The world’s biggest Scott Walker fan?
This is a new upload to Youtube and it came with no description. I’m reticent to post something without a bit of background on what…
Author: Marc Campbell Archives: 01/2011
Savage Nomads and Savage Skulls: 1979 documentary on street gangs of the South Bronx
In 1979, Gary Weis, known for his short films on Saturday Night Live, directed a documentary about South Bronx street gangs called 80 Blocks From…
William Burroughs on Keith Richards’ wealth and shopping at the Salvation Army
Dear Brion, The money you sent has arrived. Many thanks. I read in people (People magazine, ed.) that Keith Richards has a manse in upstate…
The Stranglers and Hugh Cornwell: It’s never too late to kiss and make up
Let me say right upfront that I am a huge fan of The Stranglers and their former lead singer, songwriter and guitar player Hugh Cornwell.…
Johnny Thunders and Richard Hell: The original Heartbreakers live in ’75
Lure, Thunders and Hell. The Heartbreakers in their original incarnation – Johnny Thunders, Richard Hell, Jerry Nolan and Walter Lure – performing “Chinese Rocks” and…
Rap’s golden era: 1986 documentary with Schoolly D, Doug E. Fresh, Grandmaster Flash and more
Shot in New York City in 1986 by Dutch filmmaker Bram van Splunteren, Big Fun In The Big Town contains a motherlode of amazing footage…
Bruce Dern freaks out!
Tonight and tomorrow night in Los Angeles, Cinefamily is having a mini Bruce Dern film festival, “An Evening With Bruce Dern.” Dern will be in…
Elvis Presley’s historic Tupelo show 1956: Rare 13 minute video with sound
On September 26, 1956 Elvis returned to his birthplace Tupelo, Mississippi to perform a homecoming gig at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show. The Tupelo…
Bruce Haack meets Seventies Hungarian sci-fi
A mashup of imagery from 1970s Hungarian Sci-fi TV series Tales of Pirx the Pilot (based on Stanislaw Lem’s book) and soundscapes from electronic music…