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Internet VHS Ephemera: Image Proves Bernie Sanders still Rocks the VCR!!
Here in Lunchmeat Land, we don’t do politics. In fact, I think that may be the first (and only) time the “P” word will ever appear on this slice of analog-obsessed internet. However, as most of you Videovores know, we’re expressly dedicated to spreading the rewind word in every way imaginable. So, with the recent surfacing of the following image on the world weird web, we’re willing to make an exception with this tangential touch on politics. Why? Because Vermont Senator and former Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is still rockin’ the VCR… and that’s pretty groovy, man. Check out...
Analog-Inclined Artist Steelberg Creates Amazingly Authentic VHS Fan Art for STRANGER THINGS!
The advent of Netflix’s original series Stranger Things has the streaming-inclined masses of binge watchers absolutely abuzz with awe and excitement, and for good reason. Taking cues from seminal productions like E.T., X-Files and The Goonies (though I would say Explorers!) Stranger Things offers viewers a Speilbergian kind of world peppered with loving nods to Stephen King and choice 80s horror / sci-fi essentials bolstered by amazing attention to detail in overall production. By and large, the series has been met with exceedingly positive reviews from casual viewers and critics alike. The soundtrack, which was created by two members of...
Japan-Based Company FUNAI ELECTRONICS Will Stop Making VCRs at the End of July! Thoughts Moving Forward!
Staunch fans of our favorite analog format were met with some historically heartbreaking news yesterday, as confirmed by a Mental Floss UK article. Japan-based consumer electronics company Funai Electric has announced that at the end of this month, they will discontinue manufacturing their VCR units (which were produced in China) due to decline in demand and difficulty finding parts for the machines. At the highest point in their 30-year VCR-making history, Funai (which is known to us here in the States as the brand Sanyo among others) was selling around 15 million VCR units per year, but most recently, their...
SUPER7 Brings Brand New HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Cartoon to VHS for San Diego Comic Con!
The reach of the VHS resurgence has now entered the realm of mainstream animation properties, Tapeheads. The rewind-inclined nostalgia junkies over at Super7 who are known for creating vinyl toys, action figures and various apparel for all kinds of essential 80s excellence are now bringing a brand-new, Filmation-Style episode of He-Man and the MOTU to fresh VHS! The new episode “The Curse of the Three Terrors” is presented by Super7 and will be screening tonight (7/20/16) as a part of San Diego Comic Con. You can get a glimpse at the new cartoon with details on the screening via the...
DEADPOOL Will Receive Limited Edition VHS Release from 20th Century Fox at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con!
Well, Tapeheads, it looks like even 20th Century Fox is getting in on the fresh VHS game! According to a report on the unofficial San Diego Comic Con blog relaying a tweet from the Offcial Deadpool Twitter account, the 2016 superhero smash hit starring Ryan Reynolds will be receiving an extremely limited VHS release at the upcoming SDCC event, which starts tonight with a preview and then runs from July 21st – 24th. For each day of the actual fest, the VHS will be given to the first 25 customers who purchase the Deadpool Blu-Ray from the Fox Home Entertainment...