Tag: Cold War
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Blue Tribes (Frankie Goes To Hollywood vs New Order vs Madonna)
Check out the latest mashup by Bangers & Mash featuring Frankie Goes To Hollywood, New Order, Madonna, and Masters at Work. With a cold war theme, the video is a mix of cheery and scary footage. Download it now on the Internet Archive. #mashup #FrankieGoesToHollywood #NewOrder #Madonna #MastersAtWork
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RIP Richard H. Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire
= Really sad to hear of the death of Richard H. Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire fame aged 65. As someone who has family links to Sheffield and did my degree there, and even used to hang around the very cemetery where the Sensoria video was filmed (Meersbrook represent! Well, no-one was there, it was dawn)…
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No FLag
It seems like Elvis Costello works best in times of crisis or war, and his ‘No Flag’ is very angry and timely. Love the 80’s video in ultra-modern Instagram square format, 2020’s via 80’s cold war alienation. As said by others including Mr B, on his new album, us Gen X have this whole thing…
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Same as it ever was
Love this cover of Talking Heads ‘Once In A Lifetime’ by Angelique Kidjo – reclaiming and rebooting those African rhythms. She’s recorded the whole of Remain In Light, adding her own lyrics and style, so it comes full circle. I love her take on appropriation – she doesn’t see why it’s a problem if it’s…
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Ceefax Twin – Protect And Survive
Sadly not in Glasgow so can’t go to the Ceefax Twin nights, but I can listen to this mix of ‘nuclear funk’ and electronic library music about a now not-so distant age of cold war and nuclear threat. The nuclear threat might be more Chinese owned nuclear plants going all Fukushima nowadays and cold war…
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Mogwai scores Atomic
Mogwai have scored the soundtrack to a documentary ‘Atomic – Living In Dread And Promise’ by Mark Cousins about atomic energy and nuclear weapons, and you can see the trailer above. It’s part of a series commememorating the 70th anniverary of Hiroshima. Looks and sounds amazing, and I’m sure it will be eye-opening for those…