A proposal evokes memories of 1980s China, when opening up to the world set off a debate over flared pants and men with long hair, what the party called “weird attire.”
Category: Nineteen Hundred Eighties
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Fall Men’s Wear Channels the ’80s, Down to the Skinny Ties and Pleats
Billowing high-waisted trousers and asymmetrical silhouettes give this season a vintage flair.
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This St. Louis House Is a Pattern-Filled Time Portal to the ’80s
In her home, the artist Katherine Bernhardt conjures the giddy heyday of the Memphis design group.
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These Artists Know the Blessing and Curse of Warhol and Basquiat
Paige Powell and Brigid Berlin documented the world of artists who overshadowed them. With shows in New York and Paris, can these women escape their connections?
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Paul Justman, Who Shed Light on Motown’s Unsung Heroes, Dies at 74
After establishing himself as a leading music video director in the 1980s, he found acclaim with his 2002 documentary about session musicians.
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Can HBO’s ‘The Idol’ Revive 1980s Erotic Thriller Sleaze?
Over-the-top locations and characters bathed in red light recall an all but dead genre that was once a staple of late-night cable: the erotic thriller.
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The Buggles’ Song Launched MTV. After 45 Years, They’re Going on Tour.
Trevor Horn, half of the group behind “Video Killed the Radio Star” and a producer who helped engineer the sound of the ’80s, will be the opening act for Seal.
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40 Years Later, The Return of Halley’s Day-Glo Comet
With four shows of work from the ’80s traveling the globe, the artist is still seeing what he can get away with.
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Punk Producer Glen ‘Spot’ Lockett’s 10 Essential Recordings
The New York Times – Music:As the house producer for SST Records, Lockett shaped the sound of hardcore from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He died last week at 72.
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Punk Producer Glen ‘Spot’ Lockett’s 10 Essential Recordings
The New York Times – Music:As the house producer for SST Records, Lockett shaped the sound of hardcore from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He died last week at 72.
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Fred White, Drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, Dies at 67
The New York Times – Music:He provided the beats on unforgettable hits like “September,” “Let’s Groove,” “Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland.”