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🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

Prague Will Experience a Celebration of 80s Pop, Duran Duran Will Attend

Prague is set to host a celebration of 80s pop music featuring the band Duran Duran.

Feb 18 • 09:10 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

He was 75 years old. Billy Steinberg, composer of some of the biggest hits of the 80s, such as Like a Virgin and True Colors, has died

Billy Steinberg, a renowned American songwriter famous for his 80s hits, has passed away at 75 due to cancer.

Feb 17 • 15:55 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Billy Steinberg, composer of 'Like a Virgin' and 'True Colors', the anthems of Madonna and Cyndi Lauper that marked the 80s

Billy Steinberg, the Grammy-winning composer behind iconic 80s songs like 'Like a Virgin' and 'True Colors', has passed away at 75 in Los Angeles.

Feb 17 • 15:10 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

I paid £18.50 for chicken and chips in a British 80s icon's restaurant

A visit to a restaurant owned by a British 80s music icon reveals the rising trend of celebrities investing in dining establishments, highlighted by a pricey chicken and chips meal.

Feb 3 • 02:12 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Life & Tech

We were mixing the album when Ipe Ivandić and the police burst in. In the drums we borrowed from Dugme, we found Ipe's hashish

The article discusses the significant contributions of Brana Likić to the Sarajevo pop-rock scene, particularly in the 80s and 90s, highlighting his roles as a frontman and producer.

Jan 11 • 13:04 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Life & Tech

MTV is History – The Legendary 80s Music Videos are Immortal

MTV, a cultural icon of the 1980s, has ended operations as streaming services have overtaken its music channels, marking a significant decline in its influence in music and pop culture.

Jan 8 • 05:38 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Life & Tech

The song that made David Bowie a hero in Berlin during the wall and which provides the perfect ending to ‘Stranger Things’

The final episode of ‘Stranger Things’ garnered nearly 60 million views, concluding nearly a decade of one of Netflix's most successful series with an iconic 80s soundtrack featuring David Bowie's 'Heroes'.

Jan 7 • 16:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
Life & Tech

Witnesses were in a trance, remembering almost nothing. A fan reconstructed the pre-November Depeche Mode concert

A Depeche Mode fan, Filip Macháček, documents the unique pre-November concert in his recently published book, highlighting a pivotal music event from the 1980s.

Jan 5 • 05:30 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Life & Tech

How we had fun at the New Year's Eve parties of the '80s

The article reminisces about the New Year's Eve celebrations of 1985, highlighting musical choices and cultural moments from that era as we approach 2026.

Dec 31 • 14:00 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Life & Tech

The Stranger Things Party, Vecna, and the 80s Hits in Tribute to Netflix's Cult Series

The event celebrated Netflix's 'Stranger Things' with music from the 80s and thematic elements, creating an unforgettable atmosphere.

Dec 30 • 08:31 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Life & Tech

Johnson Righeira: "The future was in our songs, but no one saw it. We were not understood"

John Righeira reflects on the prescience of their 80s music, noting how songs like 'Vamos a la Playa' and 'L'estate sta finendo' anticipated scenarios that are only now becoming clear.

Mar 1 • 00:01 UTC

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