Press-on Nails
By Julie Anderson It’s 1987. You need to be full-on glamorous (for, like, prom or homecoming) which means shoes dyed to match your gown, pantyhose, a labor-intensive hairdo involving LOTS of styling products, and long, polished nails. However, back in the eighties we didn’t have a Star Nails in every strip mall. Sure, fancy salons had manicurists who could give you acrylic tips, but after springing for our Dyeables and our dates’...
Top Video Games of the 80s
By Stuart Kerr of Liberty Games As gaming evolves and we’re now able to fight our way through realistic warzones, face hordes of undead or stop nuclear attacks from giant robots, I can’t help but feel like video games just aren’t as fun anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I love next generation gaming as much as the next guy! However, you have to admit that the 80’s golden age of gaming was a lot more lighthearted and enjoyable than wading...
Hulk Hogan: Larger Than Life
By Michael Nazarewycz In 1982, when I was 13 years old, I saw Rocky III. The action in the film, a lesser entry in the Rocky franchise, is built around the fights that take place between Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and Clubber Lang (Mr. T). But in an early scene, Rocky has a charity exhibition “fight” against a professional wrestler named Thunderlips. Seriously. Thunderlips. So, Thunderlips (because repeating it just never gets...
Like Totally 80s Interview with Greg Kihn
November 9, 2011 I recently had the extreme pleasure of talking with Greg Kihn—rockstar, novelist and radio personality. We covered topics as varied as his early days with Beserkley Records, his aspirations of a 3-generation Greg Kihn Band (we’re dubbing that “Kihnfolk”), the making of some of his biggest hits (hint: it included heartbreak and copious amounts of hot sake), and the days of coiffed hair and shoulder pads. Greg hit the...
Interview with Martika
November 1, 2011 Martika (born Marta Marrero) got her start on the show Kids Incorporated playing Gloria alongside costars Fergie and Mario Lopez. She went from there to the top of the pop charts in 1989 with her single “Toy Soldiers,” which spent two weeks in the top spot. Markita has a new album coming out and will be touring throughout 2012. We are so pleased to have been able to catch up with Martika. You can connect with her on...
