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Hansa Studios: By The Wall 1976-90 | Watch the 90 min documentary about the important Berlin recording studio

One of the most important studios in music history is Berlin’s Hansa Studios—just around the corner from Potsdamer Platz in West Berlin. This is where David Bowie recorded his masterpiece Heroes,…

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The Smiths’ ‘Panic’ inspires the episode title of Black Mirror’s take on dating apps

I wonder to myself… Although not quite the masterpiece that was Season 3’s San Junipero, the fourth season of Black Mirror offered an interesting take at romance and technology in…

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Drab Majesty perform ‘Dot In The Sky’ and ‘Not Just A Name’ live at the Museum of Surgical Science

Siouxsie Sioux and Robert Smith

Siouxsie and The Banshees were one of the first post-punk bands to make it big, forming in 1976, and already well onto releasing their second album Join Hands by September…

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Post-Punk references in Stranger Things 2

By now most of you have probably binge watched Netflix’s Stranger Things 2, the second season of the show that is a loving pastiche of 80s sci-fi and horror that…

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Tony Wilson’s feelings on Morrissey and his 1984 interview with The Smiths for Granada Reports

The Smiths, and Morrissey, in particular, made many television appearances during 1984 in promotion of the band’s second album, Meat is Murder. One such interview during this time was with none…

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The hair of Siouxsie Sioux and Daniel Ash take the spotlight in a pair of awkward appearances on New York Dancestand

The folks over at Dangerous Minds often find some of the best archived New-Wave footage on the internet. One such gem is New York Dance Stand—a new-wave Danceteria era program…

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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds perform ‘Rings Of Saturn’ on Stephen Colbert

On last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert—Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds performed Rings of Saturn, a track from last year’s somber masterpiece Skeleton Tree—which was released along…

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Goths Eating | With Drab Majesty and Cold Showers

While some Goths still drink coffee at Denny’s after hours post-club, my experiences in Hollywood always led me to Asian cuisine excursions, often involving a Thai Elvis. So naturally, maybe…

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Watch a rare Media Blitz interview with Tones on Tail—with live footage!

Some of you into Christian Death and Specimen may recognize Media Blitz, a cable access television program from the Los Angeles area—mostly active around the mid 80’s. On October 1tth…

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