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MOOG: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman (1969)

By Len
MOOG: The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman

One of the advantages of working in a record store is being able to go through all the used material before it is put out for sale. Amongst the millions of used copies of Herb Alpert albums and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors there is often a gem. To my luck I was on shift one… »

Interview: Craig Zablo of StalloneZone

By Nick

For more Cobra content check out our Cobra Resource Guide.
For Cobra Month we talk with StalloneZone owner Craig Zablo about Cobra and some of Stallone’s other career moves.

When did you first experience Cobra and what was your initial reaction?
I saw Cobra in a theater on… »

What’s So Funny About the Crime Problem? A Cobra Review

By Nick
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For more Cobra content check out our Cobra Resource Guide.
For Cobra Month we have reached out to our community and friends for their opinions on the film. Our guest blogger, Chris Michaud is the head writer of “The Abraham Lincoln Show” podcast — a… »


Cobra Resource Guide

By Nick
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We claimed June, 2010 as Cobra Month in celebration of Sylvester Stallone’s 1986 action film…. »

The Conet Project (1997)

By Adam
The Conet Project (1997)

Imagine rolling the dial on your car radio, trying to fix on to a … »

Cobra (1986)

By Nick
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For more Cobra content check out our Cobra Resource Guide.
A few months ago I… »

Big Trouble for Buckaroo Banzai

By Cap
Big Trouble for Bukaroo Banzai

Party Recap

Media Potluck is proud to present, “Big Trouble for Buckaroo Banzai” on Saturday, May… »

Aliens vs Rambo

By Nick
Ramob vs Aliens

Media Potluck is proud to present, “Aliens vs Rambo: James Cameron’s Action Sequels”.
We will be… »

Fantasy February

By Cap
Fantasy February

Media Potluck is proud to present, “Fantasy February”!
We’re going to be screening two outstanding and… »

Football Music Videos (1985-present)

By Cap
Shufflin Crew

Super Bowl XLIV is almost upon us. So it’s only right that we dust… »

True Geniuses, Real Stories

By Cap
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Media Potluck is proud to present, “True Geniuses, Real Stories”!
Two alternative 80s comedies with amazing… »

Media Potluck Holiday Feast Volume 2 (2009)

By Cap
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At long-last! The 2009 Media Potluck Holiday Feast is here! An album-length podcast… »

A Christmas Evening Together

By Nick
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Escaping to a secluded cabin in North Carolina, Cap and Nick discuss some of their… »

Non-Holiday Holiday Movies

By Cap
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Media Potluck is proud to present, “Non-Holiday Holiday Movies” Sunday, December 6th!
The holiday season is… »

Terror Times 4: The Phantasm Legacy

By Cap
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Media Potluck is proud to present: “Terror Times 4: The Phantasm Legacy”! Saturday, October… »

Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme (1990)

By Cap
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Once in preschool, my class was shown a video for a special occasion. It was… »

1970/2019: Detectives from Past to Future

By Nick
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Media Potluck is proud to present, 1970/2019: Detectives from Past to Future!
This month’s double feature… »

Los Angeles is Toast!: Nuclear War in 80s Film

By Nick
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Media Potluck is proud to present, Los Angeles is Toast!: Nuclear War in 80s Film.
This… »

Terminator: The Party

By Nick
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Media Potluck is proud to present, Terminator: The Party!
In celebration of the release of Terminator:… »

Corky & the Juice Pigs (1987-1998)

By Cap
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Media Potluck and Consequence of Sound present Audio Archaeology.
Comedic music is a fickle mistress. … »

Drastic Measures (1983)

By Cap
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Media Potluck and Consequence of Sound present Audio Archaeology.
I firmly believe that Kansas is the… »

The Voyager Golden Record (1977)

By Cap
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Hey guys! This is the first Audio Archaeology article, part of Media Potluck’s partnership… »

Audio Archaeology! Media Potluck & Consequence of Sound Team-Up!

By Cap
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Media Potluck and seriously up-and-coming music blog, Consequence of Sound are teaming up for a… »

Liverpool (1986)

By Nick
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My introduction to Frankie Goes to Hollywood was much like many others. I was first… »

Darker Than Amber (1970)

By Cap
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I recently became a fan of Travis McGee.
McGee is the creation of famed Floridian author,… »

Media Potluck Holiday Feast Volume 1 (2008)

By Cap
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Christmas music is everywhere this time of year. Since the beginning of November, the air… »

Silicon Dream (1987-1995)

By Nick
silicon

“Rambo in studio one kills an alligator
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son beats the terminator”
My friend Chad showed… »

Repo Man (1984)

By Nick
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A week or two ago, my brother called me up with some news that he… »

Kate Bush & Cocteau Twins’ Fruitopia Ads (1994-5)

By Cap
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Eclectic TV Ads Volume 2

In 1994 the Coca-Cola company debuted a bold, new bottled juice… »

Eclectic TV Ads Volume 1

By Cap

The world of television advertising is a weird and mysterious place. Around 90% of it… »

Radio Hepcats (1996)

By Cap
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The official soundtrack for Hepcats. What better way to compliment a cinematic comic book… »

Hepcats (1987-1998)

By Cap
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The late 80s and early 90s were a boon period for independent comics, particularly self… »

Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane (2002)

By Cap
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There’s been a tremendous turnout of concept albums so far in the 21st century, but… »

The Ocean Blue (1989)

By Cap
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In 1989 the positive influence of 80s dreamy rock acts such as U2, The Smiths,… »

ASG’s Video Jukebox aka The VJ (1994)

By Cap
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I present to you the VJ, another find from old GamePro backissues. The VJ… »

Zombi 2 (1979)

By Nick
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We have all seen the classic zombie films Night of The Living Dead, Dawn of… »

The Cereal Killings (1992-1995)

By Cap
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James Sturm’s The Cereal Killings was a comic book mini series published between 1992 and… »

Miracle Mile (1988)

By Cap
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The 1980s yielded some very strange, just outside of the mainstream, films. Films that have… »

The Plague Dogs (1982)

By Cap
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Many of you may have seen, or at least have heard of, the 1978 animated… »

Interfilm’s Interactive Movies (1995)

By Cap
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Interfilm was one of the many mid-90s attempts to merge live action with interactive gaming…. »

Musique D’Express (1990)

By Cap
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Express clothing stores were the number one source for fashion-savvy American women to indulge in… »

Cop Rock (1990)

By Nick
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Over the years Steven Bochco has created a lot of hit television shows. Hill Street… »

This is Media Potluck

By Nick

Hey! Just what is “Media Potluck” anyway?
Duh, you idiot! It’s only the hippest place for… »