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…
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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…
The forgotten heroes of ‘Midget Wrestling’: Vintage photos from the 60s and 70s
These are the men who became heroes of the ring as Midget Wrestlers during the 1960s and 1970s. Out of traveling carnivals, circus acts and…
Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, Bettie Page & more roller skating (because roller skating rules!)
Andy Warhol roller skating If you keep up with my posts here at DM, you know I often put together cool photo-sets featuring famous people…
Making Flippy Floppy: The Talking Heads exercise ‘infomercial’ you never asked for
The title of this post pretty much says it all. Is it corny? Yes. Did it make me laugh? Yes. Do I wish something like…
Muhammad Ali recites his poem on the Attica Prison riot: ‘Better to die fighting to be free’
In July 1972, Muhammad Ali traveled to his ancestral homeland of Ireland at the invitation of Michael “Butty” Sugrue, who had put up the purse…
JJ Burnel: Stranglers bassist, karate master
If you find yourself in this situation, RUN. Add this to the list of reasons to be very, very nice to Stranglers bassist and singer…
Krautrock for Athletes: What 70s East German Olympians just might have listened to while training
I have to admit, they had me going there for a while…. I thought it was real. I stumbled on the Bandcamp page for the…