Archive for the '80s Music' Category

Lady Gaga to team up with Boy George

The ‘Poker Face’ singer Lady Gaga will perform with the ‘Karma Chameleon’ singer Boy George – who is her teenage idol – on stage at London’s O2 Arena in February. A source said: “Gaga has always been a fan and now he’s got his life back on track it’s the perfect opportunity to do something [...]

Genesis inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and The Stooges as its 2010 artist inductees. Also being inducted this year as individual recipients of the Ahmet Ertegun Award will be David Geffen and songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Elle Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort [...]

’80s band Platinum Blonde to be honoured

Platinum Blonde will be inducted into the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame next March. The Toronto trio, which started out in 1982, is known for hits such as Not in Love, Standing in the Dark and It Doesn’t Really Matter. Led by vocalist Mark Holmes, the band also included drummer Chris Steffler [...]

Michael Jackson’s White Moonwalk Glove Sells For $350,000

The rhinestone-studded white glove Michael Jackson wore when he first performed his trademark moonwalk dance in the early 80s was sold on Saturday (November 21) for a staggering $350,000. According to the Associated Press, the winner bidder was a Hong Kong man named Hoffman Ma, who has pledged to pay $420,000 for the famous glove, [...]

80′s hair band singer arrested for back child support

Bulletboys lead singer, Marq Torien, 48, was arrested Friday the 13th in Pasco County, Florida for ‘non support of child or spouse’ it was reported by the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. The Bulletboys, who rose to fame for 5 minutes in the late 80′s on the strength of the hit “Smooth Up In Ya,” are currently [...]

Spoof rockers Steel Panther are as surprised as anyone that their CD, Feel the Steel, is a hit

Steel Panther’s Michael Starr is dealing with his first dose of fame. “I’m at the doctor getting some penicillin,” claims the newly minted hair-metal hero with a laugh, down the line from Burbank, Calif. “Dude, I am not kidding! I don’t know what the (blank) is going on, but I got something going on down [...]

SHOWTIME’s Bon Jovi Documentary Explores the Band’s Journey through 25 Years..

Showtime’s Bon Jovi Documentary is premiering this Saturday.  Below is the trailer from Showtime’s website: Visit Showtime for more info

Now your favorite 80′s music can soothe your child with 80′s Lullabies

 Want your baby to grow up on the same music you did?  Now its possible, with the “My Baby Loves” series.  The “My Baby Loves” albums take your favorite songs from the 80s and turn them into baby lullabies.  I was sceptical at first at how they could take a song by rockers Bon Jovi and [...]

After three decades, A-Ha to call it quits after final tour

The Norwegian supergroup A-Ha, best know for their 1985 hit “Take on Me” has decided to disband to allow the band’s members to work on personal projects.  The band had much of their success in Europe, but they did have a huge hit in the US with their single “Take on Me’, mostly because of the [...]

Whitesnake Video Vixen Arrested for DUI

Police in California say former actress Tawny Kitaen has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. Newport Beach police Sgt. Shontel Sherwood says Kitaen was arrested at about 3 p.m. Saturday when officers suspected she had been driving her Range Rover under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Kitaen was released after posting [...]