“My Sharona” is the debut single by The Knack, released in 1979 from their album Get the Knack. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart where it remained for six weeks and was #1 on Billboard’s Top Pop Singles of 1979 year-end chart. It was certified gold (one million units sold) by  [ Read More ]

TRIVIA ANSWER: Most people love The Clash’ cover of “I Fought the Law” but might have missed the Clash-centric movie it came from! THE WIKI: Rude Boy is a 1980 British film directed by Jack Hazan and David Mingay and filmed in 1978 and early 1979. The film, part fiction, part rockumentary, tells the story  [ Read More ]

In honor of the 2011 reboot, we bring you the trailer for the 1982 movie that cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stardom: THE WIKI: Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 action-adventure fantasy film by director John Milius and is recognized as the acting breakthrough of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had previously been a famous bodybuilder. The film is  [ Read More ]

Your friends at Soundwaves bring you the iconic classic video game PAC MAN!  Enjoy! THE WIKI: Pac-Man ( Pakkuman) is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980.Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is  [ Read More ]

“Flash!  Ah-Ahhh!” Flash Gordon is a 1980 science fiction film, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The film was directed by Mike Hodges and produced and presented by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, and  [ Read More ]

Motown…soul classics…Gershwin…the Muppets? Timed to coincide with the forthcoming film reboot The Muppets, comes Muppets: The Green Album that has alt-rock artists covering songs from The Muppet Show and the previous Muppet movies.  Check out OK Go’s version of the “Muppet Show Theme Song,”  Weezer (with Hayley Williams) covering “Rainbow Connection” and The Fray rockin’ “Mahna  [ Read More ]

  If you missed 80s icon Huey Lewis’ amazing appearance with Umphrey’s McGee at the Summercamp music festival, you’ll definitely want to check out this behind-the-scenes look at how this very rare gig came together. Jeff Waful + 1 is part of the Relix TV series. Relix – Video – Relix TV – Jeff Waful  [ Read More ]

  “Magic” is a song by The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City, released in 1984. It was released as a single and reached No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.   The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert  [ Read More ]

Purple Rain is a 1984 musical film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. Prince makes his film debut in this movie, which was developed to showcase his particular talents. The film grossed over $80 million at the box office and became a cult classic.  A sequel, Graffiti Bridge, was released  [ Read More ]

Streets of Fire is a 1984 film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. It was described in previews, trailers, and posters as “A Rock & Roll Fable.” It is an unusual mix of musical, action, drama, and comedy with elements both of retro-1950s and 1980s. The film stars Michael Paré  [ Read More ]