Lost art of the lurid VHS cover
VHS Cover Junkie posts hi-res scans taken from his wide collection of gaudy, tacky, yet strangely alluring video covers. These are the kind of VHS…
Pop Culture Archives: 04/2014
Kurt Cobain asks William Burroughs to appear in a Nirvana video
In August 1993, Kurt Cobain wrote William Burroughs to ask if he would appear alongside his band Nirvana in the first video release from their…
The night Mott the Hoople’s Ian Hunter sneaked into Elvis Presley’s home
Mottt the Hoople’s Ian Hunter wrote one of the best ever books written about life on the road. It was called Diary of a Rock…
‘Stupid Club’: Thousands gather to grieve for Kurt Cobain in Seattle park, 1994
As we near the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death–the Nirvana leader killed himself on April 5, 1994–this morning the Seattle Police Department released two…
‘Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Britpop’ with Oasis, Blur and Pulp
I have always thought Britpop was a bit like another famous British institution, the Carry On… movies. Both had likable and identifiable characters: Sid James,…
London Underground: Early counterculture doc with Paul McCartney, Allen Ginsberg, Pink Floyd
Granada Television produced this fascinating TV time capsule “It’s So Far Out It’s Straight Down” as a special part of their Scene at 6:30 series.…