10 Underrated Queen Songs in Honor of Freddie Mercury's Birthday
Heads UP, peasants. It's the Queen of Rock's birthday today! So to celebrate what would have been Freddie Mercury's 72nd ...
Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts
Five Times The Muppet Show Creeped Me Out a Little
Jim Henson was a genius -- no doubt about that -- but sometimes his puppetry ventured into mad genius territory. He took creative chances...
A Song's Story #8: Tainted Love
Some songs seem so ingrained in the decade in which they were recorded that it may come as a surprise to discover they're actually a ...
In Praise of Mayonnaise
May 5th is best known as Cinco de Mayo, but it also happens to be National Mayonnaise Day (mayo...get it?), a "holiday" that ...
It's a Sunshine Day: When Orange Ruled Interiors
I don't know why so many homeowners in the 21st century seem to be afraid of color. Open a home magazine, and you're likely to se...
Meet Tom Gaebel, Keeping the Vintage Music Sound Alive
Although they're far and few in between these days, it's always admirable to come across a younger singer that is keeping the vin...
Heartbroken Over a Heartbreaker: RIP Tom Petty
In recent years we've lost an awful lot of notable musicians and actors -- particularly those that were at the top of their game in t...
We All Live In a Research Submarine: the USS Albacore
I'll admit it...I may have a thing for submarines. After I watched Das Boot a few months ago, I had a thought: it would be fun t...
Beauty Salon Dropout: Why I Cut and Color My Own Hair In the Year 2017
A (very purple!) 1980s hair salon. Image via Scanagogo A few months ago I made the difficult decision of emailing my hairdresser to le...
Jürgen Prochnow Should Have Been a Huge Star In the States
Hey Germany, let's make a deal. I'll trade you George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, James Franco, Matt Damon, Ryan Gosling, Joh...
The Rare Alien Toys That Could Make You Rich (If You Own One)
With Alien: Covenant ready to hit American theaters tomorrow I've been having a flashback of sorts to the first or second grade, whi...
Sharing Some Much Overdue Love for the Bobby Darin Biopic "Beyond the Sea"
Recently I was visiting the Facebook page of a Bobby Darin fan group I follow and was surprised to see some negative comments being tosse...
America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park: Action Park
If you were a kid growing up in New Jersey in the '70s, '80s, or '90s, there's a good chance you visited Action Park in V...
An Ode to A Fallen Retail Giant: Kmart
"Attention, Kmart shoppers! This is your blue light special..." Although Kmart has tried on and off through the years to res...
Hollywood Remade "CHiPs" and It's Going To Suck
Note: Damn you, buggy Blogger template! It put this entire post on the home page again without showing the title or comments section. Tim...
New On the Go Retro Tube: Collecting Vintage Cake Carriers
I posted a video earlier today on Go Retro's YouTube channel where I talk a bit about vintage metal cake carriers from the 1940s t...
10 Underrated Hall and Oates Songs
I love Daryl Hall and John Oates. Gosh, it feels refreshingly easy for me to say that today. Believe it or not, it wasn't easy bein...
When Drying Your Hair Was Groovy
As much as I wouldn't give up my ionic hair dryer and flat iron for the small-barreled curling iron I owned in the '80s, I must a...
A Look At A 1970s Arno Appliances Catalog
Arno is a Brazilian home appliance manufacturer; I believe they're still in business today. I found the following catalog scans on Fl...
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