80s/90s Alt-Rockers Buffalo Tom Making a New Album
While Buffalo Tom had its biggest successes in the 1990s, the band was born at the University of Massachusetts in the 1980s. The group — Chris Colbourn (bass/vocals), Tom Maginnis (drums), and Bill Janovitz (guitar/vocals) — reached its commercial peak in the 90s with Let Me Come Over, followed by Big Red Letter Day, and Sleepy Eyed. After 1998’s Smitten the group mostly stopped being an active band, though it never...
What Your Kids Are Up To: Pokemon Go
Growing up in the 80s meant keeping up with a ton of fads, styles and the latest trends. However, things have gotten even crazier as the years went on. You’ve now got kids of your own and they have their own trends, including the very popular, Pokemon Go. Pokemon Go is the latest mobile game that is taking the country by storm. Some may remember when the first part of the Pokemon craze began in the late 90s. It was a trading...
Shannen Doherty Taking Part in Heathers TV Show
Heathers may have come toward the end of the decade in 1988, but the film created perfect characters that screamed 1980s while also being timeless. Shannen Doherty, of course, played Heather Duke — the female leads– in the original movie and now she has taken to Instagram to tout her involvement in the upcoming reboot series on TV Land. What roll will Shannen Doherty play? The actress won’t be reprising her classic...
The Breakfast Club’s Judd Nelson Has Been Busy
After his 1980s Breakfast Club/St. Elmo’s Fire heyday Judd Nelson saw his career momentum falter. He never stopped working, but aside from a three-year run in the forgettable Brooke Shields sitcom Suddenly Susan his work was mostly one-off appearances on shows. Now, Nelson has a bit of a comeback on his hands. He’s not a movie star anymore, but he has thrown off the curse of being recognizable and perhaps typecast from his...
New Fashion Exhibit Remembers Princess Diana
In the 80s there were few fashion icons who stood out like Princess Diana. While her life turned out to not be the fairy tale many thought it was, she was to many the people’s princess. Though she never ascended to the throne (and eventually divorced Prince Charles) she was for some a the embodiment of the Disney Princesses — a real person who style of dress was admired and revered. Now, The Guardian reports that an...
Howard Jones Joins The 80s Cruise Lineup
By Steve Spears If you think playing the show lounge of the Celebrity Summit is the most unusual gig in the career of Howard Jones, then maybe you’d like to get to know him better. “I played in Gorky Park once, in Russia, the weekend of the Gorbachev-Reagan summit,” Howard told me during a 2010 interview. “That was really amazing because the audience actually knew my songs, and the band that had been on before me had been hunted by...
Bon Jovi Releasing All Its Albums on Vinyl
Bon Jovi not only has a new album, the group has plans to release a massive box set with all its records on vinyl. With over 130 million albums sold, an extensive catalog of hit anthems, and nearly 3000 concerts performed in 50 countries for over 35 million fans, Bon Jovi is one of the world’s most successful bands.I ts new album, This House Is Not For Sale, debuted at #1 in the United States, Australia and Japan and in the Top 5 in...
Fuller House Season 2 Resumes In December
When Full House aired at the end of the 1980s, it soon became everyone’s favorite show and gained a loyal fan base. Danny, recently widowed, raises his three young daughters in San Francisco. With the help of friend, Joey and the girls’ Uncle Jessy, Danny runs the show with his quirky neat freak ways. When Full House started in 1987, it had it all from leg warmers to big hair. Crazy neighbor friends like Kimmy Gibler add to the...
Jay Leno Explains Why Car Collectors Should Avoid Cars From The 80s
Well if you loved the cars from the 80s and may be thinking of adding one to a collection, Jay Leno’s got some advice for you. Don’t. Jay Leno explains why car collectors should avoid cars from the 80s. “The cars had not caught up to the regulations. The government said, ‘You must be able to do this.’ Well, they just jury-rigged whatever they had to do,” said Leno in a CNBC report. The report claims...
Jon Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” Just Turned 30
Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer” just turned 30. That’s right, we’re that old…but, like Jon Bon Jovi, we’re still going strong. Have you seen him lately in those hilarious Direct TV commercials? He’s still gorgeous after all these years. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of Bon Jovi’s biggest hits from the 80s, we’ve gathered ten fun facts about the singer that might surprise you. In 1989, while on a stop in LA...
The Cosby Show Is Returning To Cable Television
For obvious reasons Bill Cosby’s The Cosby Show disappeared from cable when the star of the show began facing rape allegations. Many fans of the show decried what Cosby may have done, but still wanted the show on the air. Bounce, an Atlanta-based network, ran reruns of The Cosby Show up until July 7th 2015 when the shows were pulled from the schedule. Several other networks stopped running the sitcom as well because Cosby is...
Punk Band Blink-182 Covers The Cure’s ‘Boys Don’t Cry’
It’s not very often you hear of a late 90s-2000 band covering one of the greatest bands of the 80s, however, it has happened. Punk rock band Blink-182 recently covered The Cure‘s “Boys Don’t Cry” during a radio appearance for France’s OÜI FM. The band sat down with OÜI FM to chat about their new music and more but the real excitement for 80s fans is the acoustic cover of The Cure’s “Boys...
New Kids on the Block, Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men Introduce ‘The Total Package’ Tour
Two of the greatest acts of the 80s will be joined by one of the biggest R&B acts of the 90s to bring one incredible tour to fruition. New Kids on the Block, Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men have all joined forces for “The Total Package Tour,” which will be in 40 cities and counting in 2017. “We’re bringing joy, love and happiness back to the world,” said NKOTB member Donnie Walhberg. The tour will begin...
80s Country Music Star Holly Dunn has Died
Holly Dunn, a well-loved country music star who had her heyday in the 80s has passed away from ovarian cancer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to multiple news sources. She was 59. The singer, who has been retired since 2003, learned she had cancer in March, the Nashville Tennessean reported. She has largely been out of the public eye since she stepped away from music in order to pursue painting. Dunn saw her song “Are You...
Luke and Laura’s 35th Wedding Anniversary
“You are cordially invited to celebrate the wedding of Lukas Lorenzo Spencer and Laura Webber Baldwin…” Thus, read the fictional invitation from ABC TV to the loyal viewers of their mega-hit soap opera, General Hospital. Can you believe that was thirty-five years ago? The date was November 16 1981—another manic Monday. Ronald Reagan was president, “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John was playing on our radios, and Terry Gilliam’s...
