Posts Tagged as ‘80’s’

December 29, 2007

Tape Archive: ZTT Interview 1985

This Interview with two thirds of the ZTT record label from 1985 is an interesting look back at the label that fostered Frankie goes to Hollywood , The Art Of Noise and Propaganda onto the mid 1980’s. Producer Trevor Horn and wife Jill Sinclair probably reveal more about the workings of the then fledgling label [...]

December 9, 2007

Digital Relic Speaks Out

I caught this Channel 4 info-puff for the ongoing digital switch-over yesterday which features an aged Max Headroom bemoaning his lot. Ah 80’s nostalgia.“Did I ever tell you about the 80’s?”

 
 
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November 30, 2007

Video Archive: Art Of Noise TOTP 1984

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This Top Of The Pops Close to the edit appearance came later than the appearance on The Tube but presented the same problem for ZTT in how do you present visually an essentially faceless group. Paul Morley [...]

November 23, 2007

Video Archive: Crossword Computer 1981

How revolutionary must this have seemed back in 1981. Nice floppy too.

 
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November 5, 2007

Video Archive: Shriekback - Lined up

This video looks terribly earnest and dated now but I still have fond memories of Shriekback. I saw them once at the Cafe Royal I think it was (it was a small and low ceilinged room anyway). Barry Andrews, seen postulating in orange here (and looking a little like the guy in the old Tango [...]