jam

Eric Vardeman

The second season of Greatest Lists concludes the Top 25 Guitar Solos from the 90s with the #1 pick! In this episode, hosts Eric and Jason select “Alive” by Pearl Jam from the 1991 album

Greatest Lists S2a #16 ‘He-Man Woman Hater’ by Extreme

Eric Vardeman

Back to back! The second season of Greatest Lists continues with the Top 25 Guitar Solos from the 90s. In this episode, Eric selects the #16 pick, ‘He-man Woman Hater’ by Extreme from the 1990

The 80’s Halloween Video Countdown

Eric Vardeman

It’s the Halloween season, one of my favorite times of the year! What better way to celebrate than with an 80’s music video countdown. While there are some music videos out there that are totally

Summer Reading Program, Day 1: A Boy, A Mouse and Your Own Adventure

Eric Vardeman

A few weeks ago, I mentioned a series of books from my childhood on the Retro Network VIP Slack channel and asked if anyone had heard of the series. Somewhat surprisingly, nobody had heard of

Summer Reading Program, Day 2: A Lion, A Witch and Several Investigators

Eric Vardeman

The summer of 1982. I’m twelve and it’s the first summer that I’m really allowed to just ride my bike all over the place. My friends and I would usually take off mid-morning and explore

Summer Reading Program, Day 3: A Galaxy Far, Far Away…

Eric Vardeman

I’m a child of Star Wars. I saw the original trilogy in the theaters starting at age 7. I had all the action figures and a lot of the toys. I had shirts and pajamas

Summer Reading Program, Day 4: S.E. Hinton and The Life of A Dog…

Eric Vardeman

Ninth grade me had a huge crush on an tenth grader in my Biology class. She was blonde, cute and very flirty. So when I found out that she was a library aid during my

Summer Reading Program, Day 5: Death, Time, and Fate

Eric Vardeman

By the time I hit tenth grade, my penchant for reading had slowly been replaced with a new hobby: playing guitar. It’s all I did in my spare time and recreational reading fell by the

Greatest Lists S1 #31 “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” by Annie Lennox and Al Green

Eric Vardeman

The first season of Greatest Lists features the Top 50 ’80s Movie Soundtrack Songs and in this episode, Eric chooses “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” by Annie Lennox and Al Green from the Scrooged soundtrack as

Greatest Lists S1 #32 “Living In America” by James Brown

Eric Vardeman

The first season of Greatest Lists features the Top 50 ’80s Movie Soundtrack Songs and in this episode, Jason chooses “Living In America” by James Brown from the Rocky IV soundtrack as the #32 song on the list.

This Week In The 80’s: The Longest Summer of My Life

Eric Vardeman

This Week In The 80’s: The Longest Summer of My Life June, 1985. It’s a boiling hot day in the Texas panhandle. I ride my Huffy 10-speed up to a stop sign intersection that greets