This Week In The 80’s: The Curious Tale of Rob and Fab
by This Week In The 80’s: The Curious Tale of Rob and Fab In February of 1989, I was in college, second semester of my freshman …
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This Week In The 80’s: A Slim Chance In Tight Pants
This Week In The 80’s: A Slim Chance In Tight Pants February, 1988. It’s my last semester of high school and I DO NOT wanna …
This Week In The 80’s: Young Love & Nuclear Bombs
This Week In The 80’s: Young Love & Nuclear Bombs February 7th, 1987. I’m a junior in high school. I drive a hot car (’71 …
This Week In The 80’s: It’s Only Love
This Week In The 80’s: It’s Only Love It’s January of 1986. I’m a sophomore in high school and about six weeks from getting my …
This Week In The 80’s: The Death of Simon Le Bon Was Greatly Exaggerated. Or Was It?
This Week In The 80’s: The Death of Simon Le Bon Was Greatly Exaggerated. Or Was It? It’s the end of January, 1985. Second semester …
This Week In The 80’s: Ground Control To Major Tom.
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) …
This Week In The 80’s: Toni Basil Sues ‘Em All!
This Week In The 80’s: Toni Basil Sues ‘Em All! It’s 1983. It’s 1983. Men At Work supplant Daryl Hall & John Oates’ “Maneater” in …
This Week In The 80’s: Olivia Newton-John Gets “Physical”.
This Week In The 80’s: Olivia Newton-John Gets “Physical”. It’s 1982. MTV had only been around for a short five months and was only available …
‘Last Christmas’ by Wham!
by When I interviewed the late Deon Estus (former Wham! bassist), I asked him about 1984’s holiday single “Last Christmas.” His response was, “Every artist has to do a …
The Beginnings of MTV
by Before MTV The earliest ancestor of the modern music video was the soundie, a black-and-white 16mm film recording of a musician performing before a live …
