Links tagged with “1980s”
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I was so much younger then – I’m older than that now. Early days at Melody Maker – David Stubbs
On when he joined the Maker in the late 80s. I read it, rather than NME, because the local library got it in. (via Warren Ellis)
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80’s students, what films were your film society showing then? | Ask MetaFilter
I like the idea of working out, or remembering, what films were considered classic/interesting at a specific point in the past.
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Archived Music Press | Scans from the Melody Maker and N.M.E. circa 1987-1996
Lots of blasts from the past here. The couple of copies of MM/NME that I still have are intriguing, mainly the small and unimportant bits rather than the high-profile interviews etc usually featured here.
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Apple’s 1980s clothing catalogue in pictures - Telegraph
I expect everyone has or will link to this, but I bet I’ll want to look at it again at some point. Also, supports my idea that anything from, say, 15+ years ago that appears online looks *very* old.
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BLDGBLOG: A Design History of Military Airspace
“A volumetric rendering of military airspace in East Germany during the 1980s, as imaged in Google Earth.” Mapping historical, invisible, 3D spaces. Must be good.
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Spotify playlist: Chart Hits 83
I made a playlist of that K-Tel double cassette compilation I was banging on about a while back. A few omissions, but otherwise it’s all there.
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Notes.husk.org. The show, which is currently in production with an….
BBC4 “comedy drama” about the rivalry between Sir Clive Sinclair and Acorn Computers head Chris Curry. Why a sodding *comedy* drama? Let’s laugh at the funny 1980s and their silly computers! Well, might be good.
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Citadel Miniatures
Proof that large chunks of my memories will sooner or later appear, scanned, online. Fantastic.
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Flickr: mills70’s photos tagged with rickstones
I’m enjoying Ted’s photos from our school in the 1980s. Fashions were strange weren’t they.
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1,500 of Your Favorite 80’s Videos!
No idea why it’s at that domain, but there’s enough there to pretend you’re a guest on your own “I Love the 1980s” clip show. (via Ted Mills)