Hairgods of the 80s
Newsday has a photo gallery up with all of the best hair dos from 80s metal rockers: http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/orl-hairgods,0,186576.photogallery
Archive for February, 2008
TVland is all 80s this weekend:
A lot of great 80s movies are on TVLand this weekend. Footloose, Flashdance, Breakfast Club, Beetlejuice, etc… http://www.tvland.com/tvlhome.jhtml
For Valentines Day: Top 50 Love Songs of the 80s (UK)
The Telegraph (UK) has come up with their top 50 Love songs of the 80s. I don’t recognize some of the songs, as they probably were not big in the states, but it is still a pretty good collection: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/02/14/bmtop50114.xml
Def Leppard gives the shirts off their backs
SAV’S SHIRT UP FOR AUCTION From Def Leppards web site: As reported earlier, DefLeppard.com is auctioning off authentic pieces of outfits that Rick Savage wore on stage during many shows on the band’s tours in 2005, 2006 and 2007. A total of 9 items will be auctioned (one item a week), including jeans, shirts, [...]
Cyndi Lauper kicks off Australian tour
Her True colours http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/her-true-colours/2008/02/08/1202234151686.html The girl has always wanted to have fun, but these days she wants to make a difference too. On the eve of her Australian tour, Cyndi Lauper tells Guy Blackman – in a roundabout way – that she just listens to her soul, time after time. Cyndi Lauper is determinedly odd. [...]
Valentines day is Thursday…
Send a Valentine gift… 80s style:
Krokus to play at this years Rocklahoma
Rocklahoma announces KROKUS to play Friday July 11, 2008 The Second Annual Rocklahoma to be held in Pryor, Oklahoma July 11-13 is one of the world’s premier Rock Festivals with tickets already having been sold from four out of the seven continents and forty nine of the fifty states! Rocklahoma is pleased to announce Switzerland’s [...]
Another great 80s concert in the UK…
Why are all the great 80s retro concerts always in the UK???? Hey, old 80s stars, we in the US would like to see and hear you too!!!! Alexander O’Neal Joins Line-Up For 80s Fest http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/lifestyle/lifestyle-catchall/2008/02/10/soul-star-s-lex-appeal-for-80s-fest-78057-20314061/ By Neil Russell ALEXANDER O’NEAL and Howard Jones have been added to the line-up for the Back To The [...]
The Hooters are back!
Hooters ‘Time’ again: Philly rock-folk band’s first album in 14 years By DAVID HILTBRAND The Philadelphia Inquirer function PopupPic(sPicURL, sHeight, sWidth) { window.open( “http://media.kansascity.com/static/popup.html?”+sPicURL, “”, “resizable=1,HEIGHT=” +sHeight+ “,WIDTH=” +sWidth); } Eric Bazilian, of The Hooters, plays his octave mandolin, Jan. 28, 2008, at Elm Street Studios in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The Hooters, a big local rock [...]
Cher confirms dating Tom Cruise in the 1980s
http://www.showbizspy.com/2008/02/07/cher-confirms-dating-tom-cruise-in-the-1980s/ By Graeme Massie Cher has confirmed for the first time she used to date Tom Cruise. The veteran singer admits she and ‘adorable’ Cruise enjoyed a romance in the 1980s. “He was just the most adorable man you can possibly imagine. I don’t understand the Scientology thing because I don’t understand it,” she told [...]
