By matthew on 2010/01/31
Oooh, oooh, somebody waits for me…
Japan – Halloween (1979)
Posted in Music Tagged 1979, david sylvian, japan, mp3, new wave
By matthew on 2010/01/02
For the first Saturday of a new year (and new decade, as well), I give you a song from 3 decades prior, in 1979. Yet it is just as relevant and just as lovely as ever.
click to play: Cowboys International – Here Comes A Saturday (1979)
Posted in Auld Wave Syne, Music Tagged 1979, 2010, cowboys international, Music, new wave, new year, obscuro
By matthew on 2009/12/06
While the previous video was more of an internal self-promotion video for WFAA in Dallas, this video was a major ad campaign used during junctions and station breaks for Philadelphia’s KYW-TV. It is simply stunning – these promos have a futuristic, whimsical, avant-garde tenor paired with a bit of psychedelia. It might be [...]
Posted in Cultural Ephemera, video Tagged 1979, Disco, marketing, philadelphia, promo, TV, video
By matthew on 2009/10/13
Isn’t this album cover pop art at its finest?
And while I wouldn’t say the album’s contents itself are perfect, it has a brilliant production value that is something akin to the Beatles and Spector in the synthpop age. Listen to “Perfect Hostess”, for example:
The Korgis – Perfect Hostess
Posted in Auld Wave Syne, Music Tagged 1979, album covers, art, mp3, Music, new wave, pop art, the korgis
By matthew on 2009/10/04
One of my few ‘hipster cred’ indulgences is courtesy of last.fm, when you find that your very own screen name is listed as one of the ‘top listeners’. And I’m not talking some mainstream band, I’m talking about something or someone like Greg Vandike, who is all but forgotten by almost everyone.
See! [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged 1979, 1980, flexipop, greg vandike, Music, new wave, pop, UK