If we took a holiday…..
80sTW is taking a break for Christmas but fear not, we’ll be back in the New Year! Enjoy the holiday season and see you in 1980-35….
In the meantime, the ’80s Digest on Flipboard can be found here.
80sTW is taking a break for Christmas but fear not, we’ll be back in the New Year! Enjoy the holiday season and see you in 1980-35….
In the meantime, the ’80s Digest on Flipboard can be found here.
A friend of mine has just turned 42, as in the Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything – and this bunch: According to one band biography, it’s at this point in their career that the rot set in and 2 band members quit…
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last celluloid effort A Most Wanted Man wasn’t the posthumous masterpiece I hoped it would be, sadly. However, on the soundtrack was Claudia Brücken’s version of Bowie’s “Everyone Says Hi” and it’s pretty good in my humble opinion. But judge for yourself:…
Pink Floyd’s solo discography isn’t exactly chock full of success now, is it? For every Amused To Death there’s a Radio KAOS and the success of Broken China is offset by the dismal Identity by Zee. So, as I trawled through the veritable 17-CD smorgasbord…
80sTW was saddened to hear of the death of Alvin Stardust on Thursday 23rd after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. Aged 73, he was on the verge of releasing his first album in 30 years. I’m a bit too young to remember his ’70s…
…it’s been a while, really, hasn’t it? Apologies, apologies. I promise to do a bit more in future. So do stay tuned. It’ll be fun.
….in which we showcase a 12” mix that goes on for much longer than the 7”. Now then, “The Race” by Yello (from their album Flag) did alright for itself in 1988. The video was nothing to write home about, but the 7” clocked in…
Is he really saying “f***ing kids” nine seconds in?!
British youth culture at its finest
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Searching for divinity in records from '78-'85 or so…
A Division Of Uncle E's Musical Nightmares
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