Get Lost In The ‘U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017’
Live Nation revealed U2 will return to select stadiums this year with U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the iconic album. The band will perform The Joshua Tree in its entirety in each show. They band will also be accompanied by special guests including Mumford & Sons, OneRepublic and The Lumineers in North America and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in Europe. U2: The Joshua Tree...
Preview Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds’ ‘Bright Lights’ Documentary
The passing of Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds is still a fresh wound for many. However, HBO is hoping to bring their “Bright Lights” to fans in one last documentary featuring the pair. A preview of the “Bright Lights” documentary was release by HBO and shows the hilarious nature of both Reynolds and Fisher. Fisher is trying to get her mother to get rid of an old flip phone, meanwhile, Reynolds...
Blade Runner 2049 Is The Second Highest Anticipated Film of 2017
An 80s classic with a new spin will hit theaters in 2017 and it just so happens to be the second highest anticipated film of the year. Blade Runner 2049 is a sequel to the 80s film featuring Harrison Ford and yes, Ford will be in the latest version. “Rotten Tomatoes, the leading online aggregator of professional movie and TV reviews, surveyed hundreds of Tomatometer-approved critics across the country this past December to...
James Corden Honors George Michael With Carpool Karaoke Footage
The Late Late Show host, James Corden was overcome with emotion as honors George Michael in a special tribute. Corden said he went back to the UK for the holidays and heard the horrible news of Michael’s death. He added that whenever he felt alone, listening to Michael’s music was like the singer extending his hand and telling you that you weren’t. Corden’s Carpool Karaoke is one of the most popular skits on TV...
A Deeper Look at The Passing of Carrie Fisher
Yet another of our beloved pop icons has died way before her time, as 2016 finally comes to its melancholy end. Carrie Fisher, best known as Star Wars‘ Princess Leia, has died after suffering a heart attack. She was 60. According to People Magazine, the family’s spokesman released a statement on behalf of Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd: “It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher...
Heart Attack Takes Carrie Fisher, 60
Carrie Fisher, who rose to fame as Star Wars‘ Princess Leia Organa, has died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 60. The actress and writer had been taken off a plane from London to Los Angeles on Friday, Dec. 23, when she went into cardiac arrest. Paramedics removed her from the flight and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was initially said to be in stable condition. She passed away December 27 and her family...
’90s Star Sarah Michelle Gellar Confuses Boy George and George Michael
There is no debating the fact that both Boy George and George Michael have made most of their top musical accomplishments in the ’80s. They are each icons in their own respect, however, while honoring George Michael after his death, ’90s star Sarah Michelle Gellar confused Boy George and George Michael. Oops. (Sarah Michelle Gellar Confuses Boy George and George Michael More Below) “According to Us Weekly, Gellar...
George Michael, 80s Icon, Wham! Member, has died
George Michael, a singer who rose to fame in the 1980s as part of the group Wham!, has died. In a statement, the star’s publicist said: “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period.” An 80s icon The 53-year-old became a big star with his band-mate Andrew John Ridgeley as Wham! partly due to catchy songs and partly due to having...
80s Fashion Is The Fad Of 2017
80s fashion always has a way of repeating itself. And more so than that, many looks stay continuously current no matter the year. A party thrown by Marc Jacobs specifically themed “Chic 80s” speaks to the vision of this coming year in fashion. “Apparently, in 2017 we’ll all be wearing 1980s-inspired clothing, at least according to two of the latest analytical forecasts of next year’s trends,” Jacobs said to W Magazine....
Harrison Ford Returns For ‘Blade Runner 2049’ In This Trailer
The 1982 classic film Blade Runner is getting an update with Blade Runner 2049, set 30 years after the first film. Now, fans of the old film can take a look at the all new Blade Runner 2049 trailer. Harrison Ford will be reprising his role alongside the new main character played by Ryan Gosling. The spacey feel of the 1982 film can definitely be felt through this trailer with some familiar images. In the beginning you can hear Ford...
‘Despicable Me 3’ Gets An ’80s Inspired Villain
It looks like Despicable Me 3 is going to have 80s fans moon-walking on water with an all new 80s-inspired villain. The trailer for the film introduces Balthazar Bratt, a shoulder pad wearing, bad-to-the-bone villain. “Bratt is a former ’80s child star whose show got canceled after he hit puberty. Now he plans on executing a full-fledged world domination,” according to Variety. The new baddie is seen moon-walking on water...
Is Christmas Vacation The Best Holiday Movie Ever?
Of all the holiday movies ever made, it takes an 80s classic to be named the best of all time. According to Huffington Post writer Claire Fallon Christmas Vacation (1989) stands as the best holiday movie of all time. Fallon makes her case and notes that many so-called Christmas movies are not even really about the holiday itself. Christmas Vacation, on the other hand, could not be more pointedly about the highs and lows of the holiday...
“Growing Pains” Dad, Alan Thicke, Passes Away at 69
Sadly, Alan Thicke, another beloved actor from the 80s has died as 2016 comes to a close. According to TMZ, the sixty-nine-year-old actor suffered a massive heart attack while playing hockey—one of his passions—with his son, Carter. He was taken to Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center around noon, where he was pronounced dead. The Canadian born actor was perhaps most famous for portraying Jason Seaver, the psychiatrist dad on...
Meat Loaf Tells Oprah Where He Is Now
Meat Loaf has had a shockingly long career. A performer who easily could have disappeared after Bat Out of Hell faded from memory, he has instead become an actor, released more hit albums, and has remained a popular live act. The singer, currently promoting his latest album Braver Than We Are appeared in an updated version of his Oprah: Where Are They Now? episode where he shared the story behind “Paradise by the Dashboard Light,” as...
Baywatch is Back and in Theaters May 2017
Whether you watched it or not, everyone remembers the iconic imagery of the late-80s/early-90s show, Baywatch. Filled with skin, sun and surf, the show thrived on high adrenaline situations and the people who took care of them. Baywatch was cast in a time of innocence and brought a sort of happy romanticism to the beach. People lounged under the sun, got along (for the most part) and there little deaths on the show. Considering the...
