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Archive for January, 2008


The Commodore 64

‘The’ Computer of the 80′s was the Commodore 64 – the best thing since sliced bread. Released in August 1982, the C64 took the world by storm, and is even popular today amongst the cultist computer nerds. Yeah it looks ugly, but this 8 bit (yes that’s right) computer was capable of so many things. [...]

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Fluro or BUST

Have you walked past SUPRE lately?? It is like a flash back to the 80s. All the same FLURO colours screaming out the door at you. They have even re-hashed the plastic jewellery. If I’d had a crystal ball when I was a perky teenager/young 20 something I’d have been SO IN now, it would [...]

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Martha Davis (The Motels), POET

Take the L out of LOVER and it’s OVER (1982 – “Take the L” /made it to number 21 in AU) Classic, poetic, timeless, and to us teenage girls in the 80s, ever so POIGNANT. She was right up there giving us the words of the era. What else gave you inspiration?? Turning Japanese – [...]

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It’s all in the Hair Attitude

The 80s, the last bastion of great original hair attitude. Back in the 80s only inner city dwellers would dare to have 2 toned hair, and now every suburban Tracey and Jacinta has it. Back in the 80s the more makeup you had on your face at the one time, indicated your place in the [...]

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