Os novos estilos musicais dentro do rock do início dos anos 80 foram apresentados às plateias canadenses no Heatwave Festival, realizado em agosto de 1980. Vamos relembrar o que os artistas presentes ao evento estavam fazendo na época, com canções de B-52’s, Talking Heads, Pretenders, BB Gabor, Teenage Head, Dave Edmunds e Elvis Costello, mas também de remanescentes do punk, como Clash e Ramones.
B-52’s – Private Idaho (Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson)
Talking Heads – Born under punches (The heat goes on) (David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Brian Eno)
Rumour – It’s gonna work out fine (Joe Seneca, Rose Marie McCoy, Brinsley Schwarz)
Pretenders – Message of love (Chrissie Hynde)
Vladymir Rogov – Rock n roller (Vladymir Rogov)
BB Gabor – Nyet nyet Soviet (Soviet jewellery) (BB Gabor, Leon Stevenson)
Teenage Head – Something on my mind (Gordon Lewis, Steve Mahon, Nick Stipanitz, Frankie Venom Kerr)
Kings – This beat goes on (David Diamond, Aryan Zero)
Dave Edmunds – You’ll never get me up (In one of those) (Mickey Jupp)
Nick Lowe – Stick it where the sun don’t shine (Nick Lowe)
Rockpile – Pet you and hold you (Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Billy Bremner, Terry Williams)
Clash – Train in vain (Stand by me) (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones)
Ramones – The return of Jackie and Judy (Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Marky Ramone)
Holly and the Italians – I wanna go home (Holly Beth Vincent)
Elvis Costello – New Amsterdam (Elvis Costello)
Trabalhos técnicos – Marinho Magalhães
Pesquisa, texto e apresentação – Marcio Achilles Sardi