Monthly Archives: April 2009

Jessica Alba celebrates her birthday.. 80s Style!

Posted on April 28, 2009 by The Great 80s

What a way to turn 28! Jessica Alba brought in a new year Sunday with an ’80s theme party, complete with tunes from Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna, and games of Connect Four and Chinese Checkers. Read More…

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The Early Show celebrates the 80′s

Posted on April 27, 2009 by The Great 80s

Big hair, power ballads, mascara and tight leather pants are back — sort of. The 1980s returned on Monday in all their glory, as the stars of the new Broadway hit, “Rock of Ages,” appeared on The Early Show with … Continue reading →

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Together since the 80s, The Indigo Girls have staying power

Posted on April 25, 2009 by The Great 80s

The new album “Poseidon and the Bitter Bug” is a back-to-basics project for the Indigo Girls.  After making eight studio albums for Epic Records and one for Hollywood Records, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray issued “Poseidon” on their own IG … Continue reading →

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Lionsgate puts out a new 80s Movie Collection

Posted on April 19, 2009 by The Great 80s

The Best Movies You Totally Forgot About The Lost Collection   Lionsgate presents The Lost Collection eight fun theatrical films from the 1980s featuring the “best films you totally forgot about” that include Irreconcilable Differences, My Best Friend is a Vampire, … Continue reading →

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10 Best Teen Movies of the 80’s

Posted on April 12, 2009 by The Great 80s

The Denver Entertainment Examiner comes up with their list of the 10 best teen movies of the 80s. There’s something about my increasing anxiety at such a typical Colorado spring, in the sense of complete bipolar changes in weather that makes … Continue reading →

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VH1′s 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s – The List

Posted on April 7, 2009 by The Great 80s

We mentioned in a previous post that VH1 was going to have a 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the ’80s series.  Well it was shown last week and we now have the complete list for you.  There are a lot … Continue reading →

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Taylor Dayne to appear on TV Land’s High School Reunion

Posted on April 4, 2009 by The Great 80s

Taylor Dayne will sing her 80s hit “Tell it to my Heart” on the April 8th season finale of High School Reunion. From the Press Release put out by TV Land: In the season finale, as the reunion comes to … Continue reading →

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