Cult Video Hut

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Cult Video Hut is a blog dedicated to providing humorous commentary on obscure, underground and strange music videos from the ’70s to the early ’90s. We'll mostly be focusing on underground rock in all its forms—from weird art-school punk to weird gloomy deathrock (because it’s all pretty weird)—but we'll feature the occasional pop video when it’s sufficiently bizarre.

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Lesbians Against The Nazis & Klan. 1970s. NYC | Lesbian Herstory Archives #herstory #lesbians #lesbianherstoryarchives #1970s #nyc #dykes #gay #lgbt #queer #march #signage #lettering #protestsign #obvi

#lesbian history #anti facism

“The New World” by X

Let’s bring back this classic about the Reagan’s election. I think the Democrats forgot the motor city this year. :(

#election #ronald reagan #x #x band #more fun in the new world #punk #l.a. punk

Rhythm of Life is the alias of scottish musician Paul Haig. Haig released two interim singles on Edinburgh independent Rational, run by manager Allan Campbell. The first of these, Soon, was a collaboration with fellow Edinburgh musician Stephen Harrison (formerly of Metropak), while the second, Uncle Sam, saw Haig guesting on a record by artist Sebastian Horsley. Exploring territory first charted by Heaven 17 in their BEF guise, both singles appeared under the generic name Rhythm Of Life Organisation (RoL), an imprimatur Haig has retained ever since for everything from albums, labels and backing bands. Such anonymity also suited his avowed loathing of publicity. Indeed Haig has never once released a record with his own face on the front cover. This is the his first 7" single released in 1981 on Rational Records. A: Uncle Sam B: Portait of Heart Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals -- Paul Haig Guitar, Vocals -- Sebastian Horsley Producer, Arranged By -- Rhythm Of Life Organisation Written-By -- Paul Haig, Sebastian Horsley

#rhythm of life #paul haig #josef k #orange juice #aztec camera #go-betweens #post-punk #indie rock #post punk #alternative rock

lolgoths

#the cure #robert smith

A Japanese company, ROEN, is selling a Mickey Mouse figurine inspired by the Clash’s London Calling album cover (which was in turn inspired by an Elvis Presley album cover). Link | For sale o…

bigupshouts2004

X - Nausea (live performance in The Decline of Western Civilization)

#x #x band #punk #decline of western civilization

ne0scythian

witchstars

The German station ZDF used to broadcast this intro before showing horror and fantasy movies in their series “der phantastische Film” they started in 1970. The animation was made by none other than Heinz Edelmann of Yellow Submarine Fame

#heinz edelmann #yellow submarine

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“I want you around”

The Ramones In Rock ‘N’ Roll High School (1979)

#the ramones #rock and roll high school

Do the privileged control the arts, or are we all prejudiced wazzocks?

Interesting article about class in British rock music.

#britpop #british music

blackrockandrollmusic-blog

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The 59-year-old film director, DJ and musician on punk, his pet ferret, and how Bob Marley tried to pull his girlfriends. [Read More]

#don letts #punk

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Joe Strummer, born John Graham Mellor, 22 August 1952 - 22 December 2002.

“We aren’t particularly talented. We try harder!”

“Authority is supposedly grounded in wisdom, but I could see from a very early age that authority was only a system of control and it didn’t have any inherent wisdom. I quickly realised that you either became a power or you were crushed”

“And so now I’d like to say - people can change anything they want to. And that means everything in the world. People are running about following their little tracks - I am one of them. But we’ve all got to stop just following our own little mouse trail. People can do anything - this is something that I’m beginning to learn. People are out there doing bad things to each other. That’s because they’ve been dehumanised. It’s time to take the humanity back into the center of the ring and follow that for a time. Greed, it ain’t going anywhere. They should have that in a big billboard across Times Square. Without people you’re nothing. That’s my spiel.”

#the clash #joe strummer