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Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of November 11, 1983

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of November 11, 1983 Kenny and Dolly give way to Lionel Richie as he moves into the #1 spot this week with “All Night Long (All Night)”. He’ll

Saved by the Bell: Where did Kelly and Jessie go?

Jeff Sheldon

On November 25th, a new version of “Saved by the Bell” debuts on the NBC streaming service Peacock. In this new version, California Governor Zack Morris poorly plans the state budget and is forced to

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of November 4, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of November 4, 1983 Kenny and Dolly still sit atop the charts. Big movers this week include Culture Club (up fourteen spots), John Cougar Mellencamp (up six spots),

Nena’s ’99 Luftballons’ German and English Translations

OldSchool80s

Way back in 1983, a German band released their debut album which contained a single that would eventually take the world by storm. The band Nena took its name from the nickname and stage name of their female

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of October 28, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of October 28, 1983 Bonnie Tyler finally drops from the top spot as Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton take over with “Islands In The Stream”. It’s a song

Castlevania: Season 3 Review

Pitfall Gary

Disclaimer: The events in Castlevania Season 2 directly impact Season 3. I’ll try to keep this as spoiler free as possible. Any spoilers are unintentional, but really, you’ve had six months of lock down to

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 Review

Kevin Decent

October 27 celebrates the twentieth anniversary of one of the scariest nights of my life. No, not seeing Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 in the theater. This movie is awful. Later in the evening

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of October 21, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of October 21, 1983 It’s Bonnie Tyler’s last week in the top spot. Meanwhile, Quiet Riot, Pat Benatar and Jackson & McCartney make big moves up the chart.

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of October 14, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of October 14, 1983 Big debuts on the chart this week. “Everyday People” from Joan Jett, “Everyday I Write The Book” by Elvis Costello, Pat Benatar’s “Love Is

Castlevania: Season 1 and 2 Review

Pitfall Gary

In 1986 Konami released Castlevania in Japan and the following year it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System and released in America. Castlevania introduced the world to Simon Belmont, a vampire hunter, hell bent

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of October 7, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of October 7, 1983 Bonnie Tyler still holds down the top spot this week. She’ll be there for the entire month, in fact. We have three notable debuts

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of September 30, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of September 30, 1983 This week’s big movers include Lionel Richie moving into the Top 40 with “All Night Long” as does David Bowie’s latest single “Modern Love”

William Atherton Played the Best Movie Jerk of the ’80s

OldSchool80s

There are certain actors that just have that special ability to play the “jerk” role in movies. In the ’80s, nobody did it better than William Atherton. You might not know him by name, but you should

The Hot Wheels Movie Has Found it’s Writers

The Retro Network

The still untitled Hot Wheels movie, long in production, finally has a writing team. Warner Brothers has hired the screen writing duo of Neil Widener and Gavin James to pen the script for the live-action

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of September 23, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of September 23, 1983 Billy Joel moves into the top spot with “Tell Her About It”. This weeks big movers include Stevie Nicks’ new single, “If Anyone Falls”

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of September 16, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of September 16, 1983 We’ve Michael Sembello sitting in the top spot for a second straight week. Air Supply (“Making Love Out Of Nothing At All”) and Naked