Watch The Cult’s transformation from mall-goth to hard rock in these 1986 concert clips
Like most suburban ’80s kids, I found out about The Cult via MTVs saturation-play of “She Sells Sanctuary,” which managed to break out of the…
1980s
‘The Filthiest Person Alive’: Divine profiled on ‘Night Flight,’ 1986
Night Flight was an all-night, only on the weekends “underground” and “cult” TV programming block show that began airing on the USA Network in the…
Retro iPhone speaker looks like a classic 1980s Panasonic tape player
When I was 11 or so, I had a portable mono Panasonic tape player. It was the first cassette player I ever owned, and I…
Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott, Ireland’s greatest rocker, died today in 1986
Thin Lizzy frontman, Phil Lynott died today, 4th of January in 1986. He was just 36 years old. Lynott had collapsed at his home after…
Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin debating the future of America in 1986
Watching this debate between Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin from 1986, I was struck by how little has really changed since the late 80s despite…
The snottiest, snoggiest Jesus and Mary Chain interview ever, 1986
I’m of the opinion that The Jesus and Mary Chain created some of the most beautiful, lulling, sometimes jarring sounds in all of rock ‘n’…
Suzanne Ciani, ‘American Delia Derbyshire of The Atari Generation’ explains synthesizers, 1980
Suzanne Ciani, “the American Delia Derbyshire of the Atari Generation,” explains how synthesizers work on the Children’s Television Workshop PBS TV series 3-2-1 Contact in…
Ugly Americans: Big Black live at CBGB’s, 1986
I am 99% sure that I was in attendance at this Big Black show at CBGB’s on July 13, 1986. I saw them play around…
An interview with Satan’s one-man band: Hasil Adkins on the radio, 1986
Painting of Hasil Adkins by his good friend, Joe Coleman Appalachian avant-garde rock ‘n’ roller Hasil Adkins is undoubtedly one of the weirdest figures in…
