TV Party NYC 1978
Just watched ESG's final show on PitchforkTV, then discovered this great doco about a cable tv show called TV Party, hosted by Glenn O'Brien outta NYC from 1978-82.
"Running from 1978 to 1982, this hilariously anarchic, drug-fueled NYC cable access show featured unpredictable appearances from David Byrne, Nile Rogers, Arto Lindsay, DNA, Andy Warhol, Blondie, Mick Jones, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, George Clinton, Jean Michel Basquiat and others."
The TV Party Orchestra was led by Walter Staeding with Chris Stein. They weren't allowed to smoke cigarettes in the tv studio, but smoking pot was ok. They also used to take phone-in callers live-to-air, which is pretty funny - it's lots of verbal abuse, which the hosts handled with great humour. More about the doco here.
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