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David Bowie

Features

Media Spotlight: Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth (David Bowie & Bing Crosby)

Karen Flieger

1. Why did I choose to cover this recording?  It’s now officially Christmastime, for starters. For another, this now classic version of the song is celebrating its forty-fifth anniversary this year.  My mom told me CONTINUE READING…

Features

This Week In The 80’s: Ground Control To Major Tom.

Eric Vardeman

This Week In The 80’s: Ground Control To Major Tom. It’s 1984. Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney sat near the top of the charts (#2) at the beginning of 1983 and now they sit at CONTINUE READING…

Features

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of December 2, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of December 2, 1983 We’re in the home stretch people! Only three chart weeks left in this year-long exercise. This is Lionel Richie’s last week in the top CONTINUE READING…

Features

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of May 20th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: The Top Music of May 20th, 1983 Last weeks highlight song, “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie, knocks “Beat It” out of the top spot after a three week run. “She Blinded CONTINUE READING…

Way Back Wednesday

Way Back Wednesday: The Top Music of May 13th, 1983

Eric Vardeman

This Week In 1983: May 13th It’s the third and final week at #1 for “Beat It” and, while there are still four more singles to be released from the album Thriller (all of which CONTINUE READING…

Features

Retro Pull List for January 2020.

Kevin Decent

Welcome comic book fans and stunted adults to the column in which I read through hundreds and hundreds of pages of comic book Previews to tell you what is coming out. Every item listed within CONTINUE READING…

News

Recurrent Events – Griswolds TV Series, Die Hard Board Game, Eggo Waffle Cereal

Jason Gross

Recurrent Events is taking another week off from TRN Podcast for a very special Christmas-themed show you won’t want to miss, but that doesn’t mean we’ll be keeping all the retro pop culture news to CONTINUE READING…

Features

Insight Comics Announces David Bowie Biography from Mike Allred

Jason Gross

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