The 1980 Eurovision Song Contest
The 25tth annual Eurovision Song Contest broadcast from Congresgebouw in The Hague, the Netherlands.Ireland were back at the top of their game and won the contest with “What’s Another Year” sung by Johnny Logan....
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Kyoto Tachibana Senior High School Band
The Kyoto Tachibana Senior High School Band is nicknamed “Orange Devils” (オレンジの悪魔) due to their trademark full-orange uniform and tendency of winning band competitions.
Loladamusica 1995
Gabber will never die! Loladamusica report gives some insight in the dutch gabberscene around 1995.
Laurie Anderson on German TV in 84
Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most reknowned – and daring – creative pioneers. Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer,...
Remembering 1983
1983, hands down. Michael Jackson and The Police dominate the Billboard charts, while “Murmur” is released and the Smiths put out their first single. Hair bands have not yet screwed up MTV for the...
Listen to a mix recorded live by Surgeon at Tresor in 1998
In recent years, Surgeon has applied his techno pedigree to a number of fascinating side-projects. Alongside his incendiary live modular sets and hybrid DJ mixes, Anthony Child has been making ambient music inspired by...
Download 10,000 of the first recordings of music ever made
Long before vinyl records, cassette tapes, CDs and MP3s came along, people first experienced audio recordings through another medium — through cylinders made of tin foil, wax and plastic. In recent years, we’ve featured cylinder recordings from the 19th...
Listen to a rare reissue of obscure Japanese avant-guarde electronics
Only 1000 copies of Jun Fukamachi’s Nicole (86 Spring And Summer Collection) were originally pressed for a 1986 fashion show. With this year’s stunning reissue of Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass and a host of other recently unearthed ambient...
80s Chicago New Wave scene
This news segment (uploaded by Bill Hammons) appeared on channel 7 back in 1985. It shows footage of the Liedernacht (aka City Club) and the fabulous Asylum. Chicago was home to a number of...
Google launched a browser-based sequencer for making music
Chrome Music Lab has launched a new music creation tool called Song Maker. A browser-based experience, Song Maker is a sequencer that allows you to program loops for two different instruments of your choosing, then...
