Rubik's Kube, Pacman, Reagan, Gorbachev, Punk, Karate Kid, ET....
This is THE Ultimate 80s trends lens! Fashion, trends, music, movies, politics and lots of glam! :-)
80s Vid of the week!
A Trip through the 80s
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What's your favourite decade??
80s Music Links
- Upbeat 80s
- Streaming MP3 broadcast providing days of non-repeat 80s tunes from over 300 recording artists.
- In the 80s
- Large music resource with information about groups and movies of the 80s, plus a streaming audio broadcast.
- Flashback Radio
- High and low-bandwidth streaming 80s rock, pop, new wave, and dance hits. With weekly countdown shows, message boards, syndicated music news, and live requests.
- EightiesRadio.com Streaming 80s Radio Stations Directory
- A listing of 80s radio stations online including up-to-date streaming links.
- Flashback Alternatives
- Classic alternative favorites, rarities, and deep cuts from the 80s and beyond.
- Club 80s with DJ Lex
- High energy, upbeat new wave, remix and import 80s music playing 24/7.
- The Big '80s
- An 80s music stream, also with weekly top 10 list for a featured year, top 40 for every year of the decade, and song of the week picks.
- Where the 1980s Never Ended!
- Awesome80s.com - where the 1980s never ended!
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80s Music on Amazon
'80s Pop Hits
Amazon Price: $13.98 (as of 05/12/2008)
Pure 80's
Amazon Price: $9.97 (as of 05/12/2008)
More Pure 80's
Amazon Price: $9.97 (as of 05/12/2008)
The Rocky Story: The Original Soundtrack Songs From The Rocky Movies (Soundtrack Anthology)
Amazon Price: $8.97 (as of 05/12/2008)
Pure 80's Love: The #1 Hits
Amazon Price: $9.97 (as of 05/12/2008)
Pure 80's Dance
Amazon Price: $9.97 (as of 05/12/2008)
No. 1 Hits of the 80's
Amazon Price: $6.98 (as of 05/12/2008)
Rocky Balboa! For the fans...
Survivor Burning Heart
Survivor Burning Heart With Rocky IV Montage
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The A-Team!
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit.
The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces who are on the run from the military while working as soldiers of fortune. Despite being thought of as mercenaries, the A-Team almost always acted on the side of the good guys, helping the oppressed. The show ran for five seasons on the NBC television network, from January 23, 1983, to December 30, 1986 (with one additional, previously unbroadcast episode popping up on March 8, 1987), with a total of 98 episodes. It has achieved cult status through heavy US syndication and enjoyed a brief revival in the 1990s when re-runs were shown in the United Kingdom. As of 2006 the show is in syndication on Sleuth & TV Land. Also currently each season is shown in progression in a recurring cycle on the UK satellite channel UKTV Gold, with an episode shown daily. The A-Team Intro Movie!
Take the trip down memory Lane...
80s Trends
In the early 1980s, the first generation of computer graphics in arcade games produce the popular Space Invaders arcade game (technically, Space Invaders came out in 1978), followed by Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Frogger. Towards the end of the decade, home video game consoles begin to outstrip the arcade game.The Rubik's cube, Cabbage Patch Kids, "Baby on Board" signs, and Trivial Pursuit fads capture the interest of the American and British public.
Due to the rising influence of computers, nerds experience an increase in status. Popular movies such as Revenge of the Nerds boost the image of computer nerds.
The Karate Kid becomes a blockbuster hit. Ninja and martial arts mania sweeps North America due to the popularity of Kung Fu Theater and Ninja Movies. The cartoon characters Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles become very popular and widely mass-marketed. The emergence of self-styled martial arts experts gives rise to the so-called McDojo and Bullshido trends.
Aerobics are huge. The fad reaches across exercise videos, fashion, and music trends as seen in Olivia Newton John's music video (Let's Get) Physical, the 1982 movie Flashdance that inspired legwarmers as a fashion trend and the popular Jane Fonda workout videos.
Rap music begins to break into the mainstream and a string of breakdancing movies appeared Beat Street, Breakin', and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo; the must-have accessory here was the ghetto blaster or boom box. Breakdance battles showed up as an alernative to gang fights and were popular in music videos, such as Michael Jackon's Beat It.
80s Trends Links
- Rubik's Cube
- Everything about the Rubik's Cube on Wikipedia
- Dynasty
- Official Site for the Carringtons of Denver:
Shoulderpads.net - The Official A-Team Lens!
- In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit...
- George Michael and WHAM!
- Everything about George Michael and WHAM!
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And remember this great Video?!?
80s Politics
The Cold War peaks; fall of the Iron Curtain. Roughly defined as Communism versus Capitalism, or USA versus USSR (via proxy war in communist countries.) 80s Politics Links
- Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) website
- The Cold War International History Project disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist world.
80s Books on Amazon
Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America
Amazon Price: $20.44 (as of 05/12/2008)
Billboard Hot 100 Charts - The Eighties (Record Research Series) (Record Research Series)
Amazon Price: $50.37 (as of 05/12/2008)
The Eighties: 80 Years of Popular Music : Piano/Vocal/Chords (80 Years of Popular Music Series)
Amazon Price: $16.95 (as of 05/12/2008)
The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties
Amazon Price: $21.13 (as of 05/12/2008)
Mad About the Eighties: The Best of the Decade
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The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan
Amazon Price: $22.28 (as of 05/12/2008)
Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980's (Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America)
Amazon Price: $31.60 (as of 05/12/2008)
80s Fashion
1980s fashion in popular culture incorporated distinct trends from different eras, including ancient Egypt, early 20th century English royalty, Victorian era buccaneers, and punk rockers from the 1970s. The fashion look that was most indicative of the decade was the wide use of shoulder pads. Men wore power suits, as a result of the greater tendency for people to display their wealth. Brand names became increasingly important in this decade, making Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein household names. In the United States, Madonna was titled the "Material Girl" and many teenage girls looked to her for fashion statements. The popular movie Flashdance (1983) made ripped sweatshirts well-known in the general public. The television shows Dallas and Dynasty also had a similar impact. 80s Fashion books on Amazon
The 1980s (Fashion Sourcebooks)
Amazon Price: $10.95 (as of 05/12/2008)
Excess: Fashion And The Underground In The 80S
Amazon Price: $28.76 (as of 05/12/2008)
Great Fashion Designs of the Eighties Paper Dolls (Paper Doll Series)
Amazon Price: $5.95 (as of 05/12/2008)
The 80's and 90's: Power Dressing to Sportswear (20th Century Fashion)
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Antonio
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Fashion trends through the 80s
- For men, the early 1980s can be described as post-hippie, post-disco and early glam, with an obvious influence of David Bowie androgyny emerging. Beards started to disappear and tans, open collars and jewelry started to emerge as popular fashion. The up-turned collar became a signature of cool.
1980s punk fashion can be traced to the ripped jeans, torn t-shirts, scrappy haircuts and worn and torn leather jackets sported by members of the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols were dressed by Malcolm McLaren, their manager, who owned a clothes store called 'Let It Rock' in the Kings Road, Chelsea area of London, when they released Anarchy in the UK in 1976. - Pastel colors dominated fashions of the early 1980s. This shifted to more somber and muted tones in the Mid 1980s. The trend toward moody shades remained dominant for the rest of the decade, with notable exceptions. In 1987 day-glo colors became popular for beach and party wear. The mid-1980s also saw revivals of Hawaiian shirts and tie dyed shirts. Unlike the original 1960s tie dyes, 1980s fashions were usually printed fabrics designed to resemble the tie dye process, rather than homemade tie dying. Opulent shades such as royal blue became fashionable late in the decade.
- Acid-washed jeans and jean jackets had become very strong with both sexesin the Late 1980s. Acid washing is the process of chemically bleaching the denim so it would break down the fiber of material, forcing the dye to fade and thus leaving undertones of the original dye which would leave pale white streaks or spots on the material. This became associated with the heavy metal trend (called "hair metal" in later decades for the large frizzy coiffures worn by both male and female enthusiasts). Big and eccentric hair styles were popularized by film and music stars in particular amongst teenagers. The mullet existed in several different styles, all characterized by hair short on the sides and long in the back. Mullets were popular in suburban and rural areas among working class men. This contrasted with a conservative look favored by business professionals, with neatly groomed short hair for men and sleekly straight hair for women. Women's hairstyles became increasingly long in the latter part of the decade and blunt cuts dominated.
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Just to remind those who spent the 80s in the dark :-)
80s Fashion Links
- Fashion in the 1980s - Nostalgia Central
- Fashion in the 1980s on nostalgiacentral.com
80s Stuff on CafePress
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(just had to share another with you guys) :)
Alphaville - Big In Japan
Alphaville big in japan...no credits or logo's.
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Still got your Walkman?
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samanthablack01
I can still remember watching the A-Team series on our black and white television set way back in my childhood days. I loved that show! I've always been attracted to detective stories and such. This site also has some helpful information about the work of private investigators and how they track criminal groups. It's worth a visit! Posted April 25, 2008 |
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NooNoo
Great lens, very informative, thank you. Posted April 20, 2008 |
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RetroVintage
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