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04 May 2012

ABQ MTV: From the '80s

Unknown 11:11 PM , , , , , ,

Things in Light is pleased to present the sixth installment of ABQ MTV.

► First up, check out the funky sorta art rock-slash-new wave sound of Taos-based band The Refrigerators, performing "Dawn Patrol" in 1981.




► Second, indulge in the prog-funk stylings of The Wet Sox, performing "DDD & E" in 1981, as well.




► Third, here's a short film by Alan Swain called Kitchen Parties. It introduces the viewer to authentic Burque '80s house party culture via documentary footage and Albuquerque streetscapes — including one scene that features the notoriously greasy Vip's Big Boy. Soundtrack by Jerry's Kidz.




►The final entry in this installment isn't technically a music video, but es lo más chingón, so we had to we had include it — Treadmill's cover of Peter Gabriel's "Shock the Monkey."

Unknown / a fifth-wave feminist from the fourth estate | a burqueña | a ladyboss | a writer + editor

I am a fifth-wave feminist and a reluctant member⸺hey, Groucho knew whereof he quipped⸺of both the fourth estate and the gig economy. I am an Albuquerque-based freelance writer, editor and social media marketing and branding+PR consultant. I remain an observant ’90s riot grrrl and a devout practitioner of halfhearted yoga posturing and zen and the art of the sentence diagram.

1 comments:

  1. Diva4:13 PM

    Holy crap. Haven't thought about these bands in years....thanks for the share.

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