1980s

From the fruity smells of Lip Smackers before that awkward first kiss to the school supplies that made us a little dizzy, let’s take a nostalgic whiff down memory lane.

The toys of the 80s were awesome, and so were their commercials!

Kids today don't realize we had versions of all the cool stuff they take for granted today, even if most of them were pretty awful.

Enjoy these great pictures of Prien Lake Mall as it was in the 80s

It was 31 years ago...November 12, 1984.  Where were you?  I was a sophomore at LaGrange High School, trying to make my way through geometry, biology and a few other classes that I wondered if I'd ever use later in life. But after school was reserved for friends, fun, and MTV...

Music videos were a staple of the 1980's.  Everyone tuned in to MTV or Night Flight or Friday Night Videos to make sure they didn't miss their favorite video.  There were some great ones, but there were also some really bad ones. Here is a countdown of the Top 10 most ridiculous music videos...

Ah, mix tapes.  How many hours did we spend trying to create these little replicas of our feelings?  Modern kids just don't understand the agonizing journey from though to idea to actual mix tape.  The hours of waiting by the radio, the painstaking design of the cover, the ever-so-crucial song list...

Kids today can pick up any electronic device and start to operate it, without instruction, without any help, and usually master it within a few minutes.  But what happens when the kids of today are faced with using the technology of the 1980's...

As they head into their fourth decade of making music together, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart are still going strong; with a tour, new album, box set, and autobiography on the horizon for 2012, they show no signs of slowing down. And although none of those projects are in stores yet, you can get an early glimpse at what’s in store right now — including video of a rare 1976 performance of the Heart