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Radical Rewind-Inclined Stuff Alert: The BEACH BABE VHS Enamel Pin from Afterschool Spectral!
The VHSummer is in full effect, Tapeheads, and the too groovy 80s-lovin’ crew over at Afterschool Spectral is ready to help you ring it in rewind-right with their brand new BEACH BABE VHS pin! The L.A.-based outfit recently released this analog-driven enamel creation with “bright pastels, big sunglasses, and a beckoning blonde who just wants to party” translated into the shape of a tape as a “tribute to those wild teen sex comedy tapes of the '80s/'90s that used to rule the video store.” You know we can dig it. Lookin' GOOD. Get a more detailed look, and VHSnatch...
TALES FROM THE QUADEAD ZONE Continuation and BLACK DEVIL DOLL FROM HELL Sequel?! Director Chester N. Turner Says YES with His Erry Vision Film Site!
Most of the Tapeheads who are in current VHStep with the VHS collector world are familiar with the Chester N. Turner SOV brain-benders Black Devil Doll from Hell and Tales from the Quadead Zone and their sturdy standing as two of the most coveted slabs of magnetic magic in the collecting culture. Even though these films were beautifully re-animated by Louis Justin’s Massacre Video label on both Limited Edition VHS and a first-ever DVD release in 2013, original VHS copies of both films continue to command staggering prices showing consistent finishes in the four figure range. With the widespread want...
Groovy Interview with The Original Vlogger WEIRD PAUL PETROSKEY All About His Video Making History, Lo-Fi Music Career and Why He Chooses VHS to This Day!
Weird Paul Petroskey is a guy who could rightly be seen as a veritable amateur video production pioneer. His predilection for popping up in front of the video camera and creating… well, just about anything he wanted, began in the early 80s and has yet to cease. Over the past 30+ years, Paul has created an incredible array of rewindable recordings with content that truly spans the spectrum ranging from what could quite possibly be the first food review video to ever exist to comedic one-man covers of groovy tunes to modern day mini-docs on his plethora of vintage collections....
LUNCHMEAT Proudly Presents Exclusive World Premiere for the Official TUFF TURF – “Out on the Streets” Music Video Shot Entirely on VHS! Full Video and Pre-Order Info!
It’s time to hit the streets, Tapeheads! Lunchmeat is absolutely VHStoked to present an exclusive first look at the 100% shot-on-VHS official music video for “Out on the Streets” from nihilistic new wave outfit TUFF TURF hailing from Atlantic City, NJ. TUFF TURF is the 80s-obsessed retro new wave invention of Jeff Richie who shot the “Out on the Streets” music video direct-to-VHS using a vintage Panasonic AG-196 home video camera. “Out on the Streets” is the first single off of TUFF TURF’s upcoming album Hunger and Haunt, offering an audio / visual experience imbued with 80s analog authenticity featuring...
Artist Anthony Troester Mashes Up Sony Blank VHS Box Aesthetics with the VHS AND CHILL Meme to Create a Most Excellent Parody on Mugs, Shirts and Much More!
If you’ve been making your rounds throughout the world weird web over the past couple of months, chances are you’ve been met with the permeating presence of the VHS and CHILL? meme, which is currently running wild across the internet landscape. If you haven’t seen it, get out from under that rewind rock and treat yourself to a quick chuckle, man! With the currently prevalent status of this particular meme, it seems it was only a matter of time before someone would use its humor to inspire a piece of art to help spread the humorous joy of its implicit...