Avalanche Bob is the yodeling outsider musician promoting the ‘snowboard revolution’
If you’re a frequent listener of The Best Show, then you may already know Avalanche Bob. He’s one of those unknown “regulars” who relentlessly calls…
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Skate decks with photos of Björk, Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth & more taken by Spike Jonze
The Björk skateboard deck from Girl. Part of a new series featuring photographs taken by Spike Jonze. Available here. So far there are five different…
Follies on Ice: Showgirls, men in drag, an ice-skating chimpanzee, a robot, and Elvis
A vintage photo of skater Hans Leiter in drag performing in the Ice Capades in 1960. Over the last few weeks for reasons I can’t…
Rockstars with balls: Bob Marley, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Pink Floyd & more playing soccer
Bob Marley playing football backstage in 1979. I love soccer. That’s all I ever watch. I’ll watch it all day if I can. But I’m…
Infamous London punks Cockney Rejects get banned by the BBC, 1980
The 1970s were a hugely contentious time for the UK. In 1973 the country was reeling from a massive outbreak of worker strikes that were…
Watch the infamous ‘Disco Demolition Night’ fiasco of 1979 in its entirety
A bounty from the Internet! Some outstanding personage has uploaded the entire broadcast of the WSNS Channel 44 Chicago broadcast of the July 12, 1979,…
The Stranglers’ 1979 cricket match against the UK music press, featuring Lemmy and a bag of drugs
On September 16, 1979, the Stranglers held a cricket match to promote their new album The Raven and raise money for Capital Radio’s charity Help…
Meet the legendary ‘glam rock’ wrestler of the 1970s, Adrian Street
In Britain during the 1970s live wrestling matches were broadcast every Saturday afternoon on the ITV channel. Millions of fans tuned in to watch such…
‘Dragon Power,’ the disco tribute to Bruce Lee
Given that people like to make money, I suppose it was inevitable that Bruce Lee mania and disco fever would intersect—but when, and where? In…
Kill TVs at sports bars, the gym & Jiffy Lube with TV-B-Gone, a tiny ‘off’ switch for televisions!
Back in 1992, when I was still in short pants and an egg cream cost a nickel, William S. Burroughs put in a guest appearance…