Love was so much easier in the 80s.
KC and The Sunshine Band will always and forever be a favorite.
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Feb 12, 2019
Florida band sings awesome love song
Hungry Like The Wolf on a Solton Ketron Programmer 24
The Solton Ketron Programmer 24 is a 1985 sample-based synthesizer described as “The Italo Disco machine”. They used to be on eBay, but good luck finding one nowawadays for much less than $2,000. Hungry Like The Wolf is Duran Duran’s breakthrough hit, which reached #3 in the US in 1982. The above video is a […]
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Disco cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" from 1979
In 1979, jazz flautist Herbie Mann’s album Yellow Fever featured this disco cover of Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” As Lou once advised, “Pervert your sense of decorum.” (via Weird Universe)
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1979 Disco World Championship
Note the early tastes of breakdancing, here and there. The exaggerated fraternity of nations is nice, too! The event took place at the Empire Ballroom in London; the winner was Julie Brown [citation needed]. This appears to be the UK TV broadcast of the same highlights, with the original audio:
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Turn your LEGO® characters into pilots with this DIY drone kit
Who said LEGO® had to be ground bound? With The Force Flyers DIY Building Block Fly ‘n Drive Drone, you can turn LEGO® and other building-block creations into fully-functional flying machines. It’s available now in the Boing Boing Store for $39.99. This kit comes with everything you need for remote-controlled long distance flight, including a […]
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Get your e-degree in DevOps with this training bundle
When businesses need big cloud projects done right, they need experts in DevOps. For the uninitiated, that’s shorthand for the framework that allows development and operations teams to work together toward the same goal – not as independent departments with their own agendas. There’s an arsenal of software that has cropped up to help in […]
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Save over 50% on this super organized luggage that has compartments for everything
Are you super organized? You’re going to love the Genius Pack G4 and its seemingly limitless, well-placed compartments. Not that organized? You’re still going to love this piece of luggage because it’s so well thought out that it practically does the packing for you. We’ve all tried to stuff a piece of carry-on so full […]
