The New York Times – Film:
The film that’s been adapted into a new musical created a memorable aesthetic with its cast and outfits. Its ideas about the nuclear family also made it a movie for its time.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Eighties
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Who’s Who in ‘Michael’: A Guide to the Characters
The New York Times – Music:
A new Michael Jackson biopic, with the star’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role, is packed with famous musical figures. These are some of them.
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A Chicago Man’s 10,000 Concerts on Tape Are Becoming Digital History
The New York Times – Music:
From the mid-1980s until just a few years ago, Aadam Jacobs recorded thousands of club shows, including an early Nirvana performance. Volunteers are adding them to an online archive.
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The Choreographer Kyle Abraham Embraces the Big Perm and Boombox Era
The New York Times – Music:
His “Cassette Vol. 1” has a 1980s mix tape soundtrack and nods to postmodern American dance vocabulary.
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Linda Dresner, Old-School Guru of Avant-Garde Fashion, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Her minimalist gallery-like store on Park Avenue was a destination for generations of moneyed New Yorkers and helped change the way clothing is sold.
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Bettina Köster, a Leading Voice in Berlin’s 1980s Avant-Garde, Dies at 66
The New York Times – Music:
She sang lead for influential all-female bands, including Malaria!, and toured in the U.S. and elsewhere with groups like the Birthday Party and New Order.
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10 Synth-Pop Songs That Bring the Drama
The New York Times – Music:
With TV soundtracks increasingly turning to nostalgic ’80s tracks, hear a playlist of essential hits and deeper cuts.
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James Tolkan, a Tough-Talking Actor in ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 94
The New York Times – Film:
Mr. Tolkan’s career spanned decades but his breakout roles came as an authority figure in two popular films of the mid-1980s.
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D. Boon’s Death Shook Punk Rock. 40 Years Later, Minutemen Look Back.
The New York Times – Music:
The influential band’s singer and guitarist died at 27, but the bassist Mike Watt and the drummer George Hurley never lost his spirit.