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Robot Rock du Jour: Starter – Minijupe (1981)

beaker — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:17:16 +0000

OK. So, pretend for a minute that lead singer Francis Foss DOESN’T look and sound like Dana Carvey taking the piss out of no wave bands.

In that hot minute, you will surely discover how rad this song is because you, after all, love les minijupes (miniskirts) as much as I do. And Korg MS-20s.

SCHEMATIC: Dana Carvey, record label and cover artwork, some band photos…

Dana Carvey – Choppin’ Broccoli (SNL Audition)

Starter – Minijupe 7″ (1981)

Starter – Starter LP (1981)

Starter – Band Photos

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Snort: Sesame Street – Yip Yip Martian Radio

beaker — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:22:24 +0000

My genesis moment…

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Snort: Robot Dance Competition (1983)

beaker — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:42:11 +0000

Metal Mickey calling the shots in this UK dance competition from 1983. Peep those costumes! The red heads get my vote…

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Snort: Shotgun Start – City Boy (2009)

beaker — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:51:56 +0000

Hot damn!! Check out Wormser at 0:54 and 1:16!!!

Between the acid synth lines and vocoders, this cut coulda been a contender. Unfortunately, the right hook is just a bit weak. The video, however, is GENIUS!

Found this one on MATRIXSYNTH-C.

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Snort: Domestic Stormtroopers

beaker — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:08:28 +0000

For you design nerds, this classic posting on Core 77 chronicles the cartooned adventures of Lunchbreath and Fueledbycoffee at the International Housewares Show in chi-town. Great for a laugh.

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Snort: Phoebe Cates – Paradise (1982)

beaker — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:27:03 +0000

Despite becoming the center of millions of pubescent fantasies that very same year, Phoebe’s Paradise didn’t quite launch her musical career into orbit. Strip the crappy music, run the vocals through a vocoder, add some beats, change that dress to skin-tight silver lamé and…VOILA!!…instant classic.

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Snort: Dwarfed Punk

beaker — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:39:37 +0000

HI-A-TUS OV-ER

Snow White and the Seven Daft Dwarfs.

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Snort: Filipponio – All’ Arrembaggio (1984)

beaker — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:56:33 +0000

Unbridled Italo machismo in its purest form. As undeniably ridiculous as this video may seem to you at first, laughter will turn to awe with repeated viewings. How sweet are the video effects?!!

SCHEMATIC: Dope record scans…

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Snort: Rémi Gaillard – The Astronaut Golfer

beaker — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:22:41 +0000

This frenchman is pretty much off his rocker.

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