80's Were the Best!

MTV turns 30 today and what can we say… is it even about music videos anymore? All they have really is reality-based programming now. Take a look at Gawker’s take on MTV’s evolution.

Michael Jackson is apparently not only the King of Pop, but also the King of Auctions too. The famous red and black leather jacket from the “Thriller” video brought in a whopping $1.8 million. Now that’s zombie-like!

You knew we had to do it. Just like the countless other 80′s tribute websites on the web, we felt it just wouldn’t be right without atleast a post to one of the greatest WWF wrestlers of all time, and another reason we never left our TV sets back in the 80s. Macho Man Randy Savage died last week in a tragic car accident, at the young age of 58. Sure we don’t want to bore you with all the little facts, those that you could find at Wikipedia, but pay a tribute to one of our favorite wrestlers and flashiest dressers of the decade. Macho Man didn’t just ascent in the 80′s, Macho Man was the 80′s. From the clothes, style, profession, Macho Man entertained us like no other. From flying elbows, tag teams with Hogan, Warrior, and the always-beautiful Miss Elizabeth, every time Macho took the ring, we watched and were amazed. Read more…

Poor Sony… You’ve been all over the news lately and not in a good way. Well, what do you expect? A hacker attacks your PlayStation Network and gains access to over a 100 million users information. Eeek! PR Daily thinks that you should take the advice of Nelson, an 80s rock group, that coined the phrase “After the Rain.” Nelson’s #1 hit song was great publicity for them and great advice for Sony. Weather the storm…

Something that we’ve long said on this site – the 80′s were not then, but more of NOW. A recent article I read in DC completed a full study on the similarities we share now in the 2000′s and 2010′s with the 80′s. Definitely worth the read. Here are some excerpts from the full Washington Post Article :

…the 1980s are our very own Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game: Everything defining today’s politics seems connected to that decade…

…In the 1980s, children didn’t see “E.T.” just in a movie theater — we saw that anti-government parable about kids fleeing faceless, jack-booted federal agents in our Atari cassettes, Happy Meals, board games, action-figure sets and Reese’s Pieces wrappers…

…History may not have ended, but we are stuck in a loop, our Walkmen endlessly rewinding and restarting the soundtrack to a movie we’ve seen too many times. It’s time to turn it off — or at least to recognize that it’s still playing…

What are your thoughts??

Hey 80s lovers! Sorry, we’ve been MIA. Tons of stuff going on over here. I saw this article, and I just had to post it. What better way to get back on track then with an 80s obsession. Owerko explains in a NY Times article why and how he started his collection of boomboxes. His interest grew into a book, “The Boombox Project: The Machines, the Music, and the Urban Underground,” published last month by Abrams Image. “It features his lovingly detailed close-up photographs of vintage portable stereos, as well as commentary by Spike Lee, L L Cool J and members of the Beastie Boys and the Fugees about the role the devices played in New York’s street culture from the late 1970s to the mid-’80s.”

If you wanna see the hottest trends from the 80s, feel like you are burning a sweat, and listen to a great 2004 hit then look no further… Eric Prydz’s ‘Call On Me.’ Clad in the scantiest of workout attire, hot women and one random but very lucky hot man thrust to the beat. Enjoy!

This proves that all good things came from the 80s. Sleep scientist David Dinges helped found the modern science of napping in the early ’80s at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. “Short periods of sleep have been shown to improve alertness, memory, motor skills, decision making, and mood. All while cutting down on stress, carelessness, and even heart disease.” Bottomline? Get your ZZZZZs. Check out Business Week’s latest article on sleep and productivity.

Who didn’t want to be apart of The Goonies crew?! These kids set out on an exciting treasure hunt to find a missing pirate ship all the while trying to escape from the Fratelli brothers. And who couldn’t forget about Sloth? The poor mutant brother of the Fratellis that they kept locked in a dungeon of a basement when all he wanted was a friend and a Baby Ruth! Who was your favorite Goonies???