11/08/2007
Ain't Nothing But A G-Hog Thing
If you can't tell by our posts we are all feeling a little goofy at The Walrus today. Bangers and Cash, Weird Science, ALTV, and now, the Rapping G-Hog. Believe it or not, G-Hog is an invention of the State of Pennsylvania to interest teen ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 11/08/2007 2:04 PM EST in Hip-Hop, WTF?, New-Wave, Editorial | Permalink
The Weird Science Shuffle
About a month ago, fellow Walrus-man Michael sent me an mp3. I didn't bother to even read what I was downloading, as I assumed it would be something new and exciting that I just had to hear. To my dismay, it was "Weird Science" by wacky new-w ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 11/08/2007 11:24 AM EST in New-Wave, 80's Pop | Permalink
11/06/2007
David Byrne's True Stories
There are not too many films from the 1980s that aren't dated when watched today. Although when David Byrne (ala Talking Heads fame) made his 1986 movie True Stories he wrote, directed, and acted in a timeless reflection on American suburban sp ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 11/06/2007 10:16 AM EST in New-Wave, YouTube, Country | Permalink
10/29/2007
The Normal's Freaky Electro Classic, "Warm Leatherette"
The A-side of the only 7" single that British synth band The Normal, aka Mute Records founder Daniel Miller, ever released was based on the J.G. Ballard Novel, Crash. The subject of the novel is quite bizarre: car-crash sexual fetishism. Don't w ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/29/2007 11:16 AM EST in Electronic, Experimental, New-Wave, No-Wave | Permalink
KLAUS NOMI: A Video Retrospective
The German-born singer, Klaus Nomi was a genuine performance artist, dedicated to his bizarre vision of futurist new-wave-robot-aliens. At face value, his absurdity comes off as humorous. However, it becomes apparent how serious he was about his ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 10/29/2007 10:52 AM EST in New-Wave, Glam, Video Retrospective | Permalink
10/28/2007
Cool It Reba's "I Saw Snakes"
Throughout pop-culture, snakes have definitely gotten a bad rep...and for good reason. I mean come on, what was the ONE thing that the otherwise fearless Indiana Jones actually feared? Snakes. Which creatures had the power to cause utter chaos a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/28/2007 12:20 AM EST in Post-Punk, New-Wave, No-Wave | Permalink
10/24/2007
Awesome Video Alert: Holy Hail "Cool Town Rock"
As a graphic designer, I was immediately drawn to the new video from Holy Hail. Rich textures, bold colors and highly stylized graphics make for a compelling viewing experience. There is only one thing that could have made this video even better ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/24/2007 10:02 PM EST in Indie-Pop, New-Wave, YouTube | Permalink
10/23/2007
Tapeheads
Look at this...John Cusack and Tim Robbins directing a music video for a Devo song performed by the Swedish new wave supergroup, Cube Squared. Don't worry that obviously is not real. It'sTapeheads and it's one of the goofiest movies you ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 10/23/2007 4:24 PM EST in WTF?, New-Wave, YouTube | Permalink
10/22/2007
Quirky Synth-Pop from Forest and Crispian
I am on a serious cheesy synth pop kick lately and I am adding relatively unknown Swedish band Forest and Crispian to my collection. They create what they call "New Wave Barbershop Rock," and basically what that means is that they are a synth-ro ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/22/2007 12:42 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, New-Wave | Permalink
10/09/2007
Sneak Preview: Control - The New Ian Curtis/Joy Division Movie
I caught an extra early sneak-preview of the new Ian Curtis/Joy Division movie Control last week and I can confirm what I think everyone probably already knew: this movie is excellent. Based on the book Touching From a Distance by Curtis' ...
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