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1980

Back when leotards told the story

By Matthew Rutledge on 11.30.2009

Thanks to my inim­it­able friend Joseph, who has a penchant for find­ing all the weird­est crap that youtube has to offer, I have now watched this 1980 WFAA-TV (Dallas/Fort Worth) promo video elev­enty times.
It is nuts how in 1980, musta­chioed men in leotards were simply “court jesters” that told the story of TV ratings success, and […]

Posted in Cultural Ephemera, texas, video | Tagged 1980, continuity, Dallas, dancing, leotards, promo, video, WFAA, youtube | 2 Responses

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Greg Vandike

By Matthew Rutledge on 10.04.2009

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! Here I am!
Greg […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1979, 1980, flexipop, greg vandike, Music, new wave, pop, UK | Leave a response

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In excess

By Matthew Rutledge on 08.10.2009

There are a lot of bands who “got big” right after the original late 70’s / early 80’s post-punk phenomenon, and many of them were labelled as sell outs or were seen as too main­stream. Simple Minds is a great example — how many people (espe­cially in the United States) have bothered to see […]

Posted in Australia, Music | Tagged 1980, Australia, inxs, MP3, Music, new wave, perception, pop | Leave a response

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Rumor has it she’s… bangin’ the boss.

By Matthew Rutledge on 06.21.2009

Posted in Movie Shows | Tagged 1980, 9 to 5, clip, comedy, humor, lily tomlin, video | Leave a response

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The Affectionate Review

By Matthew Rutledge on 06.16.2009

The Affectionate Punch
Amused As Always
Logan Time
Paper House
Transport To Central
A Matter of Gender
Even Dogs In The Wild
Would I… Bounce Back?
Deeply Concerned
A

THE ASSOCIATES
The Affectionate Punch
(Fiction)

RUMOURS have been drip­ping down from Scotland about a diverse horde of determ­ined post Skids / S. Minds / Scars groups all ready to shift our atten­tion. Positive Noise, Altered Images, JosefK, Orange Juice […]

Posted in Auld Wave Syne, Music | Tagged 1980, alan rankine, associates, billy mackenzie, journalism, Mixtape, Music, playlist, post-punk, review, scotland, sounds like: david bowie

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