Bananarama News

It might be too early to give summer a bad rap, but if the flooding and wildfires keep up, history may deem 2008 as the year with the cruel summer.

The most successful British girl group in pop history, Bananarama formed in London in late 1981.

Your browser's security settings are preventing some features from appearing. See instructions for fixing the problem. via Asbury Park Press

“Rice Krispies, banana and milk.”

Where would we be without bananas? The silent-movie industry, founded on images of men in bowler hats being launched into the air by banana skins, might never have gotten off the ground, so to speak. via Scientific American

“Oh yes, we were, came mummy's quick reply.”

Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward. Forty million records sold, 24 hit singles, two member changes and an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. via New Straits Times

REVIVE the memories of the '80s at Genting - City Of Entertainment this March, as the music icons of the era are coming to the resort for a concert that's not to be missed. via New Straits Times

Newspaper columnist William Safire is 78. Rock singer-musician Art Neville is 70. via Roanoke Times

Here and Now Tour Fancy reliving your skool disco days? Want to go back to the decade of your youth? Well, for one night only the cream of the 80s artists are coming to Brighton to play the hits. via Southern FM

Comprised of Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit , Shakespear's Sister formed in late 1988. via FM97 WLAN