The 80s Weekly - Issue 23

Movie Trailers, Record Store Day, and Giveaways!

Jason Gross
February 19, 2023

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Note from the Editor

I'm leading off this issue with movie trailers that dropped this past week! Indiana Jones, Tetris, Transformers, Super Mario Bros. and Michael Keaton returns as BATMAN in The Flash! When I watched The Flash trailer during the Superbowl and he mouthed those two little words, memories from the Summer of 1989 came rushing back. Enjoy the content this week and be sure to check out the Giveaway Zone for another fun prize.

Stay rad, everyone! - Jason

Gnarly News

Van Halen, Stevie Nicks, Motley Crue Lead Record Store Day Roster

Van Halen, Stevie Nicks and Motley Crue were among the many artists who announced releases for Record Store Day in February 2023.

ultimateclassicrock.com

Lando Calrissian Gets A New Marvel Comic, Working For Jabba The Hutt

We saw Lando Calrissian in Jabba's Palace in Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, as well as a captured Chewbacca. But how did they get there?

bleedingcool.com

Watch never-before-seen footage of the Titanic shipwreck from the 1980s

Previously unreleased footage shows off the watershed tech used at the site's earliest expeditions.

www.popsci.com

Depeche Mode announces second North American leg to massive "Memento Mori" tour

Depeche Mode today expanded its global tour in support of forthcoming album Memento Mori with a second North American leg this fall.

www.slicingupeyeballs.com

Rediscover '80s Pop Culture

Rarely Seen Photos of a Young Whitney Houston in the Early 1980s

One of the biggest pop stars of all time, Whitney Houston has established a benchmark for superstardom that will quite simply never be eclip...

www.vintag.es

Real Genius

Over the past few years, I’ve been working my way through a list of 80’s movies that I should have seen, but somehow didn’t. Movies like Footloose, Flashdance, and The Blues Broth…

middleagedfatkids.xyz

14 Iconic 80s Perfumes We Loved as Teenagers

14 Iconic 80s Perfumes We Loved as Teenagers and Wish Would Make a Comeback - and one with a pretty WEIRD message.

wror.com

Too Shy: The Story Behind Kajagoogoo’s Definitive 80s Pop Song

Kajagoogoo’s Too Shy sold millions around the world, but as the band tell Dig!, the song’s phenomenal success threatened to overwhelm them.

www.thisisdig.com

35 Glamorous Photos of Kim Alexis in the 1980s

Born 1960 in Lockport, New York, American supermodel and actress Kim Alexis was one of the top models of the late 1970s and early to mid 198...

www.vintag.es

In Memoriam

R.I.P. De La Soul’s Trugoy The Dove

The influential rapper's death comes weeks before De La Soul's music is finally set to hit streaming services

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Tim McCarver Dies: Hall Of Fame Announcer & All-Star Catcher Was 81

Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher who made the Baseball Hall of Fame as an sometimes-controversial announcer and had a long-running syndicated interview program, died today of ...

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Collectibles

Jada Toys Hollywood Rides RoboCop & 1/24 Scale ’86 Ford Taurus

Dead or alive, you're coming with me! Show off your love for the classic RoboCop franchise with this new figure and car set from Jada! The RoboCop figure stands 2.75 inches tall...

www.toyark.com

Super7 Cliff Burton Metallica ULTIMATES! Action Figure

Super7 has just released full details for the upcoming Cliff Burton Metallica ULTIMATES! Action Figure. Clifford Lee Burton was born in Castro Valley, California on February 10,...

www.toyark.com

Hot Toys Reveals Massive 1/6 Scale Batman 1989 Batmobile

Hot Toys is taking collectors back to Gotham with a brand new and impressive set of 1/6 scale collectibles with Batman 1989.

bleedingcool.com

Funko Gold Reveals New Duff McKagan Figurines

Funko unveiled two new Duff McKagan collectibles as part of its Gold premium vinyl figure line in February 2023.

ultimateclassicrock.com

Music/Podcasts

Young Medicine

link.fixtmusic.com

Retroist Transformers Toys (1984) Podcast - Retroist

In this episode of the Retroist Podcast, I reflect on my personal experiences playing with the original Transformers toys as a kid, their origins, history, and lasting popularity.

retroist.com

Cult Film Club Episode 78: Electric Dreams (1984) | Cult Film Club

cultfilmclub.com

GIVEAWAY ZONE

Congrats to Brenda F. from Warner Robins, GA for winning last issue's Scratch & Sniff Sticker Pack Giveaway. Don't forget, you can find great nostalgic stickers and products over at EverythingSmells.com!

We have multiple giveaways to tell you about this week! First, our friends at Fun.com will have you "covered" for the last few weeks of Winter with YOUR CHOICE of either a Care Bears or a Gremlins blanket! You'll definitely feel the warmth of nostalgia with these exclusive designs (and more!) currently available on the Fun.com website. Winner gets their choice of a classic Care Bears pattern or Gremlins movie poster. Click the button or image below to enter.

REMINDER: Subscribers are not automatically entered! You must click over and use the Rafflecopter widget to earn your free entry.

Click Here to Enter the Blanket Giveaway

But wait there's more! Old Time Candy is running a contest through March 10 on Facebook for a chance to win a 4LB Decade Candy Box! I have personally ordered an '80s Decade Box and can tell you it is LOADED with retro candy! Click below and get the details on Facebook for how to enter.

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