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The jumpsuit was a fashion statement of the 80s

By indi on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 | No Comments

If there ever was a fashion that idolised or stood out in the 80s, then it was the jumpsuit. Originally referred to the one piece garments used by parachuters and skydivers, the one piece somehow was adopted as a common item of clothing back in the 80s. The history of them went back to as [...]

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This day in History – 1st August 1981

By indi on Sunday, August 1st, 2010 | No Comments

On this day in 1981, I think the delivery of digital media changed forever – MTV started broadcasting at 12:01am. The first music video it played was the Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star. How appropriate! Enjoy the video:

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Men Without Hats – Safety Dance

By indi 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 indi 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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Who Sang That Song Quiz

By indi on Friday, May 21st, 2010 | No Comments

From the songs listed below, see if you can pick who sang them. Yeah, you could probably google for the answers, but let’s see how well you remember the songs from the 80s.

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Spandau Ballet touring Australia in April

By indi on Monday, January 25th, 2010 | No Comments

Iconic band (weren’t they all?) Spandau Ballet have reformed and will be touring Australia in April this year – their first visit to Oz since 1985. The original line up will be there with Tony Hadley and Gary Kemp sharing the stage again so it will be a real blast from the past. Last October [...]

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Spandau Ballet Reunion Concert

By indi on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 | No Comments

Spandau Ballet played a reunion gig this week – their first in about 20 years in Dublin, Ireland. Playing in front of around 9000 fans, all reports indicated that they put together a pretty good show in the 2 hours that they were up on stage for. All the original guys were there, and the [...]

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Aussie online radio station that plays the 80s

By indi on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 | No Comments

The are plenty of 80s radio stations online, but I was surprised to find one here in Australia. It’s 77.4 FM on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Tried it out today and I love it. I enjoyed listening to the 80s music whilst playing the 80s flash games that can be found on the website [...]

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Human League Sydney Concert March 2009

By indi on Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment

Last night I saw Human League live here in Sydney. It was my first I have seen them even though I love them. All the previous occasions they have visted I have missed them for various reasons. Last week the venue and date were changed. Not sure why but the venue where it was at [...]

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Peter Gabriel Big Time

By indi on Thursday, March 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Peter Gabriel, yes the same guy who founded the band Genesis, went solo in the mid 70s. His most popular work was from his 1986 album titled ‘So’. Such songs as Big Time and Sledgehammer were iconic of the 80s. Big Time topped at #8 on the Billboard top 100. The music video had muc [...]

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