Category Archives: 1980s

Tom Warner Reminisces About His Towerlight Daze

Posted on May 3, 2012 by almosthipguy

“S’More of My Back Pages Or: One Man’s Clippings Are Another Man’s Kindling” By Tom Warner (Accelerated Decrepitude, 4/25/2012) “I opened the Pandora’s Box that is the bottom drawer of my bedroom dresser and – buried beneath the whip, handcuffs … Continue reading →

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The Day Davy Jones Did Baltimore

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 3/1/2012) Twenty-five years ago, smiling profusely, exuding his ineffable English schoolboy cuteness, and sporting an aggressive mullet, Davy Jones parachuted into — of all places — Westview Mall on Route 40 West, not far from … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa, “Evening Magazine” Interview

Posted on April 25, 2012 by atomictv

Unaired footage from Baltimore’s “Evening Magazine” interview with Frank Zappa, August 1985. Related: The Groupies and Other Girls (excerpt) — (Rolling Stone, 2/15/1969) Frank Zappa: ‘Every band that travels carries either Cuprex or A-200 to kill the crabs groupies lay … Continue reading →

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Slayer at the Seagull Inn, 1985

Posted on April 20, 2012 by atomictv

(As told by Mike Smith of Deceased) The day was March 17, 1985. I saw probably the greatest Heavy Metal show of my life. Back then, shows were truly underground, word of mouth was how you found out about a … Continue reading →

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