Learn ‘How to be Cool’ From An 80s Video Game Magazine
How to be Cool at a video game arcade? Is that something you really worried about in the 80s? Well, one 80s gaming magazine seems to think so. In the 80s going to an arcade was far more than heading over to Dave and Busters for beers and games, much like it is today. Instead, video arcades were a place where you could possibly make a name for yourself within that particular realm. It was all about high scores and ruling the joystick....
Former 80s Child Star Arrested In Connection With Bank Robbery
Sad news as another former child actor has fallen on hard times. A former 1980s star, now living in the Sunshine Coast town of Gibsons in Vancouver, British Columbia, stands accused of committing a bank robbery in over the weekend. Deleriyes Joe August Fisher is charged with robbery, disguising his face with the intent to commit an offence, flight from a peace officer and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. Cramer, 42, who went by...
‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ 80s Inspired Video Games Are Full of Nostalgia
As 20th Century Fox continues to promote the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse film, the company has decided to teaser three 80s styled video games titled, Revenge of Hero X, Mutant All-Stars and Mutant Conquest. “In the movie, this version of 1983 is an America where humans and mutants co-exist,” according to IGN. “The influence of mutants has now permeated pop culture, including arcade games!” These games feature a...
80s Cartoon ‘M.A.S.K.’ Will Return in Comic Book Form
If you were a fan of the M.A.S.K. cartoon show in the 80s, you’re going to love this news. M.A.S.K. will return in the form of a comic book. While it’s a bit of a mask compared to the original version, having the classic back is going to make a lot of 80s cartoon fans happy. “Any kid who rushed home to watch G.I. Joe and Transformers after school probably had M.A.S.K. on their TV and in their toy boxes, too,”...
Why Prince Needed Journey’s Okay on Releasing ‘Purple Rain’
While trained ears may not be able to detect it, Prince‘s “Purple Rain“ and Journey‘s “Faithfully“ have similar chord changes. You may be wondering how Prince got away with release a song that was so similar to a Journey hit, well, he asked for permission according to a recent Billboard article. The Billboard article happened to be a feature where Jonathan Cain, a songwriter for Journey and the...
Puppet Playing Rush’s ‘Tom Sawyer’ Is Awesome Yet Totally Creepy
There are some things you can only see on the Internet because it’s the only place it makes sense. If a friend said “want to go watch a puppet play Tom Sawyer on drums?” you’d most likely take a hard pass. If that same friend said “want to watch a puppet play Tom Sawyer on soup cans on the internet?” you’d most likely say “of course.” Here’s a puppet playing Rush’s 1981...
Watch The Race Cars You Loved In The 1980s Hit The Track Again
Check out this race from the 74th Members Meeting of the Goodwood Road & Racing Club. The meetings are usually renowned for their vintage car races from the 50s and 60s but this time around the group dusted off classic rides from the 1980s for a couple laps around the track. Among the fleet of racers were Chevy Camaros, Rover SD1s, and Ford Capris. And make sure you send this link to your gear head dad. You know how much he loved...
80s Toy Fans Can Relive Their Childhood in Canada
The 80s was filled with a series of nostalgic and impressive offerings. Whether it’s incredible music or amazing toys and actions figures, the 80s pretty much had it all. Now, fans of 80s toys have a chance to relive their childhood at the “80s Toy Expos 2016.” “The ‘80s Toy Expo 2016 runs this Sunday at the Hilton Meadowvale/Mississauga Hotel and will feature a wide array of vintage 1980s toys,”...
In Remembrance of Prince
To be a budding fan of pop culture in 1984 was to learn about your favorite artists in piecemeal fashion. They didn’t go from complete strangers to overexposed in a matter of weeks or days. Instead, we absorbed them in bits and pieces via articles in monthly magazines, features in the newspaper and via television interviews with celebrities such as Prince. The most amazing thing to learn about Prince? It wasn’t that his actual given...
14-Year-Old Girl Covers Classic 80s Song And It’s Absolutely Brilliant
If you’re not familiar with Postmodern Jukebox, they’re known for turning new pop songs into classic old time sounding ditties. The group ran a contest earlier this year to find new talent. One of the contest winners was 14-year-old Caroline Baran from Chicago. Postmodern Jukebox flew Baran out to Los Angeles to perform a cover of Cindy Lauper’s Time After Time and it’s absolutely...
Jennifer Hudson and ‘The Color Purple’ Cast Honor Prince
Jennifer Hudson and the cast of the hit musical “The Color Purple,” performed Prince’s “Purple Rain” in honor of the fallen music icon. In the beginning of the video below you can hear Hudson reliving a moment she and her cast had when they were asked to visit Prince. “He said his music will live on and he will live through his music so we want to keep him alive today with his song,” said...
Weird Al Once Asked Prince If He Could Parody His Songs And His Answer, And Further Request, Was Pretty Harsh
Parody is actually a form of flattery and no-one is more flattering than Weird Al Yankovic. Weird Al has made a career parodying some of the biggest songs and stars of all time. One act he wasn’t allowed to poke fun at, however, was the pint-sized guitar powerhouse known as Prince. Even though parody is allowed on any song or movie, Weird Al has always gone to an artist for prior approval. The artists are typically more than...
Gimme A Break! Joey Lawrence Turns 40 Today
We like to make you feel old. That’s why we’re bringing it to your attention that it is little Joey Donovan’s 40th birthday today. Hopefully you’re not too old to remember Joey Lawrence as Joey Donovan from season’s 3-6 of the classic sitcom Gimme A Break!, his first acting role that he landed when he was just seven years old. Lawrence would go on to be the voice of Oliver in Disney’s 1988 Oliver & Company as well as to be a...
Comic-Con In The 80s Was A Magically Odd Place
San Diego Comic-Con is a multi-genre entertainment and comic convention held every year in San Diego, California. Founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention in 1970, the event eventually morphed into one of the most important conventions for movies and TV shows. Comic-Con is now a must-go event for comic book fans, movie buffs and movie makers. But back in the 1980s it was just a bunch of nerds getting together to celebrate...
The 6 Weirdest Commercials Featuring 80s Icon Mr. T
The fact that Mr. T, a relic of the 80s, is still a part of pop culture in 2016 in amazing. Nothing against T, he seems like an incredibly nice guy but nostalgia for one person or era comes and goes. Mr. T has been consistently working for over three decades. The place Mr. T pops up most frequently is in commercials. In fact, he’s in a new campaign for Fairfield Inn. Mr. T the pitchman might never fade away, even if the gold on...
