Archive for June, 2009

Sad Picture of Michael Jackson Emerges

 

As the initial shock of Michael Jackson’s sudden death recedes, a picture of the singer’s tortured lifestyle is emerging, one populated by prescription drugs, sycophants, plastic surgery, lavish spending, and an ever-failing quest to recapture the fame of his “Thriller” days of the early 1980s.
A source who spent time traveling with the singer on and [...]

Jackson suffered a heart attack

Michael Jackson, who was with a cardiologist when he collapsed at his rented home in Los Angeles, appeared to have suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
The person, who was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity, said Jackson suffered a heart attack, which is a [...]

Huey Lewis and the News keep on delivering

Huey Lewis, the man who sings about the virtues of a “Couple Days Off,” says that it’s important to get just that every once in a while.
While they’re no longer at the 300-shows-a-year pace they were on in the ’80s, and the venues might be smaller than when they were touring behind hits such as [...]

Time for the 80’s: Jason Vorhees style!

As a die-hard horror fan, I feel I have the right to say that Friday the 13th has never been a particularly intellectual series.  It is has never made chronological sense, nor tried to explain how Jason mysteriously transformed from a drowning 10-year-old boy into a hulking, deformed indestructible killer. But that’s okay. Audiences (for [...]

For the 80s Geek in all of us: The Atari Wallet

Remember pouring tons of money into the Pac Man machine back in the 80s?  Now you can put your money into Pac Man all over again.  Nilesz.com is selling wallets made out of recycled Atari 2600 video game cartridges.
The description from their website:
“Wallets are repurposed from 100% original Atari 2600 games, selected for their high quality [...]

Bret Michaels gets “head banged” at the Tony Awards

Bret Michaels performed at the Tony Awards, but ended up injured.
 Michaels’ spokeswoman says the rock singer had X-rays taken after getting clocked in the head by a descending set piece at the ceremony Sunday at Radio City Music Hall.
Publicist Joann Mignano says Michaels, who performed “Nothin’ But A Good Time” with his 1980s hair-metal band [...]

The Hottest ’80s Video Vixens

 
Ah, the good ol’ days. MTV played videos, and those videos featured real people.
Better yet, most of those real people were hot-looking women who really had no business being in a video. Except for the fact that they were hot.
In all honesty, some weren’t that hot.
Still, it was an ’80s hallmark: the video vixen who [...]

Jonah Hill is writing a movie remake of 80’s TV Show “21 Jump Street”

MTV News caught up with Johah Hill at the MTV Movie awards and asked him about his upcoming 21 Jump Street project.  Apparently the “Superbad” star was concerned about what fans thought about his remake…
 

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