Category Archives: 1980s

Mantis covers AC/DC and Krokus at The Seagull Inn in Baltimore, 1982

Mantis covers AC/DC’s “High Voltage” and Krokus’ “Long Stick Goes Boom” at The Seagull Inn in Baltimore, 1982. Mantis featured the late Brian Jack, Troy Andrade, Bobby Perkey, Kevin Perkey and Phil Wiser. Music recorded live at Seagull Inn 1982, … Continue reading

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WNUF Halloween Special

[This faux found footage horror spoof from Baltimore filmmakers Chris LaMartina (“President’s Day“) and Jimmy George of Midnight Crew Studios looks like what you’d get if you combined “The Blair Witch Project” with “Grindhouse.” The film will also be released in … Continue reading

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Carl Easterwood, Flamingo Lounge Owner, Baltimore’s Block, 1983

Photo by Irving H. Phillips, Jr. (The Baltimore Sun, 11/5/1983) via Pinterest. Click to visit site and enlarge. Carl Easterwood, who owns the Flamingo on East Baltimore street, views patrol method used by The Block’s new officers as a “sort … Continue reading

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Baltimore Late 80’s Industrial: Black Pete – Mississippi Queen

(Fantod Under Glass, 12/23/2008) “In the late 80s industrial dance music was all the rage in alternative circles; labels such as Wax Trax in Chicago, Play It Again Sam in Belgium, and Nettwerk in Canada were putting out tons of … Continue reading

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