Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Ozzy Osbourne"
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Tonight’s new Night Flight Short Cut features one of the most iconic interviews from the original series: our exclusive sit-down with Ozzy Osbourne. Coming across as disarmingly self-aware, Mr. Osbourne sets the record straight on the infamous bat-biting incident, the media frenzy that followed, and more. Featuring vintage performance clips and classic Night Flight flair, this addition to our Short Cut Collection is a MUST-WATCH!
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Christmas Special"
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Our latest Short Cut spotlights Night Flight's most festive music video moments! In Weird Al Yankovic’s "Christmas at Ground Zero," sleigh bells ring and air-raid sirens blare, while lyrics like: "no more time for last-minute shopping, it's time to face your final destiny," perfectly capture that feeling of holiday existential dread. Rounding out the Christmas spirit are Bing Crosby and David Bowie’s timeless duet, Run-D.M.C.'s "Christmas in Hollis," and Max Headroom's cult caroling.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Taco and Falco"
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“If we combine the modern new wave elements with the old, beautiful melodies, that might be an intriguing mixture,” says Taco discussing his hit cover of “Puttin’ on the Ritz” in this exclusive Night Flight interview. Later on in this brand new Night Flight Short Cut, Falco talks about translating rap music influences into his German-language hits.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "New Age Videos"
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"New Age music is a global sound that reaches for the stars," says Pat Prescott in tonight's brand new Night Flight Short Cut. The best in New Age music is rounded up in this bite-sized Night Flight episode, featuring classics from Bowie collaborator Carlos Alomar as well as Yellow Jackets and Al Di Meola.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Laurie Anderson"
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"Laurie Anderson has brought the avant-garde into pop music's mainstream," says Pat Prescott, "and Anderson's instrument is her body." In this Night Flight Short Cut, we explore the work of the sculptor, violinist, and multimedia artist through iconic songs like "O Superman" and "Sharkey's Day." Plus, hear directly from Anderson herself in our 1980s interview from the Night Flight studios.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Slammin' Rap"
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This Short Cuts episode dives into the late 1980s rap scene with illuminating interviews with icons such as LL Cool J and legendary female rappers such as Roxanne Shonté, Queen Latifah, and Salt-N-Pepa.
Night Flight: Short Cuts - "Miles Davis & Chick Corea"
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This Night Flight "Short Cut" features an exclusive interview with Miles Davis, who shares his unique musical outlook and more. “I go with my feelings… that’s in my system, my soul, in my body—my body’s full of rhythm.” Davis reflects on his affinity for the Yamaha DX7, the tactile experience of painting, the importance of his visual style, and the “street sound” of the era. The episode then features jazz pianist Chick Corea, who describes his creative philosophy in a short interview segment before Night Flight showcases his collaboration with vibraphonist Gary Burton in “Finale.”
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Black Sabbath"
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Night Flight profiles Black Sabbath, featuring videos of hit songs like "Paranoid" and "Black Sabbath" as well as interviews with the band discussing subjects like the influence of horror film on their music.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Metal Women"
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In a musical landscape dominated by men, these women in metal are breaking new ground. Including music by Warlock as well as interviews with metal managing legend Vicky Hamilton and former Runaway Lita Ford.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Capitalism"
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Tonight's new Short Cut dives into the theme of money in music, showcasing cash-and-capitalism themed videos from Talking Heads, the pioneering 3D-animated classic "Adventures in Success" by Will Powers, playwright Sarah Tuft's commercial collage, and the Pheromones' send-up of the '80s yuppie class in "Yuppiedrone."
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "PiL and B.A.D."
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Night Flight profiles the 1980s output of two punk legends. John Lydon opens up about his new musical direction with post-punk band Public Image Ltd., while Mick Jones and Don Letts discuss the eclectic influences and sound of Big Audio Dynamite, saying "we wanted a name that would describe the sound we were making."
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Michael Keaton"
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Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Keaton discusses his unconventional path to leading man status as a former stand up comedian. After that, Night Flight profiles the greatest bad guys of cinema, including iconic roles of Dennis Hopper, Henry Silva, and Rutger Hauer.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "The Sunset Strip"
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Take a ride down the glory days of the Sunset Strip, featuring some of the hardest-rocking and hardest-partying bands of the era including Poison, Great White and Kik Tracee, as well as legendary venues such as the Rainbow.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Wes Craven and Troma"
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The gross-out impresarios at Troma discuss combining horror and comedy for their distinctive style of filmmaking, while Wes Craven is interviewed on his enormous success with Nightmare on Elm Street as well as his upcoming projects.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Gorgon"
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This edition of Short Cuts features Gorgon Video Magazine and its interviews with the icons of horror. Stuart Gordon discusses helming Re-Animator, while makeup legend Screaming Mad George opens up about his process creating some of the most iconic images in horror film.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Celebrity Rap"
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Night Flight transports you to the wacky world of celebrity rap singles, featuring bars from such hip hop luminaries as Mel Brooks, Rodney Dangerfield, the Chicago Bears and Mr. T. Don’t miss Night Flight's wild ride through this uniquely '80s genre phenomenon!
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Reggae"
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Songs from luminaries such as Jimmy Cliff and Peter Tosh invite us into the world of reggae in this short Night Flight special, exploring the genre's political origins, various subgenres, and biggest voices.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Sex"
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This sexy Short Cut compiles music videos and interviews featuring the most transgressive figures in the business, including Prince, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Queen.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Women In Comedy"
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Night Flight highlights the funniest women in showbiz in this special on female comedians, featuring material and interview clips from Tracy Ullman and Sandra Bernhardt.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Weird Al"
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In this bite-sized Night Flight special on Weird Al Yankovic, Al parodies Devo, Michael Jackson and Madonna. Also featuring an interview with the man himself, discussing his relationship to the artists he parodies.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Horror Shorts"
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A series of gruesome and gory horror shorts, including Alex Winter and Tom Stern's wacky "Aisles of Doom," and the hilarious zombie parody "Dawn of the Night of the Dead: The Musical."
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "John Carpenter"
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A look into the films and music of John Carpenter, including an exclusive interview where he discusses his influences for films such as The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China, as well as his pioneering work on his own film scores.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Bauhaus"
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A special on legendary rock band Bauhaus, dubbed the "originators of Goth Rock," featuring interviews with members, videos from later spin-off band Love and Rockets, as well as the solo career of frontman Peter Murphy.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Food"
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This quick batch of music videos focuses on food, from Weird Al's love of Rocky Road ice cream to the Fat Boys. Also featuring an exclusive interview with the Fat Boys by TV 20000 host Joie Gallo!
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Downtown"
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Today Night Flight focuses on New York's downtown and the music that it spawned, including videos from Blondie and Sonic Youth, as well as a special on the downtown Club Kids.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Underground comix"
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Night Flight's Short Cuts jets off the the world of underground comix, featuring alternative luminaries such as Robert Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, and Victor Moscoso discussing their craft.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Animation"
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Night Flight takes you to the dazzling animation of contemporary music videos, from Herbie Hancock's computer-assisted imagery to the kaleidoscopic videos of Adrian Belew and the Tom Tom Club.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Fishbone and Jane's Addiction"
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Night Flight brings an exclusive interview with ska punk band Fishbone and a special report on Jane's Addiction, featuring live footage and backstage interviews. Finally, a hand-drawn animated short called "Twist an' Shout!".
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Politics '88"
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A politically charged mini-ep of Night Flight, featuring polemics from artists such as Billy Bragg and X as well as spoken word from William S. Burroughs.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Religion"
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This Night Flight episode focuses on religion in music, from the satanic accusations against Ozzy Osbourne to the Christian rock band Stryper. Also featuring videos from The Saints and XTC.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Street Music"
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Night Flight explores the burgeoning "Street Music" culture of hip hop and breakdancing. Featuring videos from Grandmaster Flash, Dr. John, and Juicy.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "The Time"
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For this edition of Night Flight, Morris Day, Prince collaborator and bandleader of The Time, sits down for an exclusive interview where he discusses what it was like acting for the first time in Purple Rain. Also featuring a special report on super-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, including music videos from their hit songs with Janet Jackson and Robert Palmer.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Teen VidMagazine"
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In this bite-sized episode of Night Flight, future Academy Award nominee Marky Mark discusses the criticism he's received for being a white rapper, while Vanilla Ice introduces the man behind his iconic wardrobe.
Night Flight - Short Cuts: "Wendy O. Williams & Mötley Crüe"
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In this 1985 Night Flight interview, Wendy O. Williams announces, “When I feel buzzed and when I feel fried, I like to watch… Night Flight!” before conducting an only-on-NF interview with Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee and Vince Neil. The band discusses their early influences and their use of the pentagram before Williams steers the conversation toward appropriately unfiltered stories of sex and life on the road.
Radio 1990 (7/10/85)
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Van Halen video music highlights bookended by entertaining bites from incorrigible singer David Lee Roth's interview with Lisa Robinson. An excellent survey of the band in pure Radio 1990 style.
Radio 1990 (12/30/83)
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We get set for the New Year in 1984 as Lisa Robinson previews a video art star studded PBS broadcast, discusses the secrets behind a new The Go-Go's album, and music videos from Prince and John Cougar Mellancamp.
Radio 1990 (4/11/84)
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Welcome to Radio 1990! Today Lisa Robinson concludes her exclusive interview with Gene Simmons of Kiss, Kathryn Kinley brings news on the Pointer Sisters, the fashions of MarcBouwer, and music from Toni Basil, Ratt and more!
Radio 1990 (4/12/83)
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Kicking off with Lisa Robinson's inside scoop on Debbie Harry's 1983 Broadway debut, this April 12th, 1983 is definitive Radio 1990.  Tracks from Culture Club, Gary Numan, and a flashback to Ike and Tina Turner's epic performance of Honky Tonk Woman on BeatClub, soundtrack this excellent episode.
Radio 1990 (4/13/83)
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You can truly appreciate the value of our library as you see in our April 13th, 1983 episode, Lisa Robinson talks about a secretive Talking Heads film in the works, a certain "concert film." Of course, that title in question is 1984's Stop Making Sense. Revisit this time capsule covering '80s fashion trends and music from Eddie Rabbitt, The Waitresses, Blancmange, Lords of the New Church, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty. 
Radio 1990 (2/22/84)
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A classic episode of Radio 1990 (from 1984) arrives on Night Flight Plus. Lisa Robinson interviews Mick Jagger, Kathryn Kinley looks at the Hot Sports Illustrated of the Year and music videos (then known as video music) from Elton John, Bob Seger and The Rolling Stones.
Radio 1990 (12/26/83)
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Welcome to Radio 1990, bringing you the latest news from the world of entertainment and today's best music videos. In this episode, Lisa Robinson shares sad news for any The Who fans out there, previews a new Mel Brooks episode and videos from Hall and Oates, Men at Work and 1983's #2 power cut from "The Album Network" countdown.
Radio 1990 (7/12/84)
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Welcome to Radio 1990, today we present a very special video profile on The Rolling Stones. Featuring Lisa Robinson’s exclusive interview with Bill Wyman. “There has never been another rock and roll band quite like The Rolling Stones,” Host Kathryn Kinley explains, before launching into video roll of some the band’s best. Check it out!
Radio 1990 (10/28/83)
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Episode 158 - 10/28/83 Welcome to Radio 1990. The Future is here today with Radio 1990. Tonight Lisa Robinson concludes our interview with John Cougar Mellencamp, with his latest video hit ‘Crumbling Down,’ with more on The Moody Blues, Earth Wind and Fire and a look at the 1983 film “The Right Stuff.”
Radio 1990 (4/19/84)
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Episode 270. An original episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Cyndi Lauper, Blondie and Modern English.
Radio 1990 (4/23/84)
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Episode 272. An original episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Tracy Ullman, Devo and Lisa Robinson's interview with Mick Jagger.
Radio 1990 (4/18/84)
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Episode 269. An original episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring The Go-Go's, Yes and Van Halen.
Radio 1990 (5/14/84)
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Episode 287. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Duran Duran, Paul Simon, The Pretenders and more.
Radio 1990 (4-17-84)
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Episode 268. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring R.E.M, Rockwell and Marvin Gaye.
Radio 1990 (5/11/84)
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Episode 286. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Wang Chung, The Alan Parsons Project, and a summer movie preview.
Radio 1990 (4/16/84)
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Episode 267. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Missing Persons, Bruce Springsteen and more.
Radio 1990 (4/13/84)
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Episode 266. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Billy Joel, the president of CBS Records and a Summer movie preview.
Radio 1990 (5/10/84)
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Episode 285. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Kool & The Gang, The Cars, and more.
Radio 1990 (4/27/84)
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Episode 276. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring The Icicle Works, Bonnie Tyler and an interview with Brian Setzer.
Radio 1990 (5/1/84)
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Episode 278. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring George Clinton, Tony Carey, Tracey Ullman, and more.
Radio 1990 (5/9/84)
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Episode 284. An original episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Girlschool, Hotsox Fashion, and Billy Joel (it was his birthday!)
Radio 1990 (5/4/84)
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Episode 281. An episode of Radio 1990 from 1984 featuring Duran Duran, Nena, and a Billy Idol interview.
Night Flight - Full Episode (3-23-86)
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Return to March 1986 for a full 2-hour episode of As Aired Night Flight. This broadcast was brought to you by 501 Levi’s Blues, Sun Country Wine Cooler, Lee Press-On Nails, Hostess Pudding Pies and so much more. How do we know? The commercials are still in the master tape! Enjoy the full immersion.
Night Flight Full Episode (8-24-84)
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Welcome back to Night Flight! Tonight’ we give you over 3 hours of original “As Aired” programming. That’s right, our "As Aired" selections from 1983-4 return with all of the classic Night Flight segments including Video Profiles, Interviews, Film Galleries, Cartoon Classics, and more. This episode features profiles on Rolling Stones, The Psychedelic Furs, surreal 80s video art and a strange New Wave love story called White Lies from director Marion Cajori starring a young Willem Dafoe with stellar music by Peter Gordon. We’re all but certain this doesn’t exist anywhere else, so dig in and enjoy!

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