April 2017

NWOBHM – new wave of British heavy metal

The 70s 80s 90s Blog9 years ago6 years ago16 mins

NWOBHM was the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which was a hard rock movement at the start of the 1980s that spawned bands like Motorhead

Iran and the Left – reaction to Khomeini

The 70s 80s 90s Blog9 years ago6 years ago04 mins

In 1979, the Left in Iran and the UK condemned the seizure of power by Khomeini and the clergy but since then, attitudes seem to have regrettably shifted

Anti Tory art from the early 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog9 years ago3 years ago13 mins

The 1980s saw an avalanche of anti Tory art encompassing songs, images, movies and plays in a creative expression of Thatcher hatred

Crashing the National Grid in the miners strike

The 70s 80s 90s Blog9 years ago6 years ago23 mins

During the 1984-85 miners strike, there was an idea that the national grid could be crashed if we all simultaneously used electrical appliances

Culture

Kojak advertises Bacardi Rum in the 1980s

The 70s 80s 90s Blog9 years ago6 years ago01 mins

An advert from 1983 – the late Telly Savalas advertising Bacardi Rum. Best known for his starring role as the tough New York detective, Kojak. That police series was big in the 70s.