Saturday, February 26, 2011

Stereolab - 1996 - Jools Holland


Stereolab performs on UK television 1996 in support of
Emperor Tomato Ketchup


Cybele's Reverie


Les Yper Sound


plus
Motoroller Scalatron


Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Dinosaur Jr - 1988 - Europe


Dinosaur Jr
from 1988


Let it Ride and Freak Scene
Germany - 1988


part of Gargoyle
Biko's - Padova, IT - 1988


plus
Just Like Heaven video

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

HBO movie intro from early 1980s


Back in the early 80s cable television was an exciting novelty offering a then enormous variety of programming. For my youthful inclinations, I was most interested in the movie channels offering the R-rated parade of fun.

While there were intro pieces for all channels, the ones created for HBO were often the most lavish and one I've always remembered was the stedi-cam fly over a miniature cityscape and beyond. It's an intricate and effects laden few momemts, whetting your appetite for the feature presentation. Included below are both the intro itself, as well as a behind the scenes, making of short film.


early 1980s long HBO opening


HBO Intro - Behind the Scenes

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

The Funhouse (1981)


Tobe Hooper directed 1981s The Funhouse after completing the television mini-series Salem's Lot (1979) and just prior to his somewhat controversial involvement with the Steven Spielberg "produced" Poltergeist (1982). I first caught this on a cable tv viewing in 1982 or 83, and have always enjoyed it's horror stylings.


the trailer



the feature