Letter from the Editor

Last week, I had the opportunity to chat with DJ Nocturna and Lana Saldania about their 80s Pop Muzik event, held monthly at Bar 35.

The two also co-host a KTUH radio show called A Feast of Friends and produce events including Miss Vamp Hawaii and Vampires Ball. While their radio show and their events are a little dark, both women are incredibly friendly and quick to laugh.

And as promoters, a large part of their goal is to support other local artists and DJs. During our interview, they kept wanting to highlight others’ works. DJ Nocturna, for instance, raved about Super Hi-Fi, a local band that will play at 80s Pop Muzik’s fifth anniversary Feb. 28 at Bar 35:

“They are an amazing band,” Nocturna says, adding that Super Hi-Fi will play select 80s covers. “I’m really looking forward to it.”

For more on the 80s Pop Muzik anniversary celebration, see our feature story on Page 10.

While I was reading up on the link between music and memory, I learned something interesting about nostalgia: When the term was first coined in the late 1600s by Swiss doctor Johannes Hofer, who noticed it as a trend among displaced soldiers, it was thought to be a disease or a psychological disorder. If all nostalgia is as fun as 80s Pop Muzik, that’s one medical condition we should all welcome.