These Are the Ultimate 80s Costumes
Apr10

These Are the Ultimate 80s Costumes

For themed parties or holidays like Halloween we tend to want to find the perfect costumes. For us, it’s all about the ultimate 80s costumes. So, we decided to create the only list of the ultimate 80s costumes you’ll ever need. From simple styles to film characters and athletes, this list has everything you will ever need to achieve the ultimate 80s costume and be the envy of the 80s-themed party. For the 20 looks that we...

Read More
Fads of the ‘80s: Jelly bracelets
Jun08

Fads of the ‘80s: Jelly bracelets

A search of Google can reveal the answer to anything. Except, apparently, how many jelly bracelets were sold in the 1980s. Our recent investigation was fruitless, quite possibly because infinity is a number that cannot be measured. While we’re still trying to narrow down the number of jelly bracelets purchased in the 1980s, we were able to confirm one fact with a minimal amount of Internet sleuthing: Jelly bracelets, like myriad other...

Read More
5 Music Videos You Watched This Week In 1984
Jun08

5 Music Videos You Watched This Week In 1984

To have come of age during the music video revolution means hearing a song on the radio and replaying the video in your head. Here’s five  music videos of top 40 songs you were probably watching this week in 1984 (countdown courtesy of XM’s 80s on 8, which uses the Billboard charts): 5 music videos you were watching this week in 1984 35.) Infatuation, Rod Stewart: The hype back then was presumably about Stewart’s reunion with former...

Read More

Are These the ’80s Most Notable Moments?

CNN is debuting a new original series tonight called The Eighties and as part of an intense marketing campaign has been highlighting some of the decade’s biggest political, cultural and technological impacts on today. Recently, it released 80 moments from the ’80s that it thinks are the most notable events of the decade. The list includes events like: February 22, 1980: Miracle on ice happens as U.S. hockey team defeats...

Read More
It Happened – I Went to the Madonna Concert
Oct19

It Happened – I Went to the Madonna Concert

Last Saturday night something happened that had been in the works since the eighth grade for me – I finally saw Madonna in concert. Many of you may think . . . big deal, but for me it truly was a big deal. As far as 80s artists go, there’s no denying that she is one of the best, love her or hate her (I love her, if you couldn’t tell already.) Think about it; who else from our generation truly has that superstar staying power as she...

Read More