+ 7 - 8 | § ¶The Adam Ant Story Continues...
Part Two of the fabulous cartoon history of Adam Ant is now online. In this thrill-packed episode Marco and Adam invent Ant Music and Adam experiments with makeup... all over on the Dark Neon web site (www.darkneon.com) now.
+ 5 - 7 | § ¶John Lennon Speaks From Beyond The Grave!
And what he says is: "Peace... the message is peace."
...well, maybe.
This, at any rate, is the claim made by psychics on a pay-per-view TV show called The Spirit of John Lennon. Lennon is said to have contacted the psychics in the La Fortuna restaurant in New York. If true, this is the first time Lennon has said anything since he was shot dead by Mark Chapman on the 8th of December 1980.
+ 5 - 8 | § ¶Steve Norman's Cloudfish - more gigs
After the sell out of their first UK gig of 2006 Cloudfish will now be playing 3 more gigs at: Pizza Express, Maidstone on 12th May and 14th July and also at Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, London on 16th July. Full details can be found on Steve's site:www.steve-norman.com
+ 6 - 7 | § ¶i80s.com online forums joins The 80s Empire!
We're pleased to announce that The 80s Empire has just gained a new outpost! The brilliant i80s.com online forum is the latest 'Friend Of The Empire'. The i80s web site is one of the best online sources of 80s information; it's been online since 1998 and has a terrific discussion forum where you can talk about '80s music, life, style, films, TV and trivia. The i80s forum has formed a friendly association with The 80s Empire which now also includes the online '80s magazine, Dark Neon :: Back To The 80s and the internet 80s Radio Station, All 80s Radio..
Go straight to the forums at: http://www.i80s.com/forums/
+ 8 - 7 | § ¶The Adam Ant Story - online at last!
The first episode of a truly wonderful cartoon history of Adam Ant, drawn in the early '80s by the legendary Zodiac Mindwarp (who then went by the name of Mark Manning) for Flexipop! magazine - part one tells of Adam's first steps to stardom with the help of Malcolm McLaren, Toyah, the Sex Pistols and a bit of bondage... ! Online now over on www.darkneon.com
+ 7 - 6 | § ¶Thomas Dolby - from Silicon To Synthesizer
Thomas Dolby had hits with "She Blinded Me With Science" and "Hyperactive" back in the '80s and then vanished - apparently, in order to pursue a career in state-of-the art electronics. When he left the UK he moved to California and set up Beatnik Inc., a provider of ring-tone technology operating in more than 500 million mobile phones. Now, at last, Dolby has returned to music - he's currently touring in the USA and will also perform at the Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park in June. New of the tour can be found in The Acorn (of Agoura Hills CA) and the OC Register. Full dates plus Thomas's Blog at his web site: http://www.thomasdolby.com/
+ 9 - 3 | § ¶Ant Music Easter - On Air Now!
Just in case you forgot, All 80s Radio is celebrating Ant Music Easter by playing an Adam and the Ants record every fifteen minutes during the Easter hols. As you may have gathered, we are big Adam Ant fans here on The 80s Empire; if you are too, be sure to tune in to All 80s Radio this Easter. Listen Now!
+ 9 - 2 | § ¶Limahl - new single, more tour dates
Limahl releases a new single, 'Tell Me Why', on May 26th. Initially the single will be released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with other countries to follow. Meanwhile, more dates have been added to Limahl's British and European tour. All details on Limahl's site...
+ 6 - 4 | § ¶ALL80sRADIO goes Ant Crazy
80s internet broadcaster ALL 80s RADIO is planning 'Ant Music Easter' a special feature to run Friday 14th through Monday 17th.
The station promises Adam & the Ants every 15 minutes over the holiday.
Stand and deliver.
+ 9 - 2 | § ¶Dallas Goes Bollywood!
The British director of a Bollywood version of Pride and Prejudice (called Bride and Prejudice) would hardly seem like the obvious choice to bring the ultimate '80s US soap opera, Dallas, to the big screen. But that is, in fact, the latest twist in the long-running Dallas movie saga. Gurinder Chadha, whose best known film to date is Bend It Like Beckham is now said to be almost certain to be the director of the Dallas movie being produced by 20th Century Fox and (as we previously reported) starring John Travolta as the villainous oil tycoon, J. R. Ewing...
+ 6 - 5 | § ¶Gene Pitney Dies
Gene Pitney has been found dead in his hotel room in Cardiff, mid-way through his UK tour. Pitney had a string of hit records in the '60s such as Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa, I'm Gonna Be Strong and Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart - this last song being a hit all over again when Pitney recorded it as a duet in 1989 with Marc Almond. Pitney was 65 and is not known to have been suffering from an illness prior to his death.
+ 11 - 4 | § ¶Fantastic Adventures of Adam Ant!
And, while on the subject of Adam Ant (see my previous post on Adam's videos), I was delighted to discover another rare Adam treasure on the Web. A cartoon adventure story from Tops comic of 16th January 1982. You can read six big, wonderful colour pages on the site of the Ant Liberation Front. Go to Episode One and Episode Two. Truly wonderful stuff!
+ 8 - 4 | § ¶Send Us Your 80s Trivia!
We're looking for all kinds of '80s Trivia to add to The 80s Empire. Do you have any old magazines, sweet papers, badges or calendars from the 80s? If so, maybe you could take a photo or a scan of them and mail it to us? We'll give you a credit and, who knows, your bit of trivia may become the next Internet Cult sensation (not very likely, it's true - but then they said that about the toast that looked like the Virgin Mary, so you never know).
We are also looking for memories of '80s Styles. What were you wearing in the '80s? Spandau Ballet kilts? Adam Ant frilly shirts? JoBoxers boots and braces? Write and tell us - or better still, send us a picture! Go on, we need your help to keep the '80s alive... 
+ 7 - 6 | § ¶Adam Ant Rides Again
They really don't make videos like that anymore. Two ugly sisters, a stuffed pussy, Marco playing a harp and the very fabulous Diana Dors as the Fairy Godmother! Yes, this could only be Adam and the Ants' Prince Charming (well, as the man says, "ridicule is nothing to be scared of.")
The Prince Charming vid includes Adam as highwayman (again)
I'd forgotten just how wonderful those videos were until I chanced upon a whole collection of them on the vid-sharing site, You Tube. In addition to Prince Charming, there's Vive Le Rock, Strip 
Stand and Deliver, Dog Eat Dog, Ant Music and lots more fab stuff besides.
Adam here finding that his clothes were getting in the way.
