Category: 1980’s

New Order – Belgium – 1985 – Past Daily Lunchroom

Lunch with New Order today – recorded at The Manhattan Club in Leuven, Belgium on December 17, 1985 via a band soundboard. Originating from Manchester, England, New Order pioneered a fusion of electronic dance music becoming one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. The band has released a

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Magazine – Melbourne – 1980 – Past Daily Lunchroom

Magazine in concert for the Lunchroom today – recorded at Melbourne Festival Hall on September 9, 1980 and issued as a limited edition promo-only lp by Virgin shortly after. It’s too bad Magazine broke up as early as they did. Founder and lead-singer Howard Devoto leaving Buzzcocks early on in

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Dif Juz – London – 1986 – Past Daily Lunchroom

Dif Juz for Monday Lunch – recorded at Town & Country in London on November 17, 1986. If Dif Juz doesn’t immediately ring bells for you, you’re not alone. I confess, they escaped my otherwise eagle-eye for music when they were around in 1986 (the year they ironically broke up).

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January 20, 1989 – New Face In The White House

January 20, 1989 – CBS Radio News on the Hour – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 20, 1989 – inauguration day, and the swearing in of the 41st President. Former vice-President George H.W. Bush was poised to take over the Oval Office, the one being vacated this day by

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