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The picture is of a 1988 Discman made by Sony a few years after they made the Walkman. The Discman was just like the Walkman only it could play CDs. CDs first came out in 1982 and quickly became popular due to their slimmer appearance and easier to…

The image shows a 1980s keyboard that was used to make digital beats found in popular 80s music from bands like Bon Jovi, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, and Elton John. The Digital Sound Revolution was a shift away from mechanical technology to digital…

The picture is of a Sony walkman with headphones and of a Kent cigarette packaging to compare the size of the walkman. The Walkman is a portable cassette player that can clip on your clothes and was not overwhelmingly big in size. This became popular…

The image that is shown was taken in the 1980s and is of the two men responsible for the national known car talk show on the radio, Tom and Ray Magliozzi. The talk show Car Talk was not popular at first and was only on their local radio station…

The picture shows all of the vinyl's that WBAP- Tv station in Texas had and would use during air time in 1971. Vinyl records have been around since 1948 and have revolutionized the way people use to listen to music in their homes. Vinyl record…

This image is of Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora performing at a concert wearing an American Flag as a cape with a crop top and pants with animal print and leather material. The band Bon Jovi had an interesting style when they first emerged in 1983.…

The picture here is of a young LL Cool J who has just risen to fame and is wearing his classic red hat with his gold chain necklace. Hip hop (now known as old-school rap music) took off during the 1980s with the one song that kick-started it,…

The image shows the 1980s MTV video logo that was broadcasted and shown when you changed the channel to MTV. New Wave music is a pop music movement that consisted of the aggressive nature of punk with the addition of keyboards and dance beats. New…

The 1980s experienced a new emergence of music such as dance music, pop, electronic, and others. The picture featured shows one of the most popular artists during the 1980s and his style of clothing and dance.  The music in the 80s shifted away from…

The picture consists of a 1980 Sony home radio that could be found throughout homes across America. The radio that is shown has to be plugged into a wall outlet and works with AM/FM radio channels. The picture also shows the volume nob which is on…