Here’s some unexpected news: The legendary punk/new-wave concert film Urgh! A Music War was released yesterday on DVD via Warner Archives. (Thanks to Shiv for the tip.) Up until now, you could only get the flick — which featured performances from Echo & the Bunnymen, OMD, XTC, Devo, The Go Gos, The Police, X, Klaus Nomi and more — via bootleg DVD (or, if you could find it, on VHS or by watching it when it aired occasionally on TV). The CD and vinyl versions of the soundtrack are even rarer (and more out of print). And yes, I do have a copy on vinyl.
Tours
Echo & The Bunnymen announce North American ‘Crocodiles’ + ‘Heaven Up Here’ tour dates
Echo & The Bunnymen have announced a 10-date North American tour in support of 1980’s Crocodiles and 1981’s Heaven Up Here — back-to-back and in their entirety each night. In December the The Bunnymen played […]
MP3s & Streams
After 14 Years – New OMD! “History of Modern”
The Color Awesome are big old-school Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark fans. Phil and I never missed a show back in the 80’s. Recently, Phil even did a needlepoint pillow of the Dazzle Ships album […]
Cool Stuff
Dazzle Ships Needlepoint!
Somewhere between my flickr account and here on The Color Awesome, I’ve received comments and messages asking about this piece. I love a good story, but I will try to make this one quick. Obviously, […]