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Jun12

Top 5 Things that Never Should Have Existed in the 80s

Posted By Pia Sooney on Jun 12, 2009

By Ryan Zimmerman Ryan here. Back with my weekly top 5. This week’s top 5 is “Top 5 Things that Never Should Have Existed in the 80s.” 5. I Want Your Sex (sung by George Michael) Seemingly, in trying to sex up his image and forget the more delicate Wham days of “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” George Michael penned this crap-sterpiece, probably in about 4 minutes. George! You are so much better than this!...

Jun04

Top 5 Mega-Music Babes of the 80s

Posted By Pia Sooney on Jun 4, 2009

By Ryan Zimmerman Ryan here. Back again with this week’s top 5: Top 5 Mega-Music Babes of the 80s. Now, I know Madonna, Janet, etc. were all truly overflowing with babe-itude. But, as usual, I’ve tried to stick with those that peaked or had their most successful runs in the 80s. You disagree with their 80s stardom status? Well, this is my column, and I’m picking who I want. So enjoy! 5. Stacey Q “Stacey Who?,” you might...

Oct29

80s Rap Music

Posted By Pia Sooney on Oct 29, 2008

It has often been said that Jazz music is one of the few truly American art forms, born and bred in the USA. This held true until the 1980s gave birth to one of the most compelling new forms of music that few people seemed to realize was destined to take over popular culture and work its way into the fabric of everyday life. Rap music and hip hop created and codified a new language that rose up from the streets first as a cipher for...

Oct23

New Order – Music & Videos

Posted By Pia Sooney on Oct 23, 2008

New Order is the England-born rock band known for its dreamy and highly danceable electronic sounds. Founded in 1980, the band was formed after Ian Curtis’s suicide when they were all part of the band Joy Division. Twenty-eight years later, New Order’s music is still as fresh and interesting as it ever was. On November 11, 2008, Rhino Records is re-issuing a decade of New Order at their finest – the five albums released in the 80s...

Best 80s Song Poll – Results Are In with MJ on Top

Posted By Pia Sooney on Apr 11, 2008

We polled readers about their favorite 80s songs, and the results are in. Thriller takes the top spot as the standout choice. MJ was way out ahead of the cultural curve with this one, bringing zombies mainstream two decades earlier than any one else. Thriller 32% Jack & Diane 21% Tainted Love 15% 867-5309/Jenny 15% Sunglasses at Night 6% Relax 4% Safety Dance 4% Home Sweet Home 2% Isn’t it fitting that on this 25th...