It’s time to stomp our feet along with Ashton, Gardner and Dyke‘s “Resurrection Shuffle.” Ashton, Gardner and Dyke were a UK-based band who released three LPs in the early seventies. “Resurrection Shuffle,” written by Tony Ashton, was the group’s biggest … Continue reading
David Moore
Hurray! Friday has arrived. Let’s celebrate by jumping in the Way-Way-Back Machine and pulling out a quartet of commercials. Here’s a summer selection featuring the Nestea Plunge, AMC Pacer (with Ed McMahon), L’eggs pantyhose, and R-R-R-Raw Power from Ideal. NESTEA … Continue reading
**A classic post from the Bionic Disco vault. The following originally appeared August 31, 2014** Fotomat ‘America’s Parking Lots.’ (‘LIFE’ magazine, Sept. 03, 1971) “Driving up to a Fotomat store is just about the easiest way in the whole world … Continue reading
*Time for more “Buried Treasure” commercials that appeared on the Bionic Disco YouTube channel but not here on the website.* Here’s a batch of 1976 commercials featuring the Sears Tele-Games console, Homelite Chainsaw, and the Xerox Fax Machine. A home … Continue reading
Today’s collection of seventies commercials are all edible. Well, the products within are. Tuck your napkin in your shirt and enjoy spots for Lipton Cup-a-Soup, Morton’s Bake Shop Danish, Grape-Nuts (with naturalist Euell Gibbons), and Planters Peanut Butter (with Mr. … Continue reading
A very pleasant Monday to you. Here’s one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists; “Plan 9 Channel 7” by The Damned. “Plan 9 Channel 7” was written by all members of the band and appeared on … Continue reading