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Tag: 1980s
A Collection Of Vintage Music Press Advertising
Promotional material from the glory days of the music magazines.
The Enduring Mystery Of King Arthur’s Lady Returns
An outrageous scam, a project that collapsed under its own ambition or a lost film? You decide.
The Florida Tourist Attractions Of 1981
From gators to crab legs, sea world to laser world – Orlando’s tourist traps of yesteryear.
Don’t Have Nightmares, Do Sleep Well: Why 1980s Crimewatch Is A Slice Of Social History
The BBC’s crime investigation reality show re-examined.
The Variety Films Catalogue
A Eurotrash sales brochure featuring spectacular artwork for less-than-spectacular films.
1980 – As Told By Magazine Covers
The end of the Seventies and the start of the Eighties is captured on the front of the publications of the time.
My Life With Kate Bush
As a new generation discovers Kate Bush, your editor looks back on his own discovery of and obsession with Britain’s most singular rock star.
Gore – The Outrageous French Splatter Fiction Series
Not for the faint of heart – a sordid collection of outrageous and extreme pulp fiction novel cover art from France.
The Voice Of Love: Rockin’ Back Inside The Heart Of Julee Cruise
Remembering the ethereal voice that guided the world of Twin Peaks and set the Dream Pop template.
The Death Of Popular Music And Youth Culture
When everything becomes the same, it all ceases to have any importance. Looking into youth culture’s sad slide into insignificance.
Anthropophagous II: An Exercise In Worthless Opportunism
The newly-made follow-up – in name only – to the notorious Video Nasty is not an enjoyable viewing experience.