After establishing himself as a leading music video director in the 1980s, he found acclaim with his 2002 documentary about session musicians.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Eighties
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Can HBO’s ‘The Idol’ Revive 1980s Erotic Thriller Sleaze?
Over-the-top locations and characters bathed in red light recall an all but dead genre that was once a staple of late-night cable: the erotic thriller.
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The Buggles’ Song Launched MTV. After 45 Years, They’re Going on Tour.
Trevor Horn, half of the group behind “Video Killed the Radio Star” and a producer who helped engineer the sound of the ’80s, will be the opening act for Seal.
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40 Years Later, The Return of Halley’s Day-Glo Comet
With four shows of work from the ’80s traveling the globe, the artist is still seeing what he can get away with.
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Punk Producer Glen ‘Spot’ Lockett’s 10 Essential Recordings
The New York Times – Music:As the house producer for SST Records, Lockett shaped the sound of hardcore from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He died last week at 72.
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Punk Producer Glen ‘Spot’ Lockett’s 10 Essential Recordings
The New York Times – Music:As the house producer for SST Records, Lockett shaped the sound of hardcore from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He died last week at 72.
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Fred White, Drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, Dies at 67
The New York Times – Music:He provided the beats on unforgettable hits like “September,” “Let’s Groove,” “Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland.”
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Terry Hall, a Face of Britain’s Ska Revival, Is Dead at 63
The New York Times – Music:The son of Coventry factory workers, he overcame a traumatic childhood to find fame in the Thatcher years as the frontman of the Specials.
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Hamish Kilgour, Whose New Zealand Cult Band Had Reach, Dies at 65
The New York Times – Music:He was a powerful drummer and, most notably, a founding member of the Clean, which inspired indie bands like Pavement, Yo La Tengo and Superchunk.
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Irene Cara, ‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ Singer, Dies at 63
The New York Times – Music:Ms. Cara was a child star from the Bronx who gained international fame as the singer of major pop anthems from movies of the 1980s.
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Robert Gordon, Punk Rocker Turned Rockabilly Revivalist, Dies at 75
The New York Times – Music:Weary of the angry and aggressive sound of New York’s musical underground of the late 1970s, he returned to rock’s roots and seeded a rockabilly revival.