The B-52's before they broke big — pure chaotic Athens energy caught on tape.
By November of 1980, the B-52’s had two albums under their belt and were two months away from their debut Saturday Night Live performance. The New Wave band were quickly rising to national fame, and they were still touring with the original lineup which consisted of frontman Fred Schneider (who in this set’s liner notes is credited as playing both the glockenspiel and “various toys”), Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, Kate Pierson and Keith Strickland.
Costume
Kate and Cindy's towering wigs, iconic
Sound
Raw New Wave before polish killed it
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was filmed at the height of New Wave's underground moment, right before MTV commercialized the genre into oblivion.
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