Klaus Nomi – Total Eclipse (1982)

Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, New Wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Magazine, The Go-Go’s, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Police and Klaus Nomi. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts, and one completely obscure group, Invisible Sex, in what appears to be their single public outing.



The Feelies – The Boy with the Perpetual Nervousness (1980)

The Feelies debut album “Crazy Rhythm” was a critical success and voted one of the best albums of 1980 in the Village Voice, beating out such notable critics’ favorites as David Bowie’s Scary Monsters, Joy Division’s Closer, The Rolling Stones’s Emotional Rescue, and The Specials’ debut album.




[Dedicated to Børge Igor Brandt]