by Shawn Robare | Aug 24, 2016 | Look
One of the things I tend to skirt around covering here at Branded is the crop of modern films and cartoons that very heavily influenced by the 80s, either in setting or just straight up homage. There are a bunch of cool flicks and TV shows that fall into this...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 22, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
One of the things that I talk a lot about when it comes to the 80s is this idea that because the pop culture of the decade was so loud, syndicated and homogeneous no matter where you lived in the United States, it’s like everyone who grew up through those years...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 19, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Long Time readers might remember that I used to have a lot of fun participating in a weekly pop culture project called the League of Extraordinary Bloggers, or just the League as I preferred to call it. The project was spearheaded by Brain over at...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 17, 2016 | Read
The Fresh Prince said it best when he declared… “So to you all the kids all across the land Take it from me, parents just don’t understand ” I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love pouring over old issues of various “mom”...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 15, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
On this episode of the show I take a look at a couple of documentaries that highlight some unsung heroes of the 80s that have virtually been written out of the history of the pop culture they helped to create. The films discussed are Candyman: The David Klein Story...
