by Michael Thomasson | Dec 7, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview, The Story Of...
Gary Garcia and Jerry Buckner were grade school friends in the early sixties who formed a local band known as Wild Butler. “We were writing songs, playing in bands, and, like most guys at the time, musicians trying to get by — trying to make it,” states Buckner....
by Michael Thomasson | Dec 5, 2018 | 1980s, Console/Handheld, Magazine Preview
Video Games Live features video game music performed by a complete live orchestra presented in tandem with various video game content including gameplay footage, dynamic stage lighting, and over-the-top special effects. There is nothing that adds more POP to...
by Michael Thomasson | Nov 19, 2018 | 1980s, Magazine Preview
The world don’t move to the beat of just one drum. At least that is what we learned growing up watchin’ the weekly antics of Arnold, played by Gary Coleman, when the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes was beamed across the airwaves. Of particular interest is the fifth episode...
by Michael Thomasson | Nov 19, 2018 | 1970s, Magazine Preview
This is Michael Thomasson comin’ at you with a historical pop-culture article, and if you’re not careful, you may learn something before it’s done. So let’s get ready, OK? Hey, hey, hey! Despite your current feelings about Bill Cosby, he was a major influence on many...
by Michael Thomasson | Nov 15, 2018 | 1980s, Arcade, Magazine Preview
Brian Colin is a filmmaker and animator who reluctantly found himself thrust into the video game industry kicking and screaming…. During the golden age of arcade video games, Colin answered a Bally Midway ad thinking, “What does the pinball company want with an...