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Elisabeth Shue is moving to the small screen. She will be replacing Marg Helgenberger later this season on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The Las Vegas based police forensic program is part of the CBS Wednesday night lineup.
80s fans will remember Elisabeth in movies such as Karate Kid, Cocktail, and Adventures in Baby Sitting. She also took over the role of Jennifer from Claudia Wells in the sequels to Back to the Future.
Wendy Dio tells Rolling Stone that she wants to re-release the All-Star 80′s metal collaboration put together for charity in the mid 80s by her late husband Ronnie James Dio.
I’m going to rerelease ['Stars'] because it only ever came out on vinyl and cassette. So it’ll come out on DVD and CD,” she says. “I have loads of outtakes for the video.
The year is 1985 and Dio band members Jimmy Bain and Vivian Campbell want to do a rock charity single to go along with the more pop oriented “We are the World” and “Do They Know it’s Christmas”. They talk Ronnie into putting together a band and Hear ‘N Aid is formed.
The band included many of the top 80′s metal artists, including singers Don Dokken, Quiet Riot’s Kevin Dubrow, and Rob Halford from Judas Priest. It also included some killer guitar work with leads by guitarists like George Lynch and Yngwie Malmsteen
The original video for their song “Stars” is below:
Here is the complete list of participants from Wikipedia:
Vocals
Backing Vocals
Lead Guitar Solos
Rhythm Guitar Melody Lines
Bass
Drums
Keyboards
Time to take a look at news items related to our favorite decade, the 1980s!
Hollywoods obsession with remaking movies from the eighties continued with the release of new versions of Footloose, Fright Night, and The Thing.
Speaking of Footloose, What do you think of Blake Shelton’s version of the classic Kenny Loggins’ theme song?
In other 80s Movie News:
Wow, what a great lineup they have on tap for 80s Metal Fans on this cruise! If you are a fan of the old Headbanger’s Ball on MTV, this is a must.
Created for fans of 80s Hard Rock music, the Monsters of Rock Cruise sails from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Key West and Nassau, Bahamas from February 25-28, 2012, showcasing legendary bands including Cinderella, Tesla, Kix, Stryper, Y & T, UFO and more. This high seas festival plays like a fantasy camp for hard rock enthusiasts with non-stop entertainment, activities and fun…the party never ends!
Visit the following website for more details: http://monstersofrockcruise.com/
I can’t even describe how powerful of an influence the 80s has had on me – and surprisingly still has on pop culture. Here are a few ways the 80s has snuck back (or up) into the 21st century:
Journey’s 1981 hit “Don’t Stop Believin” has made several poignant appearances over the past handful of years, rejuvenating our spirits with its powerful and trademark 80s positive, uplifting, and energetic riffs. First, the Chicago White Sox adopted it as their anthem en route to the 2005 World Series. Then, it served as the closing soundtrack to the final moments of the HBO hit series The Sopranos. More recently, its popularity was revived again when it was featured on the hit TV show Glee.
The Smurfs, the latest box office phenomenon to hit the big screen, used to light up our small screens every Saturday morning as an animated series. We fell in love with those little blue creatures, and let’s face it, Papa Smurf probably ended up teaching us more life lessons than our own parents did.
Nothing makes a more ironic, and thus awesome, fashion statement than rocking throwback wardrobe items that speak to your love of the 80s. I’m sure you’ve noticed that 80s t-shirts are on the rise. It seems everywhere I look there’s someone sporting a Madonna or Top Gun tee.
For a kid who spent all his time next to an enormous tape deck rocking out to 80s tunes, nothing shows off my love of the 80s like this funny t-shirt.
We are now allowing guest postings on our 80s Blog. If you want to drive traffic back to your own 80s site or simply love the 1980s, feel free to apply to be a contributing author on The 80s Blog. We just ask two things:
You can then add a short blurb at the end of the article describing who you are with a link back to your own 80s blog/website.
To apply, just send an email to 80sblog@thegreat80s.com
Thanks for helping keep the 80s Alive!
The Great80s Web Team
Ok 80s Fans, time to take a look at what has been going on this summer related to our favorite decade.. The 1980s!
The Smurfs are back! This time on the big screen.
Debbie Gibson appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America to talk about her new tour with fellow 80s teen star Tiffany:
They both then appeard on The View
Sade talked to Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun-Times about her new album being very similar to her music from the 80s.
Like Totally 80s interviewed original MTV VJ Alan Hunter.
80s Metal Stars Nikki Sixx, Phil Collen, Sebastian Bach, Sammy Hagar, and Tracii Guns spoke to Spin.com about Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind” helping usher out 80s Metal.
Stuck in the 80s is looking for help compiling the best guy movies of the 80s.
Oregon Music News reviewed Whitesnake’s latest album releases
Video game maker THQ announced a new game based on the 80s cartoon Voltron
The Kickin’ It Old School blog interviewed David Sterry of Real Life and actor Scott Schwartz from A Christmas Story and The Toy.
Billboard did a poll asking their viewers what their choice was for the best video of the 80s The winner of course was Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
The Care Bears are coming back..
Erasure is back on tour in the UK
Old Navy is counting on 80s Nostalgia to boost sales
TNT has given the go ahead for a reboot of the 80s prime time soap “Dallas” with original stars Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray.
Space Invaders is the latest 80s video game to become a movie.
Speaking of 80′s movies, Footloose and Ghostbusters are the latest ones scheduled for a remake.
80′s rapper Tone Loc found himself in trouble with the law.
Tom Keifer says there are no plans for a new Cinderella album.
The Cabbage Patch kids get a TV Special.
Celebuzz has pictures of Julianne Hough in her 80s garb during filming of the new Rock of Ages movie.
Def Leppard released a new live album:Mirror Ball – Live & More
Well, thats all for this edition.. Thanks for helping to keep the 80s alive!
A look at 80s related news and events that happened in the month of May, 2011:
The Vancouver Sun determined that Corey Hart was no longer “The Boy in the Box”
Duran Duran kicked off a Summer UK Arena Tour
Debbie Gibson and Tiffany joined forces for a summer tour starting with a performance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Summer Concert series, Friday, July 29.
Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers rocked out to 80s Metal at DisneyWorld
The Burton Mail nabbed an interview with Nik Kershaw
’80s Supergroup Asia reunited for a new tour
Whitesnake’s David Coverdale talked to the Washington Post about ’80s Nostalgia
The NY Post had a ’80s Music Greats: Where are they now? feature
Rick Springfield was arrested on DUI charges and Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora checked into rehab
LikeTotally80s had a totally awesome interview with John Parr
Kickin’ it Old School interviewed Nick Richards from Boys Don’t Cry, Marv Ross from Quarterflash, the beautiful Catherine Mary Stewart, and John Wetton from Asia.
Terry Ilous, the lead singer of 80′s metal group XYZ, has organized a 80s rock reunion that will benefit the tsunami victims in Japan. The show will feature members of some of the top metal/hard rock bands from the 1980s and will take place at Harper’s Bar & Grille in Reseda, CA on April 16th. A live streaming of the event will be done by Front Row Entertainment at http://frontrowent.tv/.
So far, Ilous has gotten commitments from Chris Slade (AC DC, The Firm), Rudy Sarzo (Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Blue Öyster Cult), Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Foreigneer, Billy Idol), Richie Kotzen (Poison, Mr. Big), Juan Croucier (RATT), Jon Levin (Dokken), John Payne (Asia), Teddy Zigzag (Guns N’ Roses), James Lomenzo (Megadeth), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake), Robin McAuley (Survivor /Msg), Simon Wright (Dio/AC DC), Robert Sarzo (Hurricane) and Mitch Perry (MSG/Asia).
News and Thoughts about the most Totally Awesome Decade ever.. The 1980s!
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