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"title": "➤ Remembering Steve Strange: Today’s tweet from Midge Ure", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2016/02/12/%e2%9e%a4-remembering-steve-strange-todays-tweet-from-midge-ure/", "published_at": "2016-02-12T10:10:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-d5bd-73d1-a2bc-2f9705c3e603", "title": "➤ A sensational portrait of Bowie as the man who shaped our responses to an age of shattered dreams", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2016/01/15/%e2%9e%a4-a-sensational-portrait-of-bowie-as-the-man-who-shaped-our-responses-to-an-age-of-shattered-dreams/", "published_at": "2016-01-15T04:43:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-d5bd-73d1-a2bc-2f9705c7c683", "title": "➤ Come on, Davie Jones – it’s time you cheered us all up", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2016/01/14/%e2%9e%a4-come-on-davie-jones-its-time-you-cheered-us-all-up/", "published_at": "2016-01-14T17:12:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-d5bd-73d1-a2bc-2f9705dc1f38", "title": "Bowie: “He collapsed” at his last public appearance", "url": 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Wowie, it’s Bowie", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/12/09/%e2%9e%a4-whos-that-man-in-the-black-jumper-and-spectacles-wowie-its-bowie/", "published_at": "2015-12-09T18:21:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-ecf1-7135-be1f-31acf131efdc", "title": "➤ Burretti movie adds an epic and essential chapter to the Bowie story", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/26/%e2%9e%a4-burretti-movie-adds-an-epic-and-essential-chapter-to-the-bowie-story/", "published_at": "2015-11-26T22:30:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7ae338b62", "title": "➤ Spicy new survey from Derek Ridgers celebrates the wild hours between dusk and sunrise", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/20/%e2%9e%a4-spicy-new-survey-from-derek-ridgers-celebrates-the-wild-hours-between-dusk-and-sunrise/", "published_at": "2015-11-20T21:01:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7aec5de80", "title": "2015 ➤ Weird and wonderful new Bowie – his Blackstar man is set to blow our minds", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/20/2015-%e2%9e%a4-weird-and-wonderful-new-bowie-his-blackstar-man-is-set-to-blow-our-minds/", "published_at": "2015-11-20T14:23:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7af7edbc4", "title": "➤ 75 Ballet gigs later, Gary Kemp tackles serious theatre but denounces its obsession with class", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/19/%e2%9e%a4-75-ballet-gigs-later-gary-kemp-tackles-serious-theatre-but-denounces-its-obsession-with-class/", "published_at": "2015-11-19T13:16:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7aff57489", "title": "1980s ➤ The Ridgers lens lays bare the pursuit of love", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/18/1980s-%e2%9e%a4-the-ridgers-lens-lays-bare-the-pursuit-of-love/", "published_at": "2015-11-18T04:02:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7b08cd09a", "title": "➤ “Just a Friday night at a rock show,” by a survivor", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/14/%e2%9e%a4-just-a-friday-night-at-a-rock-show-by-a-survivor/", "published_at": "2015-11-14T17:31:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7b114ce3a", "title": "2015 ➤ Another three days inside the head of Shia LaBeouf", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/13/2015-%e2%9e%a4-another-three-days-inside-the-head-of-shia-labeouf/", "published_at": "2015-11-13T15:03:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7b14027f1", "title": "1982 ➤ Discovered: Lost footage of PX and Steve Strange in drag", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/12/1982-%e2%9e%a4-discovered-lost-footage-of-px-and-steve-strange-in-drag/", "published_at": "2015-11-12T20:53:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7b1efb30c", "title": "➤ Princess Julia relives the day when 1980 went Boom!", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/11/09/%e2%9e%a4-princess-julia-relives-the-day-when-1980-went-boom/", "published_at": "2015-11-09T18:49:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7b2d22b11", "title": "2015 ➤ All in one room – more Blitz Kids than you could shake a New Romantic frill at", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/09/27/2015-%e2%9e%a4-all-in-one-room-more-blitz-kids-than-you-could-shake-a-new-romantic-frill-at/", "published_at": "2015-09-27T18:01:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce5-fe32-70f8-838f-d6c7b3939aad", "title": "2015 ➤ Hot revelations from the Flexipop book party", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/09/25/2015-%e2%9e%a4-hot-revelations-from-the-flexipop-book-party/", "published_at": "2015-09-25T03:40:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-1820898a079d", "title": "2015 ➤ Brace positions! Flexipop aims to drag us all back in time", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/09/23/2015-%e2%9e%a4-brace-positions-flexipop-aims-to-drag-us-all-back-in-time/", "published_at": "2015-09-23T17:02:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208a631150", "title": "2015 ➤ Pitch now to make a video for Duran’s slinky come-back party single", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/06/25/2015-%e2%9e%a4-pitch-now-to-make-a-video-for-durans-slinky-come-back-party-single/", "published_at": "2015-06-25T17:36:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208abcd13c", "title": "Spandau 2010 ➤ Normski says Hola! to Barcelona", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/06/20/spandau-2010-%e2%9e%a4-normski-says-hola-to-barcelona/", "published_at": "2015-06-19T23:50:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208b4d7703", "title": "2015 ➤ Seven’s easy stages: from jelly parties to saviour of the rock scene", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/06/07/2015-%e2%9e%a4-sevens-easy-stages-from-jelly-parties-to-saviour-of-the-rock-scene/", "published_at": "2015-06-07T03:49:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208b93ebeb", "title": "➤ A dance sensation: Baryshnikov meets Lil Buck to music by Venetian Snares", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/03/24/%e2%9e%a4-a-dance-sensation-baryshnikov-meets-lil-buck-to-music-by-venetian-snares/", "published_at": "2015-03-24T02:54:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208c5f4ab4", "title": "A Strangely Steve farewell: the funeral video, 2015", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/03/17/a-strangely-steve-farewell-the-funeral-video-2015/", "published_at": "2015-03-17T09:50:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208d2ebc12", "title": "➤ Today’s pix from Steve Strange’s funeral", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/03/12/%e2%9e%a4-todays-pix-from-steve-stranges-funeral/", "published_at": "2015-03-12T22:19:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208db3df3d", "title": "➤ Steve Strange’s family ask fans to respect his funeral service", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/27/%e2%9e%a4-steve-stranges-family-ask-fans-to-respect-his-funeral-service/", "published_at": "2015-02-27T12:58:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208e2d6afb", "title": "2015 ➤ Blow me! Talking Heads’ David Byrne to curate Meltdown Festival", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/26/2015-%e2%9e%a4-blow-me-talking-heads-david-byrne-to-curate-meltdown-festival/", "published_at": "2015-02-26T15:59:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-15b8-72c7-8b08-18208e535e84", "title": "2015 ➤ TV doc pits Boy George versus the rest in Culture Club reunion", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/25/2015-%e2%9e%a4-tv-doc-pits-boy-george-versus-the-rest-in-culture-club-reunion/", "published_at": "2015-02-25T13:14:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c248c018f", "title": "➤ Fashionista Webb plays Sherlock to shed light on the mysteries of a smart invitation", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/22/%e2%9e%a4-fashionista-webb-plays-sherlock-to-shed-light-on-the-mysteries-of-a-smart-invitation/", "published_at": "2015-02-22T20:43:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c24f0d095", "title": "➤ Steve Strange talkative as ever in his last interview", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/21/%e2%9e%a4-steve-strange-talkative-as-ever-in-his-last-interview/", "published_at": "2015-02-21T21:56:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c25ab869b", "title": "2015 ➤ Original Blitz Kids say farewell to Steve Strange, their host, pivot, style icon, friend", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/13/2015-%e2%9e%a4-original-blitz-kids-say-farewell-to-steve-strange-their-host-pivot-style-icon-friend/", "published_at": "2015-02-13T09:33:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c26a001b0", "title": "➤ Steve Strange: deciphering the pen portraits of the man of masks", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/13/%e2%9e%a4-steve-strange-deciphering-the-pen-portraits-of-the-man-of-masks/", "published_at": "2015-02-13T09:03:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c26d5630f", "title": "➤ Steve Strange RIP: the great provocateur who led from the front and inspired a generation", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/13/%e2%9e%a4-steve-strange-rip-the-great-provocateur-who-led-from-the-front-and-inspired-a-generation/", "published_at": "2015-02-13T08:39:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c2781bfd1", "title": "➤ Return to the Blitz 2011 – London Tonight reports", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/13/%e2%9e%a4-return-to-the-blitz-2011-london-tonight-reports/", "published_at": "2015-02-13T04:15:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c2827517e", "title": "➤ Nowt so Strange as Stephen John Harrington", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/12/%e2%9e%a4-nowt-so-strange-as-stephen-john-harrington/", "published_at": "2015-02-12T22:25:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c2856ea6e", "title": "➤ Kerpow! Splat! Remix wizard Rusty unleashes all barrels on the music industry slackers", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/02/07/%e2%9e%a4-kerpow-splat-remix-wizard-rusty-unleashes-all-barrels-on-the-music-industry-slackers/", "published_at": "2015-02-07T19:23:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c28cc952c", "title": "➤ A Duranie showers praise on Spandau’s Soul Boys gig in Los Angeles", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/01/27/%e2%9e%a4-a-duranie-showers-praise-on-spandaus-soul-boys-gig-in-los-angeles/", "published_at": "2015-01-27T02:07:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-3660-715b-96f5-b45c2959b0da", "title": "2015 ➤ So no pressure then, as Spandau’s world tour kicks off", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/01/24/2015-%e2%9e%a4-so-no-pressure-then-as-spandaus-world-tour-kicks-off/", "published_at": "2015-01-24T15:49:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf016172c73", "title": "➤ Spandau fan Jan says Yes that’s me shinning up the drainpipe in 1982", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/01/11/%e2%9e%a4-spandau-fan-jan-says-yes-thats-me-shinning-up-the-drainpipe-in-1982/", "published_at": "2015-01-11T19:43:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf016bfcfe0", "title": "How James Brown revolutionised music and became the voice for Black America", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2015/01/09/how-james-brown-revolutionised-music-and-became-the-voice-for-black-america/", "published_at": "2015-01-09T01:59:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf016c17d31", "title": "1980–2014 ➤ Ten inspirational reminders from the 80s to stir today’s young to action", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/12/31/1980-2014-%e2%9e%a4-ten-inspirational-reminders-from-the-80s-to-stir-todays-young-to-action/", "published_at": "2014-12-31T23:05:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf016f2ec23", "title": "2014 ➤ Who’s Hot and Not in Popjustice annual music awards", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/12/31/2014-%e2%9e%a4-whos-hot-and-not-in-popjustice-annual-music-awards/", "published_at": "2014-12-31T21:36:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf017213634", "title": "➤ It may be winter outside but here’s a feast of girl groups who put spring in our hearts", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/12/25/%e2%9e%a4-it-may-be-winter-outside-but-heres-a-feast-of-girl-groups-who-put-spring-in-our-hearts/", "published_at": "2014-12-25T01:08:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf0179586c7", "title": "➤ Wise words for Only The Young from PJ (he’s The Daddy)", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/11/24/%e2%9e%a4-wise-words-for-only-the-young-from-pj-hes-the-daddy/", "published_at": "2014-11-24T17:00:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf0180b7b8b", "title": "1983 ➤ Video gem unearthed from the Blue Rondo vaults", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/11/18/1983-%e2%9e%a4-video-gem-unearthed-from-the-blue-rondo-vaults/", "published_at": "2014-11-18T15:27:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf018a8045b", "title": "➤ Celebrating Midge Ure: the big-hearted old poser behind Band Aid", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/11/16/celebrating-midge-ure-the-big-hearted-old-poser-behind-band-aid/", "published_at": "2014-11-16T13:41:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf018b45038", "title": "➤ How Marilyn lost a million and ended up on benefits", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/11/12/%e2%9e%a4-how-marilyn-lost-a-million-and-ended-up-on-benefits/", "published_at": "2014-11-12T05:47:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-4972-72e5-8939-5cf019611479", "title": "➤ Forsooth, Master Bowie, what art thou banging on about?", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/11/10/%e2%9e%a4-forsooth-master-bowie-what-art-thou-banging-on-about/", "published_at": "2014-11-10T12:59:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d83850cb12d1", "title": "2014 ➤ Harry Styles signs up for Band Aid 30", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/11/09/2014-%e2%9e%a4-harry-styles-signs-up-for-band-aid-30/", "published_at": "2014-11-09T22:01:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d83851bab255", "title": "➤ Is the sun setting on Westwood’s Worlds End?", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/11/04/%e2%9e%a4-is-the-sun-setting-on-westwoods-worlds-end/", "published_at": "2014-11-04T17:10:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d83852338e70", "title": "2014 ➤ Spandau Ballet’s world tour reunion updates", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/10/30/2014-%e2%9e%a4-spandau-ballets-world-tour-reunion-updates/", "published_at": "2014-10-30T00:14:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d838530c2916", "title": "➤ Catch up on New Romantic landmarks reported here at Shapers of the 80s", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/10/05/%e2%9e%a4-catch-up-on-new-romantic-landmarks-reported-here-at-shapers-of-the-80s/", "published_at": "2014-10-05T15:54:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d83854092805", "title": "➤ Soul Boys Spandau rise like a phoenix from the flames of their film premiere", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/10/02/%e2%9e%a4-soul-boys-spandau-rise-like-a-phoenix-from-the-flames-of-their-film-premiere/", "published_at": "2014-10-02T03:25:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d838541cffbf", "title": "1982 ➤ “Who?!” Peter Capaldi’s first interview (probably) as a green young stand-up", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/08/24/1982-%e2%9e%a4-who-peter-capaldis-first-interview-probably-as-a-green-young-stand-up/", "published_at": "2014-08-23T23:26:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d838543e9596", "title": "➤ After Anna’s drenching, Gaultier leads the world’s fashionistas for more ice-bucket madness", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/08/22/%e2%9e%a4-after-annas-drenching-gaultier-leads-the-worlds-fashionistas-for-more-ice-bucket-madness/", "published_at": "2014-08-22T19:47:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d838549ba1ac", "title": "1929–2014 ➤ Bacall slouched, she simmered and she gave as good as she got", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/08/13/1929-2014-%e2%9e%a4-bacall-slouched-she-simmered-and-she-gave-as-good-as-she-got/", "published_at": "2014-08-13T02:26:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d838550bd0b3", "title": "1978–87 ➤ British nightlife snapped by Ridgers as it came out of the closet", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/07/17/1978-87-%e2%9e%a4-british-nightlife-snapped-by-ridgers-as-it-came-out-of-the-closet/", "published_at": "2014-07-17T16:24:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-6214-72ed-a88f-d838553fad0c", "title": "This week: Culture Club’s first live show in 15 years", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/07/14/this-week-culture-clubs-first-live-show-in-15-years/", "published_at": "2014-07-14T14:15:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6cdecb3270", "title": "2009 till now ➤ Archive of posts at Shapersofthe80s", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/06/30/2009-till-now-%e2%9e%a4-archive-of-posts-at-shapersofthe80s/", "published_at": "2014-06-30T22:56:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6cdef31a41", "title": "2013 ➤ Bobby Womack’s last interview with Old School Robbie", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/06/28/10713/", "published_at": "2014-06-28T13:11:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6cdfdd2d79", "title": "ss2015 ➤ Yohji upstages the world with wild impudent vagabond princes", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/06/27/ss2015-%e2%9e%a4-yohji-upstages-the-world-with-wild-impudent-vagabond-princes/", "published_at": "2014-06-27T19:54:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6ce0545bf9", "title": "➤ Rik Mayall, fireball of comic energy, is dead", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/06/09/%e2%9e%a4-rik-mayall-fireball-of-comic-energy-is-dead/", "published_at": "2014-06-09T22:58:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6ce0e1c0aa", "title": "➤ Glasgow art school fire appeal launched by Edinburgh College of Art", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/05/24/%e2%9e%a4-glasgow-art-school-fire-appeal-launched-by-edinburgh-college-of-art/", "published_at": "2014-05-24T11:59:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6ce16925e5", "title": "➤ The non-Bowie tribute super-duper group Holy Holy to stage The Man Who Sold The World", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/05/23/%e2%9e%a4-the-non-bowie-tribute-super-duper-group-holy-holy-to-stage-the-man-who-sold-the-world/", "published_at": "2014-05-23T15:47:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6ce23df93a", "title": "➤ Fearsome Louise, head of fashion at St Martin’s, dies suddenly", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/05/20/%e2%9e%a4-fearsome-louise-head-of-fashion-at-st-martins-dies-suddenly/", "published_at": "2014-05-20T20:15:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6ce241e362", "title": "➤ 40 years on from Abba, Austria fields a bearded drag artist for Eurovision", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/05/09/%e2%9e%a4-40-years-on-from-abba-austria-fields-a-bearded-drag-artist-for-eurovision/", "published_at": "2014-05-09T14:08:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6ce2ec9e31", "title": "➤ Fab Abba, a far cry from the days of Ward-ahloo", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/05/08/%e2%9e%a4-fab-abba-a-far-cry-from-the-days-of-ward-ahloo/", "published_at": "2014-05-08T11:50:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-724f-72f2-92c4-cc6ce37b23be", "title": "➤ Launching tomorrow, Soho’s new radio station gives Sullivan the wag a place in its shop window", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/05/06/%e2%9e%a4-launching-tomorrow-sohos-new-radio-station-gives-sullivan-the-wag-a-place-in-its-shop-window/", "published_at": "2014-05-06T20:12:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c64f6f4759", "title": "➤ Mad man dies after skewering the American Dream and bequeathing us Alfred E Neuman", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/05/02/%e2%9e%a4-mad-man-dies-after-skewering-the-american-dream-and-bequeathing-us-alfred-e-neuman/", "published_at": "2014-05-02T20:51:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c64fcea956", "title": "➤ Martin Kemp’s new hooligan movie all a bit too Lock-Stock for us!", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/04/29/%e2%9e%a4-martin-kemps-new-hooligan-movie-all-a-bit-too-lock-stock-for-us/", "published_at": "2014-04-29T15:07:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c650523e74", "title": "➤ Another emotional gem on Spandau’s long walk to freedom", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/04/27/%e2%9e%a4-another-emotional-gem-on-spandaus-long-walk-to-freedom/", "published_at": "2014-04-27T20:54:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c650b009f2", "title": "➤ Calling fashionistas for their tales of Spandau Ballet in the New Romantic 80s", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/04/24/%e2%9e%a4-calling-fashionistas-for-their-tales-of-spandau-ballet-in-the-new-romantic-80s/", "published_at": "2014-04-24T20:03:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c65140eb0a", "title": "➤ Gaultier celebration trumps all else in London this summer", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/04/21/%e2%9e%a4-gaultier-celebration-trumps-all-else-in-london-this-summer/", "published_at": "2014-04-21T18:43:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c651d00041", "title": "1955–2014 ➤ Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of House Music, is gone", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/04/01/1955-2014-%e2%9e%a4-frankie-knuckles-the-godfather-of-house-music-is-gone/", "published_at": "2014-04-01T19:20:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c651fdc64b", "title": "2014 ➤ At last, Kemp reveals Spandau to tour UK and US in the fall – and tomorrow The World!", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/03/17/2014-%e2%9e%a4-at-last-kemp-reveals-spandau-to-tour-uk-and-us-in-the-fall-and-tomorrow-the-world/", "published_at": "2014-03-17T21:01:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c652fd4e58", "title": "2014 ➤ Curtain up on Spandau’s rollercoaster saga of war and peace", "url": "https://shapersofthe80s.com/2014/03/12/2014-%e2%9e%a4-curtain-up-on-spandaus-rollercoaster-saga-of-war-and-peace/", "published_at": "2014-03-12T19:55:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce6-8633-7029-84ad-a3c6531e4c32", "title": "➤ Rock god Lovatt exits TV talent show with charisma intact", "url": 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2016

2016 ➤ Britain stunned by sudden death of George Michael, our biggest pop superstar of the 80s original ↗

26 Dec 2016

➤ Ex-Blitz Kid Rusty Egan and friends dress 80s electro-pop in brilliant new clothes original ↗

7 Dec 2016

➤ London Design Museum’s new home is a wow!original ↗

24 Nov 2016

➤ Escape to the Nightlifers’ Shangri-la just in time for Christmas original ↗

11 Nov 2016

➤ Sotheby’s first David Bowie art auction raises twice the expected total sales figure original ↗

10 Nov 2016

➤ Bowie’s taste in art: respectable, with bargains to be had at Sotheby’s auction original ↗

5 Nov 2016

2016 ➤ Britain’s first robot Eric comes back to life original ↗

30 Oct 2016

➤ A chapter of Bowie’s musical legacy best forgotten original ↗

29 Oct 2016

2016 ➤ On film: two electrifying hours of The Beatles as they’ve never been seen and heard original ↗

16 Sept 2016

2016 ➤ Bowie’s passionate eye for art proves to be not bad at all original ↗

21 Jul 2016

➤ 40 years on, Ridgers casts an honest spotlight on the birth of punk original ↗

10 Jun 2016

2016 ➤ Bid for your own rare photo of David Bowie original ↗

6 Jun 2016

2016 ➤ Telling it like it is, Mister Nightlife aka Swindells Junior original ↗

29 Apr 2016

2016 ➤ Prince Rogers Nelson: his raunchy earliest videos and his last original ↗

22 Apr 2016

2016 ➤ Van Jones reveals Prince’s humanitarian activities to CNN original ↗

22 Apr 2016

1958–2016 ➤ Prince RIP: ‘A funny cat’ and ‘sole authentic genius’ of the 1980s original ↗

22 Apr 2016

➤ Remembering Steve Strange: Today’s tweet from Midge Ure original ↗

12 Feb 2016

➤ A sensational portrait of Bowie as the man who shaped our responses to an age of shattered dreams original ↗

15 Jan 2016

➤ Come on, Davie Jones – it’s time you cheered us all up original ↗

14 Jan 2016

Bowie: “He collapsed” at his last public appearance original ↗

13 Jan 2016

➤ “I’m not a rock star” Bowie often said – No, David, you were a messiah original ↗

12 Jan 2016

➤ David Bowie 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016 original ↗

11 Jan 2016

➤ Now David Bowie’s landlady tells her story of the lodger from Mars original ↗

5 Jan 2016

2016 ➤ Shakespeare announces tour dates for US comeback original ↗

4 Jan 2016

2015

➤ Steve Strange remembered by Martin Kemp original ↗

27 Dec 2015

➤ “How it should be” bombshell from Hadley to Spandau original ↗

22 Dec 2015

➤ Thanks to Neil McCormick for the only Bowie Blackstar review we need to read original ↗

18 Dec 2015

➤ Lovey-dovey Shia LaBeouf says: Ring me today and touch my soul original ↗

10 Dec 2015

➤ Who’s that man in the black jumper and spectacles? Wowie, it’s Bowie original ↗

9 Dec 2015

➤ Burretti movie adds an epic and essential chapter to the Bowie story original ↗

26 Nov 2015

➤ Spicy new survey from Derek Ridgers celebrates the wild hours between dusk and sunrise original ↗

20 Nov 2015

2015 ➤ Weird and wonderful new Bowie – his Blackstar man is set to blow our minds original ↗

20 Nov 2015

➤ 75 Ballet gigs later, Gary Kemp tackles serious theatre but denounces its obsession with class original ↗

19 Nov 2015

1980s ➤ The Ridgers lens lays bare the pursuit of love original ↗

18 Nov 2015

➤ “Just a Friday night at a rock show,” by a survivor original ↗

14 Nov 2015

2015 ➤ Another three days inside the head of Shia LaBeouf original ↗

13 Nov 2015

1982 ➤ Discovered: Lost footage of PX and Steve Strange in drag original ↗

12 Nov 2015

➤ Princess Julia relives the day when 1980 went Boom!original ↗

9 Nov 2015

2015 ➤ All in one room – more Blitz Kids than you could shake a New Romantic frill at original ↗

27 Sept 2015

2015 ➤ Hot revelations from the Flexipop book party original ↗

25 Sept 2015

2015 ➤ Brace positions! Flexipop aims to drag us all back in time original ↗

23 Sept 2015

2015 ➤ Pitch now to make a video for Duran’s slinky come-back party single original ↗

25 Jun 2015

Spandau 2010 ➤ Normski says Hola! to Barcelona original ↗

19 Jun 2015

2015 ➤ Seven’s easy stages: from jelly parties to saviour of the rock scene original ↗

7 Jun 2015

➤ A dance sensation: Baryshnikov meets Lil Buck to music by Venetian Snares original ↗

24 Mar 2015

A Strangely Steve farewell: the funeral video, 2015 original ↗

17 Mar 2015

➤ Today’s pix from Steve Strange’s funeral original ↗

12 Mar 2015

➤ Steve Strange’s family ask fans to respect his funeral service original ↗

27 Feb 2015

2015 ➤ Blow me! Talking Heads’ David Byrne to curate Meltdown Festival original ↗

26 Feb 2015

2015 ➤ TV doc pits Boy George versus the rest in Culture Club reunion original ↗

25 Feb 2015

➤ Fashionista Webb plays Sherlock to shed light on the mysteries of a smart invitation original ↗

22 Feb 2015

➤ Steve Strange talkative as ever in his last interview original ↗

21 Feb 2015

2015 ➤ Original Blitz Kids say farewell to Steve Strange, their host, pivot, style icon, friend original ↗

13 Feb 2015

➤ Steve Strange: deciphering the pen portraits of the man of masks original ↗

13 Feb 2015

➤ Steve Strange RIP: the great provocateur who led from the front and inspired a generation original ↗

13 Feb 2015

➤ Return to the Blitz 2011 – London Tonight reports original ↗

13 Feb 2015

➤ Nowt so Strange as Stephen John Harrington original ↗

12 Feb 2015

➤ Kerpow! Splat! Remix wizard Rusty unleashes all barrels on the music industry slackers original ↗

7 Feb 2015

➤ A Duranie showers praise on Spandau’s Soul Boys gig in Los Angeles original ↗

27 Jan 2015

2015 ➤ So no pressure then, as Spandau’s world tour kicks off original ↗

24 Jan 2015

➤ Spandau fan Jan says Yes that’s me shinning up the drainpipe in 1982 original ↗

11 Jan 2015

How James Brown revolutionised music and became the voice for Black America original ↗

9 Jan 2015

2014

1980–2014 ➤ Ten inspirational reminders from the 80s to stir today’s young to action original ↗

31 Dec 2014

2014 ➤ Who’s Hot and Not in Popjustice annual music awards original ↗

31 Dec 2014

➤ It may be winter outside but here’s a feast of girl groups who put spring in our hearts original ↗

25 Dec 2014

➤ Wise words for Only The Young from PJ (he’s The Daddy)original ↗

24 Nov 2014

1983 ➤ Video gem unearthed from the Blue Rondo vaults original ↗

18 Nov 2014

➤ Celebrating Midge Ure: the big-hearted old poser behind Band Aid original ↗

16 Nov 2014

➤ How Marilyn lost a million and ended up on benefits original ↗

12 Nov 2014

➤ Forsooth, Master Bowie, what art thou banging on about?original ↗

10 Nov 2014

2014 ➤ Harry Styles signs up for Band Aid 30 original ↗

9 Nov 2014

➤ Is the sun setting on Westwood’s Worlds End?original ↗

4 Nov 2014

2014 ➤ Spandau Ballet’s world tour reunion updates original ↗

30 Oct 2014

➤ Catch up on New Romantic landmarks reported here at Shapers of the 80s original ↗

5 Oct 2014

➤ Soul Boys Spandau rise like a phoenix from the flames of their film premiere original ↗

2 Oct 2014

1982 ➤ “Who?!” Peter Capaldi’s first interview (probably) as a green young stand-up original ↗

23 Aug 2014

➤ After Anna’s drenching, Gaultier leads the world’s fashionistas for more ice-bucket madness original ↗

22 Aug 2014

1929–2014 ➤ Bacall slouched, she simmered and she gave as good as she got original ↗

13 Aug 2014

1978–87 ➤ British nightlife snapped by Ridgers as it came out of the closet original ↗

17 Jul 2014

This week: Culture Club’s first live show in 15 years original ↗

14 Jul 2014

2009 till now ➤ Archive of posts at Shapersofthe80s original ↗

30 Jun 2014

2013 ➤ Bobby Womack’s last interview with Old School Robbie original ↗

28 Jun 2014

ss2015 ➤ Yohji upstages the world with wild impudent vagabond princes original ↗

27 Jun 2014

➤ Rik Mayall, fireball of comic energy, is dead original ↗

9 Jun 2014

➤ Glasgow art school fire appeal launched by Edinburgh College of Art original ↗

24 May 2014

➤ The non-Bowie tribute super-duper group Holy Holy to stage The Man Who Sold The World original ↗

23 May 2014

➤ Fearsome Louise, head of fashion at St Martin’s, dies suddenly original ↗

20 May 2014

➤ 40 years on from Abba, Austria fields a bearded drag artist for Eurovision original ↗

9 May 2014

➤ Fab Abba, a far cry from the days of Ward-ahloo original ↗

8 May 2014

➤ Launching tomorrow, Soho’s new radio station gives Sullivan the wag a place in its shop window original ↗

6 May 2014

➤ Mad man dies after skewering the American Dream and bequeathing us Alfred E Neuman original ↗

2 May 2014

➤ Martin Kemp’s new hooligan movie all a bit too Lock-Stock for us!original ↗

29 Apr 2014

➤ Another emotional gem on Spandau’s long walk to freedom original ↗

27 Apr 2014

➤ Calling fashionistas for their tales of Spandau Ballet in the New Romantic 80s original ↗

24 Apr 2014

➤ Gaultier celebration trumps all else in London this summer original ↗

21 Apr 2014

1955–2014 ➤ Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of House Music, is gone original ↗

1 Apr 2014

2014 ➤ At last, Kemp reveals Spandau to tour UK and US in the fall – and tomorrow The World!original ↗

17 Mar 2014

2014 ➤ Curtain up on Spandau’s rollercoaster saga of war and peace original ↗

12 Mar 2014

➤ Rock god Lovatt exits TV talent show with charisma intact original ↗

10 Mar 2014

➤ Life inside the head of Big Frank and Little Frank will make you weep original ↗

7 Mar 2014