80s Rap Music
It has often been said that Jazz music is one of the few truly American art forms, born and bred in the USA. This held true until the 1980s gave birth to one of the most compelling new forms of music that few people seemed to realize was destined to take over popular culture and work its way into the fabric of everyday life. Rap music and hip hop created and codified a new language that rose up from the streets first as a cipher for...
New Order – Music & Videos
New Order is the England-born rock band known for its dreamy and highly danceable electronic sounds. Founded in 1980, the band was formed after Ian Curtis’s suicide when they were all part of the band Joy Division. Twenty-eight years later, New Order’s music is still as fresh and interesting as it ever was. On November 11, 2008, Rhino Records is re-issuing a decade of New Order at their finest – the five albums released in the 80s...
1980s Yearbook Pictures
Nothing is as authentic as an high school annual. And, it is with that in mind that we put together our new feature showing pages from 80s yearbooks from across the country. Please take a few minutes and scan a few pages in and send them our way!! We will add to this section as often as we receive new submissions so send them in and help us build an archive of totally 80s yearbook samples. To start we have a page selection from a...
Roll It – Roll it Good: T-shirts, Jean Jackets and Pegged Jeans
I started to write an article about the very 80s tendency to roll up t-shirt sleeves (yes, t-shirts) when I realized that it wasn’t just t-shirts that received this 1980s fashion treatment. No article of clothing was seemingly out of reach of a good roll. Jean jackets looked much better with a roll or two on the sleeves. And, pegged jeans (defined below) were a must. So, instead of limiting this analysis to t-shirts as originally...
80s Party Decorations Stories: Pulling It All Together 80s Style
We LOVE to receive great 80s party stories like this one. Thanks so much, Ben, for sharing your ideas and pictures. We are sure other visitors can get some great ideas when planning their own 80s party from what Ben did. First off I want to say that you guys have an awesome site and that I believe it is one that is desperately needed for people who love the 80’s. I stumbled onto your site while planning for an 80’s party...
