Tag: 1984
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Last Starfighter sequel
The original writers of 1984’s The Last Starfighter have shared a sizzle reel with concept art from Matt Allsopp who worked on Rogue One and music from the composers from the first film. It’s an interesting take and update on The Last Starfighter, with Alex older and something a bit more adult, like Guardians of…
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Closer 40
Joy Division’s Closer is 40 today…an album that means a lot to me, but reminds me of very dark times. So as a flip side of that dour darkness, to celebrate here’s George Michael and Morrissey in 1984 extolling their love – well partly in Moz’s case – for Joy Division. Closer was one of…
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Public Enemy #1 – 1984 demo
Today is all about the original demo of Public Enemy #1 by Public Enemy from 1984 (!). Chuck D talks about in on BREAL.tv, it’s genesis from a JB’s track, the intro, getting big on WBAU radio, Rick Rubin and how PE were different. Here’s the WBAU radio demo in full, with a Stetsasonic shout…
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Factory Records – a business, a partnership, a joke
I’d never seen this – New Order making a documentary about themselves for Channel 4 in 1984 about Factory Records. Interesting interviews, and highlights that the story of Factory Records and Tony Wilson was as much a construct as anything, e.g. evil label boss vs disaffected band members which although constantly moaning still stayed with…
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We’re living in a police state
Well those in the UK are – and should be concerned because Orwell’s predictions (and even Alan Moore’s in V for Vendetta) are seemingly comng true. With The Fear this time being terrorism – despite a terrorist attack happening last nearly 4 years ago – they are clamping down on a variety of things. They…
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Freedom Not Fear
No2ID and Open Rights Group are doing a Fear Not Freedom day on the 11th of October. Those in the UK – they need your pictures of the surveillance state! Those of you outside the UK might not know there is the biggest density of CCTV cameras here in the whole world…and with the new…