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.
Flashback
Synth Britannia Full Length Documentary
Synth Britannia is an essential 2009 documentary about the rise – and rise of synth-based music in the UK. It’s an insightful film containing interviews with the hot and heavies of the early synth era. […]
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What would we do if we found ET’s out there? With the paranoid world leaders we put up with (and of course the media), we’d be FREAKING OUT. […]
MP3s & Streams
Bunnymen Premier First Fountain Single: ‘Think I Need It Too’
‘Think I Need It Too’ is the brilliant new single from the mighty Echo & The Bunnymen, and the first release from their forthcoming album ‘The Fountain’. It’s a joyous, uplifting, utterly infectious slice of […]