Slip! Slop! Slap! - The Original Ad with Sid the Seagull
YouTube Description: One of the most successful health campaigns in Australia's history was launched in 1981, when a cheerful seagull in board shorts, t-shirt and hat danced his way across our TV...
View ArticleMadness - Baggy Trousers
YouTube Description: One of Madness's true anthems, 'Baggy Trousers' captured the imagination of kids and parents all over the UK when it was released in 1980. The video, which begins with that...
View ArticleBBC 1981: F1 engine failure mechanics
YouTube Description: How a Cosworth DFV fails at high rev. Taken from 1981 BBC Horizon show "Gentlemen, Lift Your Skirts."(Full show can be found at http://vimeo.com/50943563)
View ArticleHow a recording-studio mishap shaped '80s music
YouTube description: Warning: This is an unapologetic ode to gated reverb drums Here's a Spotify playlist of some of the best gated reverb songs: http://spoti.fi/2vH7ZZL Over the past few years a...
View ArticleHow 'Labyrinth' Went from Box Office Bomb to Cult Classic
YouTube description: If you grew up watching “Sesame Street,” you know Jim Henson’s characters well. The late puppeteer brought Kermit and Ernie and so many others to life before he went on to create...
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