BMW M1 (1978-1981)
BMW is loved throughout the automotive world. However everyone, even those that don’t care about cars, know their biggest weakness: Stylistically thinking inside the box.
Car Review
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Literature
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami (1982, tr. 1989)
On November 25th 1970 the most prominent Japanese novelist, Yukio Mishima, committed ritual seppuku after staging a theatrical protest/coup in favor of restoring the imperial system to power. That event sent shockwaves throughout Japan and the Western literary world
Car Review
Toyota MR2 (1984 – 2007)
As digital and analog worlds combined in the 80s, the technology bled into other aspects of life, including the automotive world.
Literature
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (1980, tr. 1983)
This past February, one of the most brilliant contemporaries in the literary world passed away. His name was Umberto Eco, who was an Italian professor in semiotics. In 1980, he won surprising acclaim in the Italian publishing world for The Name of the Rose, and later, in 1983, he had similar international success with the English translation.
Car Review
Ferrari Testarossa (1984 – 1996)
In TV, music, video games, and real life, the Testarossa will always live on in the psyche of every retro head out there. With $150,00 or so, like Billy Ocean, you can get out of your dreams and get into this car.
Literature
Ransom (1985) by Jay McInerney
Not only was the novel a hit with the majority of book reviewers, its popularity spread throughout the public, and film rights were quickly optioned with famous young actors seeking to the play the protagonist’s role.
Car Review
Pontiac Fiero (1984-1988)
If the Fiero was to be a food dish for the consumers taste, the recipe would be; dramatic styling, nimble frame, and a mid-ship engine.
Album Reviews
Code Elektro – WOLF
Code Elektro is back with his sophomore album, “WOLF”. This highly anticipated release is a largely down-tempo, ethereal concept album inspired by cyberpunk style science fiction and the Scandinavian countryside.
Literature
The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis (1986)
As both a reader and a writer, I enjoy diverse genres of literature. I however would have to choose mid-20th century British comic fiction as one of my favorites.
Movie Review
Thief (1981)
I know it’s late. It’s late in the month; it’s late in the evening and it’s time to tune into this month’s Retro Movie, Michael Mann’s THIEF 1981.
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The Uncanny X-Men (1989)
With X-Men: Apocalypse headed to theaters later this month to continue the most prolific franchise in superhero cinema, now seems to be a good time to look back at the history of the X-Men heroes in gaming.
Album Reviews
Absolute Valentine – Police Heartbreaker
As one can imagine, Derime has listened to a monumental amount of synthwave in his career – and this experience is clearly shown in “Police Heartbreaker”.