Tonight NYC is not going to know what hit it when the world famous Hiro Ballroom hosts a retomania party for the ages. From the advertisement on LivingSocial‘s page, “Spin round (right round) like a record for one last time at this turning-Japanese-inspired space—with its paper lanterns and state-of-the-art sound, video, and lighting—which will be our love shack for the evening. As we bust a move on the dance floor, celebrate good times with ’80s-themed drink specials, a costume contest with prizes (we’ll provide the neon sunglasses, but it’s BYO raspberry beret)—and, of course, the best dance tunes this side of Planet Rock.”

We here at 80swerethebest.com could not pass this opportunity up for a side ponytail-ripped jeans-slap bracelet extravaganza, so you can definitely find us there partying like its, well, 1980!  So get out your legwarmers, put on your sunglasses tonight, and don’t forget your Transformers lunchbox tonight for this throwdown!

We at 80swerethebest.com just caught wind of some major developments for the 2012 Super Bowl. It is rumored that Ferris Bueller will be in a commercial during the game, either as a Honda car opener or potentially a sequel. We are very excited at the prospect of a part II to this timeless classic. More information to follow in the coming days, but here is a glimpse of the commercial so far, very ambiguous indeed…

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…