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1980s Archives: 02/2026

Bill Paxton - Actor - 2013

The movie Bill Paxton always remembered as “the first really great role I had”

A cult classic.

Aimee Ferrier
Feb 25, 2026
Robert Downey JNR - Actor - 2016

The performance so bad it shattered Robert Downey Jr’s confidence: “They hated me”

Not his finest work.

Aimee Ferrier
Feb 17, 2026
Music - General - Generic - Drinking - 2025

The only artist to achieve two of the 10 best-selling songs of the 1980s

Major wins.

Kelly Murphy
Feb 16, 2026
Did Margaret Thatcher “curse” a rock band?

Did Margaret Thatcher “curse” a rock band?

A kiss of death.

Tom Phelan
Feb 9, 2026

‘Aural Sculpture Manifesto’: The Stranglers’ bizarre deep cut about the evils of technology

A satirical spoken-word piece with plenty of modern day relevance.

Andrew Clayman
Feb 8, 2026
The Rock Me Amadeus music video was better than the Oscar winning movie Amadeus

Falco ranked his ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ music video above the Oscar-winning movie ‘Amadeus’

The Austrian pop star said Milos Forman must be “jealous.”

Andrew Clayman
Feb 8, 2026
Danny Kortchmar - Don Henley - Split

Danny Kortchmar: Don Henley’s lesser-known musical collaborator

He was a writer and producer on Henley’s biggest solo albums.

Andrew Clayman
Feb 6, 2026
What song held the number one spot for the longest in 1989?

The only single in the 1980s that sold over 20 million copies

An ’80s staple.

Lauren Hunter
Feb 1, 2026
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