WELCOME BACK TO THE ’80s!
We saved you a seat.
Music. Movies. MTV. Mixtapes. Books. Trivia. And so many wonderfully ridiculous things only Gen X remembers.
If you understand the love affair between a pencil and a cassette, you're among friends.
What kind of ’80s mood are you in?
Whether you want to fall down a nostalgia rabbit hole, test your music knowledge, crank up some tunes, or score some totally cool ’80s stuff,
there’s plenty to explore.
Stories, memories, music,
and Gen X nostalgia.
REWIND
Streaming radio, podcasts, interviews, videos, and appearances.
WATCH & LISTEN
Music quiz books, a bodacious ’80s music picture book, and more for people who still speak fluent ’70s and ’80s music.
BOOKS
Totally rad ’80s-inspired designs on tees, stickers, mugs, totes, and more.
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“…Totally rad for ’80s fans, packed with surprise ’80s music references…even a reunion with my fellow MTV VJs!”
– MARTHA QUINN, original MTV VJ and iHeart80s DJ
THE LATEST FROM TOTALLY COOL ’80s
The Day We Found Yesterday
A nostalgic picture book for grown-ups—
and the next generation of ’80s fans.
When three kids go on a secret treasure hunt to find something their grandparents are missing, the past comes alive. This story is packed with 500+ hidden music references and nine celebrity cameos—enough ’70s and ’80s Easter eggs to keep
Gen X searching every page for hours.
Part story. Part seek-and-find. Part love letter to the music
and memories that made us.
FROM THE BLOG
Rewind to the ’80s
Stories, music, memories, and the stuff Gen X still isn’t over.
Come for the music. Stay for the Trapper Keepers, MTV memories,
questionable fashion choices, and whatever else sends us straight back to 1980-something.
MOVIES / POP CULTURE
Life Is Better When You Take the Jump: A Look Back at RAD
Bill Allen—Cru Jones himself—looks back at the BMX movie that became an ’80s cult classic.
WHY NOSTALGIA MATTERS
Dear Gen X: Share the Real ’80s Before It’s Gone
The music, memories, and stories of our childhood are worth passing on to the next generation.
PERSONAL RETRO STUFF
Finding Treasure: My Trapper Keeper®
One eBay bidding war, one long-lost Trapper Keeper, and a little piece of childhood reclaimed.
I write and design books. I play in a band.
I talk about the ’80s. A LOT.
WHO’S BEHIND ALL THIS?
Hi, I’m Tami.
I grew up in the sweet spot of the ’70s and ’80s—when the radio was always on, MTV actually played music videos, and making the perfect mixtape was practically an art form.
These days, I turn that lifelong obsession with music and pop culture into books, stories, interviews, and whatever other retro rabbit hole I happen to fall into.
I’m so thrilled to share it with you!