Bob Dylan’s frankly surreal rap on a Kurtis Blow album, 1986
“Kids starve in Ethiopia / And we are gettin’ greedier”.
1980s
Incredible photographs of L.A.’s punks, mods and rockers from the 1980s
Most journalists, bloggers, writers, and what-have-yous hope to find that one special thing very few people know about and get the opportunity to bring it…
Goofy 1980s ‘Video Aspirin’ technique might just give you a headache
In the 1980s, the widespread availability of VCR technology represented a palpable opportunity for some. Porno peddlers, schlock horror directors, and innovating game designers all…
Watch Mike from ‘Better Call Saul’ in a bizarre 1980s motivational video
Season 4 of Better Call Saul, which wrapped up a few weeks ago, is on the shortlist of my favorite seasons of television ever. The…
Amusing family portraits from the 1980s
Family life can be either good or bad and is usually a mixture of both, but all family portraits are terrible. The disparate elements involved…
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…
For an unbelievable trove of indie/punk bootlegs from the 1980s, the McKenzie Tapes has you covered
Any music fan from the New York City area knows what an important part of the city’s music scene Maxwell’s was, until recently located in…
Big in Japan: Cheesy vintage ads for arcade and video games from the 1980s
That moment in Field of Dreams when Kevin Costner hears a voice saying “If you build it, he will come” was really bad financial advice.…
I was a teenage Goth, Punk, Hesher, Hip-Hop, Raver: Photographs of fashionable youth from the 1980s
The 1980s encapsulated in one photo. If you remember the eighties, you were probably there. Big hair, bad music, and terrible fashion. Or was it…
A Room of Their Own: Teenage bedrooms from the 1980s
When you share a bedroom with a sibling you’re not too bothered about privacy, well, that is until you start growing hair down there or…