A merry Iggy Pop talks drugs, blood, and Bowie in obscure 1980s TV profile
The other day I came across an entertaining Iggy TV segment from the ‘80s that I had never seen before. The clip had recently been…
Author: Bart Bealmear
The *other* Velvet Underground featured a future AC/DC founder and a singer who set himself on fire
Did you know there was another 1960s group called the Velvet Underground? The American Velvet Underground are now pretty much a household name, but for…
The surprising origins of the KISS merchandising machine that generated $100 million in the 1970s
It’s a common misconception that the band KISS had a master plan from their earliest beginnings. We recently told you how the marketing of the…
This disturbing yet upbeat 1980 song by all-female post-punk band LiLiPUT features a rape whistle
The all-female Swiss group Kleenex (later LiLiPUT) were one of the most playful acts of the post-punk era. The unit formed in Zurich in 1978,…
John Mellencamp was once a glam rocker, covered Bowie and the Stooges in the 1970s
To learn that John Mellencamp was not only in a glam rock band in the early 1970s, but also covered David Bowie’s “The Man Who…
‘Rock Wars’: The super-trippy 1979 sci-fi graphic novel about the quest to reunite the Beatles
The psychedelic sci-fi graphic novel Rock Wars concerns a group of twelve volunteers from Galaxcentra (the center of the galaxy), who have been sent to…
Trevor Billmuss: The psych-folk singer who released one delightfully strange LP and then vanished
When discussing rarely heard rock artists, the “enigma” word has certainly been overused, but British singer-songwriter Trevor Billmuss is truly a mysterious figure. After an…
David Bowie talks Burroughs, Iggy and Ziggy, 1982-83
What we have for you here are two early ‘80s interviews with David Bowie for the New Zealand TV show, Radio with Pictures. Though the…
That time Lester Bangs joined John Cale for a bananas live jam at CBGB
On September 17th, 1978, John Cale and Lester Bangs appeared on stage together at CBGB. This wild, one-off performance was captured on audiotape, though much…
Never before seen outtakes from the outrageous 1982 cult comedy-horror film, ‘Basket Case’
The 1982 low budget flick, Basket Case, is a cult classic—and deservedly so. It’s a bloody good time. We’re happy to report that we’ve got…