Live Aid (1985)
Live Aid was a two-part fundraising concert that took place on July 13, 1985. Bob Geldolf (who starred in the 1982 movie “Pink Floyd The Wall” and was lead singer of The Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (of Thin Lizzy and Ultravox) organized the mega-event to raise money for the Ethiopian famine. They billed it as a “global jukebox.” 72,000 fans in the United Kingdom attended a concert at Wembley Stadium in London, while 100,000 fans went...
45 Records in the Eighties
You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round… Before cassettes, before compact discs, and WAY before iPods, we had vinyl records. Just as a refresher, 45s were different than LPs, or long-playing records. An LP had a small hole poked in the center, like this (pictured at left). 45s had much larger holes in the center, a holdover from jukebox mechanisms. LPs played at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute, while 45s played at (you guessed...
The Top 80s Movie Soundtracks – According to LT80s’ Fans!
Recently, we asked Twitter and Facebook followers about their fave 80s movie soundtracks. We got some great responses, because, after all, there were tons of bodacious soundtracks in the 80s. Here’s a rundown of the most bitchin’ movie scores of the 80s, with many thanks for all the tweets and Facebook votes that helped us compile it. A FOUR-WAY TIE FOR SIXTH PLACE! 6: Valley Girl 1983’s Valley Girl is about the blossoming romance...
Test Your Eighties New Wave Knowledge
So, you enjoyed music in the eighties, huh? Consider yourself somewhat of an expert on Depeche Mode and the Thompson Twins? Are you, like, the go-to person for 80s musical trivia in your circle of friends? Test your knowledge with our radical New Wave quiz. Answer key is below. (Duh!) 1. Siouxie and the Banshee’s song “Peek-a-boo” was on the 1988 album called: A. Peepshow B. Peek-a-boo C. Hyaena D. Kaleidoscope 2. In what video were...
Your 80s New Year’s Resolutions
By Julie Anderson After exchanging mix tapes with your friends, you’re admiring your new checkerboard Swatch while squeezed into your acid washed Guess Jeans. Your Member’s Only jacket is hanging in a place of honor in the closet and your gold Add a Bead necklace is around your neck. In other words, your holidays were totally bitchin’. On to the New Year! Let’s resolve to make it the best one yet, or at LEAST as good as 1984 was. For...
