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Relive the music, movies and culture of the greatest decade ever with St. Petersburg Times online editor Steve Spears. A teen during the decade, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.
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What is your damage, Hollywood? 'Heathers' returning as a TV show?!?

Aug 27, 2009
There's something addictive about the 1988 dark comedy Heathers. First, it was on the fast track to for a big screen remake -- possibly as a musical. And then suddenly Hollywood washed its hands of it, proving once again you can't believe eve...

If not for Michael Jackson, who would have ruled as King of Pop during the '80s?

Jun 29, 2009
As the world settles in for what is sure to be weeks if not months of second-guessing the life and death of Michael Jackson, here at Stuck in the '80s I find myself pondering a different question:If not for Michael Jackson, his Thriller album, th...

Top pop duos: Hall & Oates vs. the '80s

Apr 15, 2009
Hall & Oates might have had the hottest touch in the ’80s -- we could start naming all their hits and you'll be humming them all day. But there were a lot of other dude duos from that magic...

Name the best solo albums of the '80s

Apr 7, 2009
Dream of the Blue Turtles, Street Talk, Bella Donna. Chances are your '80s record collection was once filled with classic solo albums from artists like Sting, Steve Perry and Stevie Nicks. And...

Have a fave '80s flick (not from the '80s)?

Apr 3, 2009
Ever since the success of flicks like The Wedding Singer and Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, Hollywood has rekindled its hot love affair with the '80s. And so trips to the cineplex have...

Tell us your New Year's Eve story ... from 1989!

Dec 17, 2009
Get out your flux capacitor. For our next podcast, Stuck in the '80s will attempt to time travel back to 1989 and revisit the night of Dec. 31, 1989. The end of the '80s. The beginning of ... well, nothing all that good. We'll tell you how we spent the...

John Cusack's 'Hot Tub Time Machine' might be the greatest '80s movie ever

Dec 17, 2009
Is Hot Tub Time Machine the movie that Stuck in the '80s has been patiently waiting for? I wasn't sure after the first couple of trailers. But check this one out and see if you don't have second thoughts.I know John Cusack has lukewarm feelings towards...

Spandau Ballet to be first band to perform in space

Dec 16, 2009
The reformed New Romantic heartthrobs Spandau Ballet have signed on to become the first band to perform in space, according to a report in the Daily Mail.Richard Branson's new commercial spacecraft, Enterprise, will transport the musicians to just...

Rick Springfield writing tell-all memoir

Dec 16, 2009
Rick Springfield is writing an "extremely candid" memoir, according to an announcement Tuesday by a New York publisher. Touchstone Fireside announced said the book -- Late, Late at Night -- will include a detailed account of the '80s rocker's battle...

Help us pick the 12 songs of Christmas ... from the '80s of course

Dec 15, 2009
Yes, even Max Headroom had a Christmas song. Enough said.Stuck in the '80s is working on its annual Christmas podcast, which this year will feature the 12 songs of Christmas. And we'll rank them. (Cue thunderous sounds of intrigue.)That might mean a...


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