Category: 1980
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Episode of the Muppet Show from 1980 featuring the “Stars of Star Wars” (Video)
Given the involvement of Jim Henson and Frank Oz in the Star Wars films, this may have been inevitable. The episode, which originally aired on February 23 1980 features Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Kenny Baker (R2-D2) and a cameo by Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca). The show starts with the introduction of Kermit’s special…
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Video: the Talking Heads live in Syracuse 1978 (full concert)
The wonderful folks at Open Culture have tracked down yet another vintage Talking Heads performance. It’s not clear what venue this was captured at but it really doesn’t matter. The fact that videos like this exist at all, from an era 30 years before people carried iPhones, is a minor miracle. Here’s David Byrne &…
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Live Talking Heads video from 1980 & why the 70s were the best decade for music
This was posted earlier today at Open Culture. It doesn’t really need much of an introduction, it’s the Talking Heads playing at their pinnacle. By 1980 they were well beyond the small club days of CBGBa but not yet the huge international sensation they’d become with the rise of MTV and their concert film “Stop…
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Video: Two Live Clash Shows from 1980
Three videos representing two live Clash shows from 80. The first, in two parts, is from the Capital Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey. The audio, from the sound board, is pretty amazing. The third video (second show) is from La Palace night club in Paris. (both via Dangerous Minds). If you still need more you…
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Here are a Bunch of Joy Division Live Sets
Here are 8 (technically 10) live Joy Division shows to fill your Sunday (in case it’s not already full). The first one is sort of a collage of footage titled “Here are the Young Men” recorded at the Apollo in Manchester (27 & 28 October 1979) and Effenaar in Eindhoven (18 January 1980). The rest…
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Here are a Bunch of Joy Division Live Sets
Here are 8 (technically 10) live Joy Division shows to fill your Sunday (in case it’s not already full). The first one is sort of a collage of footage titled “Here are the Young Men” recorded at the Apollo in Manchester (27 & 28 October 1979) and Effenaar in Eindhoven (18 January 1980). The rest…