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Music History

Good timesuck: The first two hours of MTV on its first day in 1981

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1981, First two hours, MTV, Music VIdeos

Just after midnight on August 1, 1981, MTV, the world’s first 24-hour music video channel signed on with a library

Music History

Remembering The Police Picnic, 40 years on

August 26, 2021August 26, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments 1981, Oakville, Police Picnic, THE POLICE

Not too far from where I live now, there’s an Esso gas station in front of a field that will

Music History

U2 History: Watch a Gig at Queen’s University in Belfast from 1981

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1981, Belfast, Queen's University, U2

Thanks to Larry for the link. Look at the hair on Edge!

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