SST Records try the K-Tel route in this crazy early-1990s TV commercial
This commercial must have been put together around 1990 based on the appearance of e.g. Soundgarden’s Ultramega OK, which came out in late 1988 and…
Music Archives: 06/2014
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…
We have Pat Boone to thank for the most psychotic and deranged rockabilly record of all time!
Marty Lott aka Jerry Lott aka “The Phantom” was born near Mobile, Alabama in 1938 and moved to Leakesville, Mississippi during infancy. He played country…
Beastie Boys and the Butthole Surfers, live on NYC cable access TV, 1984
Ah, 1984, back when hardly anyone knew who the Beastie Boys and the Butthole Surfers were, and even a lowly New York City cable access…
New Christian Music: Alien Sex Fiend live in Tokyo, 1985
In 1982, Nick Fiend and Mrs Fiend, with their comrades-in-weird Yaxi Highrizer and Johnny Ha-Ha, hit upon the idea of kitchen-sinking sleaze punk, gothic darkness,…
Prog out with your log out! BBC’s Genesis documentary spurs reunion rumors
This morning, Genesis News announced that the BBC is producing a career-spanning documentary on the long-running band that emerged from the prog scene to become…
Johnny Thunders hawks hot dogs in 1984
Stippes Bar, “Home of the Hungarian hot dog,” is something of an institution in Malmö, Sweden, a diverse, formerly industrial city known for its large…
Frank Zappa & The Mothers live in London, 1968: The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage
Painting of The Mothers of Invention by the great Cal Schenkel This is the footage that matches much of the Ahead of Their Time live…