NewWaver

18 (she/her ) MSTie, devo-tee, goth/punk, speaker of English and Klingon, and the #1 fan of campy horror movies

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intro⁉️

things i am a nerd 4:

The New Romantic Subculture

80s horror

Practical FX

Science fiction!

late 70s - 80s New Wave

60s psychedelia

d e v o

basically anything from the 80s

i just felt like making a blog one day so here i am :)

oh also i feel like this goes without saying because im very goth and punk but im very very far left and if you are right leaning (hell even a centrist, and id be happy to discuss why if needed) you gotta skedaddle because i do not put up with any of that shit on my page <3

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(WIP) recent piece i’ve been messing around with as a oil paint practice :)

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recent piece i made for my art class, not totally happy with it but thought it looked neat :)

reference photo was a still from lord of the rings!

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if i see one more post in the goth community that’s just a photo of a model on a catwalk wearing some slightly edgy clothing created by Louis Vuitton or any other luxury brand im going to lose it

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neat machine i found.

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why was no one gonna tell me marion zimmerman bradley was a piece of shit 💔 if anyone has any women sci fi writer recs lmk 🙏😔

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Some of you haven't listened to Beautiful World by DEVO all the way to the end and it shows.

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god i love soft cell

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just rewatched Creepshow and ugh tom savinis work in it is to die for!!

the movie is such a beautiful example of SFX, VFX, and color design omg. the lighting in all of the shots are done so nicely, super colorful but always perfectly fitting for the scene, you can really tell the movie is trying to feel like a comic book (especially with the camera angles!) i really enjoyed all the shots where they included comic aspects :)

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some of my favorite black/white album covers, mostly goth and goth adjacent (70s-80s, one 90s album)

i just really like organizing albums by color guys

CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT NASH THE SLASH my deepest apologies Nash

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i know i’m late but here’s some red and pink mostly 80s album covers for valentine’s day :)

everyone should go listen to Can We Kiss? by Calvin Johnson 🙏 i am his #1 fan and that song is so pretty and very fitting for the holiday! OOO also Bewitched by Beat Happening (calvin’s 80s band :) ) both lovely songs for the occasion and i think his vocals are so pretty. i included the beat happening album Bewitched is included on (top middle - Jamboree).

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Re-animator (1985)

guys i cant stop watching this movie im a sucker for an 80s Zombie horror/science fiction movie ESPECIALLY one from 1985 (lookin at you Return of the living dead 👀)

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a quick self portrait for a school project (art tips and advice very welcome <3)

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80s mall culture and style appreciation post

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went to my local mall today to do christmas shopping and such and man was it dead, taken over by cheap fast fashion and poorly made anime merch stores (not dissing anime there’s just like 5 of these stores at my local mall). listen malls have always been a shitty capitalist hellhole but people seem to overlook its importance in community’s since their creation in the 50s/60s.. malls were used to used for concerts, clubs, and community gatherings, but now as malls have been dying, being replaced by the world of online shopping, this community space has died with it. ill cut myself off their but i have a lot of thoughts on malls. fascinating stuff.

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for all you people out there looking to find 70s-80s experimental new wave music you’ve never heard check out my playlist

features some deep cuts from big bands like:

Adam and the Ants

Devo

Japan

Wall of voodoo

but also features super underrated new wave bands such as

Slow children

Inner City Unit

Nash the Slash

Neon Hearts

And many many more !

super cool good music i think more people need to listen to. if you have any suggestions please let me know :)))

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bet you guys are tired of seeing these already but here’s my wrapped

top songs are totally inaccurate it’s absurd (except i don’t want to go to chelsea that ones pretty accurate)

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more teardrop explodes content from Smash hits magazine! this time featuring a comic book panel for the band