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Culture Club to reunite in 2012

By on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 | No Comments

Boy George has confirmed that Culture Club will reunite in 2012, and will do so with a world wide tour. This is great news for fans of this ‘new wave’ (?) group of the 80s. Why next year? A couple of reasons – George is touring solo this year on his ‘Here and Now’ tour [...]

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Men Without Hats – Safety Dance

By on Sunday, July 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Safety Dance was one of those one hit wonders that did go quite well in the charts worldwide. Released in 1982, the song is a protest against bouncers stopping dancers pogoing to 1980s New Wave music in clubs when Disco was dying and New Wave was up and coming. If you recall, there was a [...]

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Musical Youth – Pass the Dutchie

By on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Released in 1982, this catchy tune sung by two pairs of brothers reached #1 in the UK and the single was even nominated for a grammy. The Jamaican-British band sold over 4 million copies of the single. The song was based on the Mighty Diamonds “Pass The Koutchie” (which was a song about cannabis), and [...]

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Handheld games of the 80s – Game & Watch

By on Saturday, June 27th, 2009 | No Comments

The 80′s were the decade that started the trend in what we enjoy today in handheld games – thanks to Nintendo. These very simple games took the world by storm. The size and simplicity made these very addictive to all. It was always a challenge to beat the highest score – even if it was [...]

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