Night Flight - Mess Esque Video Profile
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Australian superduo Mess Esque create warm, open-hearted indie soundscapes, combining abstract vocals and looping guitars.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Drag City 5
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Tonight we take off to indie label Drag City, home of artists such as Cory Hanson, Prison, Edith Frost and Dean Spun.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Drag City 6
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Welcome back to our profile of indie label Drag City, featuring Ty Segall, Whitney Johnston & Lia Kohl, Geologist & Doug Shaw and Prison. Here’s “Buildings,” from prolific psych-rock legend Ty Segall.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Drag City 7
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Let’s return to Drag City, whose roster includes Natural Information Society & Bitchin Bajas, Geologist & Doug Shaw, Faun Fables and Jim White.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Drag City 8
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Tonight we profile indie label Drag City, with artists like Glyders, Sir Richard Bishop, Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker, Jim White, and Jill Fraser.
Cannibal Orgy
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Banned in 20 countries! This outrageous “midnight show” film follows a cult of devil worshiping killers as they go on their rampage of hair raising terror through Chicago. 1985, Directed by John Henry Timmis IV
Nightmare City
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It’s the year 1990. America is on the verge of another Great Depression. A Hitler-like President puts into action his mad scheme to wipe out the federal deficit by dispatching extermination squads. Can the terribly violent genocide be stopped before all non-conformists are destroyed? 1984, Directed by John Henry Timmis IV
Cosmic Lightning
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A compilation of J.T.’s films, “live” performance footage and home movies which was included in Drag City’s 2008 reissue of the J.T. IV album Cosmic Lightning, originally released in 1987. Directed by John Henry Timmis IV
60 Minutes Australia - Dolly Parton
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This 1986 interview with Dolly Parton delves into her latest business venture: Dollywood, the singer's Tennessee theme park. She discusses her larger-than-life branding and how she operates in a male-dominated industry.
Dr. Ruth & Gloria Steinem
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In this 1985 episode of "Good Sex," Dr Ruth talks about the Politics of Sex with activist and journalist Gloria Steinem.
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time (Vol. 1 - Midnight Madness)
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From The Rocky Horror Picture Show to The Big Lebowski and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie. Part 1 of the documentary series about the greatest Cult Films of all time! Starring Jeff Bridges, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Smith, Rob Reiner and more.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Animation
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"Take Off To Animation" takes a colorful look at the use of animation in music video over the previous few years in styles ranging from experimental camera technique to 'Saturday morning cartoon'. Many of the videos compiled for this episode first became well-known due to their repeat exposure on Night Flight. Bona fide Night Flight classics here include Tom Tom Club's "Pleasure of Love", Randy Andy's "The People (Livin' in the USA)", Machinations: "Pressure Sway" & Will Powers: "Adventures In Success". Night Flight's innovative "Take Off" series dispensed with playlists, bland VJ set-ups and the usual tired video countdown format and instead cleverly programmed music videos and performance clips by theme. The series regularly featured hits from Eighties pop icons juxtaposed against obscurities from not-ready-for-MTV cult favorites. Original Air Date: 2-17-84
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Eroticism
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Hottt videos from heavy headliners Madonna, Rod Stewart, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Queen and Van Halen are highlights from this epic installment of Night Flight's "Take Off" from late 1984.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Androgyny
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Night Flight's innovative "Take Off" series dispensed with playlists, bland VJ set-ups and the usual tired video countdown format and instead cleverly programmed music videos and performance clips by theme. The series regularly featured hits from Eighties pop icons juxtaposed against obscurities from many not-ready-for-MTV cult favorites. Original Air Date: 4-13-84 This episode "Take Off to Androgyny" premiered in 1984 and takes a provocative peek at gender-bending styles and comic cross-dressing in vintage video from the vaults featuring many pop icons such as David Bowie, Eurythmics, Grace Jones, Culture Club & Queen.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Rock Docs
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In tonight’s original episode of Night Flight (Air Date 4/19/85) we Take Off to Rock Documentaries. Hop on board for a journey through some of the most famous Rock Films in history starting with the 1964 T.A.M.I. Show up through the Talking Head's Jonathan Demme-directed classic "Stop Making Sense." In between we'll cover Rock Docs like Neil Young's Rust Never Sleeps (Distributed by Night Flight creator Stuart Shapiro), Bob Dylan's "Don't Look Back," and much more.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Women In Rock III
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This classic episode of Night Flight's venerable "Take Off" series which premiered in 1984 features music videos featuring flashy female rock icons such as Debbie Harry, Grace Slick, Tina Turner, Wendy O. Williams & Stevie Nicks.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Politics (1988)
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Night Flight's special feature on Politics, featuring videos by Talking Heads, Tracy Chapman, Sting, Billy Bragg, Midnight Oil, Living Color, and many more!
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Progressive Rap and Movie Villains
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This Night Flight Original episode features a segment from the "Take Off" series on Politics and Progressive Rap. We also included extra special bonus feature on 'Movie Villains.'
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Country Jam and Duran Duran Video Profile
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"Take Off" to Country Jam features Nashville faves such as Ricky Skaggs, Dwight Yoakam, KD Lang, Hank Williams Jr and others. Following that is Night Flight's Video Profile of the most glamorous pop stars to come from Birmingham, England- none other than Duran Duran.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Street Music IV
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1985's "Take Off" to street music featuring Chaka Khan, Grand Master Flash, Run DMC and more...
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Academy Awards (1986)
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Just in time for awards season, we're sharing Night Flight's "Take Off" special featuring video profiles on the 1986 Academy Awards acting and music nominees.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to the Australian Invasion
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This review of the early 80s Aussie rock scene on video features the likes of Jo Jo Zep, Men At Work, Divinyls, Midnight Oil, Inxs and New Zealand's Tim Finn (of Split Enz fame) and more. Night Flight's innovative "Take Off" series dispensed with playlists, bland VJ set-ups and the usual tired video countdown format and instead cleverly programmed music videos and performance clips by theme. The series regularly featured hits from Eighties pop icons juxtaposed against obscurities from not-ready-for-MTV cult favorites. Original Air Date: 11-11-83
Night Flight - "Take Off" to European Rock
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A classic "Take Off" episode highlighting European rock including videos from Peter Schilling, Nina Hagen, Scorpions and more.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to 80s Dance Classics
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Classic dance videos from Robert Palmer, The Clash, Devo and more.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Film Directors in Music Video
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Music Video's directed by feature filmmakers for The Cars, Lionel Richie, The Art of Noise, Bruce Springsteen and more
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Animation 3
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Night Flight takes off to Animation, Part 3! This segment features traditional Hollywood animation, stop motion, pixelation, and computer animation. Featuring videos from Cyndi Lauper, George Clinton, Jean Luc Ponty and more...
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Big Bucks
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Night Flight's take off special feels uniquely 80s in its exposure of videos from Madonna, The Talking Heads and more relating to the culture of wealth and excess that defined the time.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Patriotism
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This 1987 relic of pride and passion for America features videos from Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Brown, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band and more.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Summer Fun
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Pat Prescott let's us know its "party time in the sun, with food, sand, women and water." Night Flight Take's off to Summer Fun is an eclectic mix of classic Night Flight Zannies, summer-centric music videos and a Mr. Bill segment tucked inside. Dive in!
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Rock and Cult
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Night Flight's take off to Rock and Cult films. This is A special preview of some of the films Night Flight showed in 1985 including Rude Boy (starring the Clash), Breaking Glass, Smithereens, Debbie Harry in Union City, Warhol's Frankenstein and more...
Night Flight - "Take Off" to New American Music
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From Boston to LA, New York to DC, a musical explosion is taking place in Rock and Roll. Traditionally, success for bands came from touring, but today, the video explosion has given local bands national exposure sparking a renaissance in music and reinforcing the original roots of Rock 'n roll. Featuring 'Til Tuesday, Run DMC, REM and more...
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Rockabilly
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"Rockabilly is a strange brew," Pat Prescott announces, "part Rhythm & Blues, Country & Western, Gospel and even Pop. It's a style that takes us back..." Continuing with our recent theme of looking at the history of rock and roll, this week we've got Night Flight's 1984 Take Off To Rockabilly. With Jerry Lee Lewis, Stray Cats, Robert Gordon, The Blasters and X, this episode is pure americana music history, Night Flight style.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Rock Legends
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Welcome to Night Flight's Take Off to Rock Legends! Tonight we'll look at those performers who had a profound influence on popular music including Chuck Berry, Elvis, Smokey Robinson and more classics. In true Night Flight fashion, this episode explains the influences and cultural context of Rock and Roll through the decades and up to more contemporary (for the time) artists. This is an original episode not to be missed.

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