Soooo, whereÁ¢€â„¢s Lost in the Á¢€Ëœ70s/Á¢€â„¢80s/Á¢€â„¢90s been? Has that Hughes character been slacking off? Well, not quite. It may be fairly obvious from my 400+ posts about the subject, but…
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John C. Hughes began his Lost in the ’80s blog in 2005 and is now proud to be a member of the Popdose family, where he’s introduced LIT80s’s companions, the obviously named Lost in the ’70s and Lost in the ’90s, alongside the slightly more originally named Why You Should Like…
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That isn’t a dog whistle you hear — it’s that chick in the leotard over there. She’s Kate Bush, and this week, John C. Hughes is Lost in the ’80s with her.
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What’s a Xymox? Ask John C. Hughes, who’s Lost in the ’90s with the band’s “Cure-inspired danceable goth” this week.
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This week John C. Hughes has prepared a special edition of Lost in the ’80s for all you zombies. Are you ready for the top 15 new-wave songs … ever?!?
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John C. Hughes has gotten himself Lost in the ’70s again, and this time, he’s all alone with Gary Glitter. Careful, John!
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Ah, Kim Wilde…how fondly the children of the ’80s remember thee. In this week’s Lost in the ’80s, John C. Hughes flashes back on the synth-lovin’ blonde bombshell.
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Filmmaker John Hughes, who reinvented the teen film in the ’80s, has died, and our own John C. Hughes remembers what it was like to be a teen growing up with films like Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles.
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Remember Elastica? John C. Hughes does — in fact, this week, he’s completely Lost in the ’90s over them.
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We know this much is true: John C. Hughes is Lost in the ’80s again, and this time, he’s reminiscing about Spandau Ballet.
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The Andrea True Connection was always, uh, more than “More, More, More” — and John C. Hughes is here to prove it with this week’s Lost in the ’70s.
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It must have sucked to be a non-Boy George member of Culture Club.Á‚ Well, except for Jon Moss, who was actually sucking a member of Culture Club.Á‚ Okay, cheap shot.Á‚ …
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Punk legends in Los Angeles before they could legally drink, Jeff and Steve McDonald spent most of the ’80s as a cult sensation, loved as much for their pop culture…
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They were ignored by the American public and later victimized by Madonna, but this week — thanks to John C. Hughes and Lost in the ’80s — the Darling Buds finally get their due.
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I realize I’ve sort of hit upon a theme lately when it comes to LIT70s, but I don’t think it’s fair to limit just the Beach Boys to the Disco…
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The most rock-radio acceptable of the new-wave acts (with the possible exception of the Cars and the Police), the Fixx were always unfairly slammed as a producer’s band, the mere…
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In 1988, Leslie Phillips turned her back on a successful career as a Christian Contemporary artist, changed her performing moniker to “Sam,” and recorded her first mainstream pop album, The…
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John C. Hughes is still Lost in the ’80s — but with classic tracks like Big Country’s “Look Away” on the stereo, who can complain?
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This week’s edition of Lost in the ’70s finds John C. Hughes uttering that most heartfelt of mantras for the true rock fan: “Fuck Mike Love.”
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In 1984, famed disco producer Giorgio Moroder got it into his head that Fritz Lang’s silent 1927 masterpiece Metropolis needed to be restored with colored tint, a new edit, and…
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John C. Hughes is Lost in the ’90s again — and this week, he’s listening to a track from the dearly departed Sundays.
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It never hurt to have a visual hook to get on MTV in the ’80s.Á‚ From Bananrama and Dexys Midnight Runners’ hobo-chic, to Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran’s new romantic…
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The recent release of a cleaned up and remastered Ultravox greatest hits compilation (including a bonus DVD with all the Midge Ure-era videos) got me thinking about how much I…
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What happens when you take two Monkees out of the zoo? Why, 1970’s Micky Dolenz/Davy Jones opus Changes, of course.
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There are certain acts and albums I absolutely adored in my younger days in the ’80s that I don’t quite care for now. One of these groups is the Thompson…
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Here’s an example of a great song that couldn’t be confined to a B-side. Wide Boy Awake was Adam & the Ants bassist Kevin Mooney’s first project after splitting from…
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Yes, we’ve just gone and declared this week Kon Kan Week here at Popdose.Á‚ Seeing as the duo nicked their name from the Canadian Content requirement for broadcast media up…
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I bought and fell in love with Blondie’s Parallel Lines album when I was around ten years old, and always wondered who the mysterious “Lee” was who was credited for…
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We’ve talked about Peter Godwin’s great lost art-rock combo, Metro, in a Lost in the ’70s post in the not-too-distant past, but most people who have a passing knowledge of…
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No, no, dear reader, I didn’t lose track while writing at 11pm once again and accidentally throw up a Lost in the ’80s post.Á‚ By 1990, Adam Ant was pretty…
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When Siobahn Fahey left Bananarama in 1988, most people probably never expected to hear from her again.Á‚ For Fahey to return to music with a goth look fronting a Siouxsie…
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