FROM THE ARCHIVE

From the Archive.jpg

10 X 50’ SD
A CHERRY RED PRESENTATION


A curated collection of 1980s classic rock, punk and new wave concerts from artists who broke the conventions of the day and went on to become pioneers of their own musical trend.

DEAD KENNEDY’S: DMPO’S ON BROADWAY
Highly revered punk-pioneers filmed just months before front man Jello Biafra departed in 1984, leaving an alt-punk legacy that was never to be repeated.

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY: LIVE AT THE HACIENDA
Rare concert film from Nick Cave-fronted The Birthday Party's post-punk version of swamp rock - still influential today.

THE CHAMELEONS: LIVE AT CAMDEN PALACE
Manchester's cult indie-guitar band led by singer-songwriter Mark Burgess perform their critically acclaimed album Script Of The Bridge.

NICO: LIVE IN MANCHESTER
Music cult hero Nico performs Velvet Underground classics including All Tomorrows Parties, Femme Fatale and My Heart Is Empty.

THE FALL: LIVE AT LEEDS
Brilliantly inventive music and lyrics carried The Fall from the post-punk era into today’s world and they are cited as a major influence on pop artists today.

GUN CLUB: LIVE AT THE HACIENDA
L.A.’s most outstanding alternative band of all time, The Gun Club’s fusion of tribal, psychobilly blues spearheaded a generation of energetic death-rock.

HANOI ROCKS: THE NOTTINGHAM TAPES
Filmed live at Nottingham Palais in 1984, Finnish band Hanoi Rocks perform Malibu Beach, Don’t You Ever Leave Me and Boulevard Of Broken Dreams.

VIOLENT FEMMES: LIVE AT THE HACIENDA
Violent Femmes perform their breakthrough and ground-breaking debut including songs Blister In The Sun, Add It Up and Gone Daddy Gone.

THOMPSON TWINS: LIVE AT ROYAL COURT, LIVERPOOL
Live concert film from 1983 at Liverpool's Royal Court including hits Love On Your Side, Love Lies Bleeding and In The Name Of Love.

HAWKWIND: THE CHRONICLE OF THE BLACK SWORD
The originators of trip-rock, Hawkwind perform their conceptual classic Chronicle Of The Black Sword live at Hammersmith Odeon in 1985.


PerformanceMatt Dent