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The Hit Squad – a Pixellated Comedy

Posted on May 18, 2012 Categories Videos

I have something super cool for you today! Filmmaker Chris Blundell is making an animated comedy about a washed up 80′s band trying to get one more hit. The movie uses pixel art as the basis of everything in the movie, it will be the first movie in the world to do this.

One of the many things I love about the ‘Net is that indie film makers like Chris are able to get their rad, rad, rad projects funded with the help of every day film lovers like you and me! By going to this link you can contribute to the film and get cool things in return – like a part in the film! Check out the video below to see how cool the film looks – this is going to be awesome when it comes out!

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80s Music – More Divas!

Posted on March 16, 2012 Categories Videos

It’s the final day of Diva Week! To finish off, today I decided to keep it all in the family (clearly not my family, who are not nearly as talented as the following two ladies!)

Whitney Houston, who we so sadly lost this year, and her cousin Dionne Warwick were both seriously amazing singers and both had big hits in the 80s, though Whitney quickly outshone her more experienced cousin. Dionne had some major hits in the 60s and 70s, including I Say A Little Prayer, but in the 80s she hit #1 with this song:

 

Not to be outdone, Whitney had phenomenal success in the 80s and 90s, including with this song:

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80s Music – Springsteen / Scialfa

Posted on January 20, 2012 Categories Videos, Words

To cap off Bruce Springsteen week, here is a video I found documenting the love story between Bruce and his wife, Patti Scialfa.

For those who don’t know, back in 1984 Patti was hired as a backup singer on Bruce’s tour. Not long after, Bruce married a pretty young actress named Julianne Phillips and they were together until 1988. Somewhere during this time, Bruce and Patti fell in love. They moved in together almost immediately after Bruce separated from Julianne, which caused a lot of controversy, but if you watch the video below you can see the amazing chemistry they have together, and still have to this day. They are a couple who I hope last forever!

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80s Music – John Mellencamp

Posted on January 13, 2012 Categories Videos

John Mellencamp week has been awesome! I’m still hanging to watch the Mellencamp documentary, so if you’ve seen it, please comment or hit me up on the Facebook page to let me know what you thought!

To finish off the week, considering one of the themes of the documentary is small-town America, I thought it would be wrong to not post one more of JM’s big hits, Small Town. Enjoy and have a bitchin’ weekend!

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80s Music – Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Posted on December 23, 2011 Categories Videos

Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP) are actually a 70s band, but as I explained on Wednesday, in the lead up to the launch of the 80s Time Machine, I’ll be posting all about celebs who appear in the first couple of issues. How do ELP fit in? You’ll have to subscribe to find out!

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ELP were a majorly successful progressive rock group, who were so good that, before he died, Hendrix wanted to join them. They were especially famous for their live shows, which were generally quite the spectacle. This is probably their most famous song, From the Beginning. Enjoy, and see you next week!

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80s Top 5… Women of the Decade

Posted on December 9, 2011 Categories Words

To finish off a week full of fabulous 80s gals, here is my countdown of the top 5 female stars of the decade! Who would make your list??

5. Michelle Pfeiffer

I’m generally not super shallow, but Michelle makes it on to the list basically on looks alone. There have been few women as stunning in the history of history, I think. Also, she starred in Grease 2, one of my all time fave movies.

 

4. Cindy Crawford

Of all the 80s supermodels, and there were a handful of ridiculously famous and successful ones, I think Cindy Crawford was at the top. She had a look that was typically unattainable, but also very healthy (modern models take note), and she ruled the industry. Modelling has never been quite so glamorous since!

 

3. Molly Ringwald

Alright. You knew my dearest Molly would make the list somewhere. 80s teen queen, screen queen, fashion queen and all around queen of my childhood!

 

2. Whitney Houston

Aha, I bet you thought Madonna was going to make the list! While she probably deserves to, she makes so many lists that I wanted to give someone else a chance. And who else but Whitney could dethrone her? Though Madonna made more of a lasting cultural impact, there’s no denying that Whitney had a voice that could run rings around Mads. Think songs like Saving All My Love For You, How Will I Know, Didn’t We Almost Have It All – pop classics that will surely stand the test of time.

 

1. Sigourney Weaver

I know there were more obvious choices, but here is my reasoning for choosing Sigourney. In 1979 she starred in the sci-fi movie Alien, and revisited the character of Ripley in the 1986 sequel. As Ripley, Sigourney represented a new era for females in society – strong, independent, and able to kick some serious alien butt (if the need ever arose!). She was able to be the star, not the sidekick or the love interest, and she carried those very bleak, violent, scary movies like no one’s business. Sigourney brought those of us who were young in the 80s a real, strong role model we could look up to. And that is why she gets the #1 spot!

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