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I obviously quite like nostalgia. I run an 80s nostalgia website after all. I love when I get that warm, fuzzy feeling of nostalgia whenever something triggers a memory from my childhood. They say music and smells are the biggest triggers of memory. I will…

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After seeing Rocketman and writing a blog post about my Top Ten Elton John songs, I went on a bit of a musical nostalgia trip and came across a few classics that fall into a genre I don’t often think about. That genre is the…

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I saw Rocketman in the cinema this week. Wow. Very impressed. The movie is in itself a work of art, and it is a fantastic showcase for Elton John’s talent. I thought Taron Egerton was incredible. I’d happily watch the movie again right away. It…

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We’ve had some fun 80s-inspired adverts lately. The MoneySupermarket.com ones involving He-Man and Skeletor, were… interesting. The Walmart movie car ones were great. But this latest effort from Renault Brazil is superb. The Dungeons & Dragons cartoon from the 80s was awesome, and it was…

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For the last 7 years or so, I have listened to the Nerd Lunch podcast every single week. It, and its now semi-defunct sister podcast, The Atomic Geeks, have always been my favourite podcasts. And I listen to a lot of podcasts, so it shows…

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I remember when this video did the rounds about a year ago, but I only remember seeing the shorter version. I’d never seen the longer version until now. I loved it again so much that I just had to post about it here. But let…

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I saw Captain Marvel a few days ago and I just wanted to get my thoughts down on the blog while they were still fresh. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought it had tonnes of charm, was extremely well made, great characters, great time…

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I do love a good tribute band. First of all I love their clever, often amusing, names, such as Red Not Chili Peppers, Noasis, Oasish, U3, Faux Fighters, Bon Giovi, etc. But often you come across a tribute band who are not only a really…

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A pretty big ongoing online debate round about Christmas time is whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas film. For me personally, it just depends on your definition of ‘Christmas film’. If you classify ‘Christmas film’ as any film that is set at Christmas,…

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