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'80s

Top Songs of the ’80s with ‘SUMMER’ in the Title

OldSchool80s

Some of my favorite memories growing up were created during the Summer months. As Bob Marley once sang, “Sun is shining. Weather is sweet. Make you wanna move your dancing feet.” There are certain songs that CONTINUE READING…

'80s

This Week In The 80’s: In Charge of Finding Treasure In The Dark

Eric Vardeman

This Week In The 80’s: In Charge of Finding Treasure In The Dark It’s May of 1984. I’m a couple of weeks from the end of my 8th grade year and a great summer break CONTINUE READING…

'80s

This Week In The 80’s: I’ve Got A Pocketful of Quarters…And Slugs

Eric Vardeman

This Week In The 80’s: I’ve Got A Pocketful of Quarters…And Slugs March of ’82. I had just turned twelve and I’m in the sixth grade. I was just starting to discover Top 40 music CONTINUE READING…

'80s

This Week In The 80’s: And I Know, Baby, Just How You Feel…

Eric Vardeman

This Week In The 80’s: And I Know, Baby, Just How You Feel… It’s the first of March, 1984. I’m in eighth grade and about a week out from turning fourteen. Looking at the chart CONTINUE READING…

Features

TRN Talk: Eddie Van Halen Tribute

Eric Vardeman

The latest episode of TRN Talk celebrates musical legacy of Eddie Van Halen who recently passed away at 65. Eric (@Eric_Vardeman) who writes the weekly Way Back Wednesday column on the TRN website and is CONTINUE READING…

Features

#MustSee: 10 Can’t Miss Music Documentaries

Eric Vardeman

I love live music. Small venue, big venue. Iconic bands or just local bands playing good music. One thing this stupid pandemic has stolen from all of us is the abilities to see bands live. CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Valentines Mix Tape: Hair Band Edition

Eric Vardeman

I had to make a choice for this playlist. With hair bands, you can go two different directions: sexy and suggestive or love and romance. I opted for the latter. It ballooned to 16 songs CONTINUE READING…

Columns

Recurrent Events: Bill Murray Returning for ‘Ghostbusters 2020’, ‘Rocketeer’ Animated Series, Timex T-80 Watch Returns

Jason Gross

TRN Podcast returns this week with a Time Machine topic ripped from the headlines! In last week’s Recurrent Events, we told you that McDonald is Celebrating 40 Years Of Happy Meals with Throwback Toys. So, CONTINUE READING…

Features

Thursday Threesome #2: Kenny Loggins, Van Halen, and The Doobie Brothers

Eric Vardeman

We’re back again for the second installment of Thursday Threesome where we present three songs that are seemingly unrelated, let you watch/listen to the videos THEN reveal how they’re related. Ready? Let’s go!   #1 Kenny CONTINUE READING…

'90s

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