40 years ago this week, "Running Up That Hill" by #KateBush entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 30 on 30 Nov 1985. 37 years later, it climbed the charts again after being featured in "Stranger Things". That time, it peaked at 3 in the US and reached the top spot in her native UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

40 years ago this week, "Running Up That Hill" by #KateBush entered the #Top40 at 39. It peaked at 30 on 30 Nov 1985. 37 years later, it climbed the charts again after being featured in "Stranger Things". That time, it peaked at 3 in the US and reached the top spot in her native UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

Strawberry Switchblade backstage at Reading University, 42 years ago today, 12 Nov 1983.

Jill: ‘That was our dressing room – we had to get ready in the public toilets! There we are with a table of beer & crisps in the toilet. The glamour!’

(📸©️Peter McArthur, used with permission)

#strawberryswitchblade #music #80s #1980s #80smusic #1980smusic #1983

Strawberry Switchblade backstage at Reading University, 42 years ago today, 12 Nov 1983.

Jill: ‘That was our dressing room – we had to get ready in the public toilets! There we are with a table of beer & crisps in the toilet. The glamour!’

(📸©️Peter McArthur, used with permission)

#strawberryswitchblade #music #80s #1980s #80smusic #1980smusic #1983

PARTY BOYS
No Aggro
1984 U.S. pressing

Oh man, do I love this record. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard it.

This is a SUPER lo-fi mish-mash of #psych , #blues , and tribal #80s #artrock / #punk from Los Angeles.

The band only made three records (this one is their second), but each one is uncompromising and completely unique in their delivery.

There’s something oddly hypnotic about No Aggro, despite how incredibly Lo-fi sounding it is.
Maybe Pere Ubu-ish in some spots? Carrying the spirit of other bands like This Heat, but maybe a little more unhinged? I don’t know.

Regardless, even though it’s probably not for everyone, it’s worth a listen for the sake of pure art.

This record was limited to only 2,000 copies and is numbered #115 .

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #1980s #80s #80sMusic #losangeles #psychedelic

LM8560, the eternal chip from the 1980 years

https://www.tycospages.com/other-themes/lm8560-the-eternal-chip-from-the-1980-years/

#HackerNews #LM8560 #eternal #chip #1980s #vintage #technology #retro #electronics

PARTY BOYS
No Aggro
1984 U.S. pressing

Oh man, do I love this record. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard it.

This is a SUPER lo-fi mish-mash of #psych , #blues , and tribal #80s #artrock / #punk from Los Angeles.

The band only made three records (this one is their second), but each one is uncompromising and completely unique in their delivery.

There’s something oddly hypnotic about No Aggro, despite how incredibly Lo-fi sounding it is.
Maybe Pere Ubu-ish in some spots? Carrying the spirit of other bands like This Heat, but maybe a little more unhinged? I don’t know.

Regardless, even though it’s probably not for everyone, it’s worth a listen for the sake of pure art.

This record was limited to only 2,000 copies and is numbered #115 .

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #1980s #80s #80sMusic #losangeles #psychedelic

DESCENDENTS
Milo Goes To College
2010 U.S. reissue

While my wife gets ready to head out for the day for her birthday, a quick spin for me while I wait.

As I mentioned the last time I posted a Descendents record (I Don’t Want To Grow Up), this band and my early teenage years go hand in hand.

Grow Up, this, and Everything Sucks represent a very special time in my life, and I guess you could say I’m very sentimental about these records. However, I feel that as far as a lot of that simplistic punk from back then goes, Descendents records still sound great to my ears. I can still listen to them and enjoy them at 48, the same way I did when I was a teenager.

Not a single song longer than two minutes and ten seconds.
Absolute bliss, man.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #punk #1980s #80s #80sMusic #80spunk #descendents

DESCENDENTS
Milo Goes To College
2010 U.S. reissue

While my wife gets ready to head out for the day for her birthday, a quick spin for me while I wait.

As I mentioned the last time I posted a Descendents record (I Don’t Want To Grow Up), this band and my early teenage years go hand in hand.

Grow Up, this, and Everything Sucks represent a very special time in my life, and I guess you could say I’m very sentimental about these records. However, I feel that as far as a lot of that simplistic punk from back then goes, Descendents records still sound great to my ears. I can still listen to them and enjoy them at 48, the same way I did when I was a teenager.

Not a single song longer than two minutes and ten seconds.
Absolute bliss, man.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #punk #1980s #80s #80sMusic #80spunk #descendents

41 years ago, #aha released the first video for "Take On Me", a standard fake band performance video that probably cost as little as possible. If you've ever wondered if the song would have been a hit without the video, I think this answers it. They released the song several times, only having major success once the animated video was made. Also interesting to hear the differences in this version of the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAqW9uJi2-g #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

41 years ago, #aha released the first video for "Take On Me", a standard fake band performance video that probably cost as little as possible. If you've ever wondered if the song would have been a hit without the video, I think this answers it. They released the song several times, only having major success once the animated video was made. Also interesting to hear the differences in this version of the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAqW9uJi2-g #1980s #MusicHistory #MusicVideo

@screwlisp you'll have seen @bbcmicrobot
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👾 Runs your toots on an #8bit computer emulator. Amazing what people create in 512 bytes of code!

🟢 Post with #bbcmicrobot to get a reply. Please include a title in the CW

🖼 See gallery at https://www.bbcmicrobot.com

Also building a #WebXR beeb at https://virtual.bbcmic.ro

This account is all about #bbcmicro #basic #1980s #creativeCoding #retrocomputing #arm

Created by @DominicPajak
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@screwlisp you'll have seen @bbcmicrobot
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👾 Runs your toots on an #8bit computer emulator. Amazing what people create in 512 bytes of code!

🟢 Post with #bbcmicrobot to get a reply. Please include a title in the CW

🖼 See gallery at https://www.bbcmicrobot.com

Also building a #WebXR beeb at https://virtual.bbcmic.ro

This account is all about #bbcmicro #basic #1980s #creativeCoding #retrocomputing #arm

Created by @DominicPajak
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