Sylvester Stallone Loses Out on Second Opportunity to Win Oscar for Rocky Series
The Rocky movie series has made actor Sylvester Stallone a legend of sorts, but unfortunately the Academy has yet to make him an Oscar winner for it. Nominated for his role as Rocky 39 years ago, Stallone was up for a nomination for his role as the same character in this year’s sequel, Creed, but lost the best supporting actor Oscar to Mark Rylance of Bridge of Spies. While the biggest news of the night was arguably Leonardo...
Remembering the Most Memorable Oscar Acceptance Speeches of the 80s
You like me, you really like me! In honor of the upcoming 88th Academy Awards (and in building anticipation of how awesome- or not- Leonardo Dicpario’s acceptance speech will be)- we’ve compiled a list of the most memorable Oscar acceptance speeches from every years of the 80s. Some of these actors have become more famous for their speeches, in fact, than the work they won for! Check out below to see what we’re talking about. 1980:...
Rick Springfield’s ‘Jessie’s Girl’ Released 35 Years Ago Today
Not to make you feel old… but today marks the 35th anniversary of Rick Springfield’s release of his fifth studio album- Working Class Dog, which included his biggest career hit Jessie’s Girl as the lead single. In honor of the 35th anniversary of Springfield’s biggest hits and one of the defining songs of the 80s that still gets played continuously today, we’ve compiled ten surprising facts about Rick...
80s Rock Icon Lita Ford of the Runaways Begins Book Tour to Promote Tell-All Memoir
As former lead guitarist of the world’s first all-female rock group, The Runaways, Lita Ford has a lot to offer by way of insight into the rock-and-roll scene of both the 70s and 80s. Ford is now touring to promote her recently released and long-anticipated memoir, ‘Living Like a Runaway,’ where Ford describes living life as one of the first female faces in hard-rock, including her relationships with her equally famous...
Spotify’s #ThrowbackThursday Playlist Brings Back 50 Late 80s Hits
Every Thursday, commercial music, streaming, podcast and video service Spotify releases a playlist of throwback hits from different years via #ThrowbackThursday. The late 80s was a great time for music. The later part of the decade is responsible for still-relevant hits like the now-classic Rick Astley song “Never Gonna Give you Up,” Patrick Swayze’s beautiful and haunting “She’s Like the Wind,” and the feel-good Beach Boys’ song...
