Video Archive: Depeche Mode and New Order on German TV in 1984
It is hard these days to picture New Wave, Synth Pop and Post Punk on German Television, but during the 80’s ofcourse, they dominated the airwaves, on such programs as Formel…
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The Stranglers | “La Folie”
On November 9th, 1981 The Stranglers released their 6th studio album “La Folie”, a record whose theme was love, oddly enough, and the oddness of such is illustrated by the…
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The Batcave | Documentaries and more on the original Goth club
Back in 1982, the original Goth club opened over at Soho in London (most notably at the building that housed Gossips, at the club formally known as Billy’s, located on…
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Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait Of Jeffery Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
[dropcap]Jeffery[/dropcap] Lee Pierce was the singer, guitarist, and founder of the formidable American punk band The Gun Club, and and mythic hero in the pantheon of Post-Punk music. He was…
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Bauhaus “In the Flat Field” | Watch the Album’s 1980 Halloween Release Concert
Bauhaus’ debut LP “In The Flat Field” came out on November 3rd, 1980. Prior to the album’s release, the Boys of Bau had issued their debut single “Bela Lugosi’s Dead“, and three more…
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Watch the New Order mini documentary “Play at Home”
The films 24 Hour Party People and Control are “flipsides of a coin”, stated Bernard Sumner in a recent interview. While Control works perfectly fine as a very accurate Ian…
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Watch a rare and charming interview with The Cult during their 1986 US Tour
In a previous post it was mentioned that only about a mere 10 people showed up to see The Cult at Danceteria during the band’s first tour of the US back…
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Watch a classic 1986 concert of Gene Loves Jezebel all dolled up at The Ritz in New York City
Back in 1986 when you could still shave your neck for maximum effect, the identical twin Aston brothers were still performing together as one single and fantastic incarnation of Gene…
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Cabaret Voltaire’s ‘Yashar’ and ‘The Crackdown’—plus a 1983 concert at the Hacienda in Manchester
In 1983, 1 year before the release of the groundbreaking single “Sensoria” was released, Cabaret Voltaire were already celebrating their 10th year in existence. After the departure of Chris Watson 2 years prior in 1981,…
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Catastrophe Ballet | A rare concert video of Christian Death from 1984
Christian Death, the alpha and omega of all Deathrock bands are here performing in 1984 Hollywood California—at the beginning of their Mark II lineup which integrated members of Pompei 99 (Valor Kand,…
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