Night Flight - Kate NV Video Profile II
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Kate NV is the multifaceted solo persona of Moscow-based artist Kate Shilonosova. Her third album with RVNG Intl, WOW, offers listeners a prismatic shift in perspective and scale, a parallel dimension in which the mundane becomes funny, familiar and altogether sensational.
Night Flight - Diatom Deli Video Profile
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Taos-based artist Diatom Deli, or Delisa Paloma-Sisk, is an experimental multi-instrumentalist and vocalist whose work is driven by ethereal sonic experimentation that comprises hypnotic loops, bright samples, and subtle melodies. Her third album, Time~Lapse Nature, is a transportive continuation of the blooming sincerity that characterizes Deli’s musical inclinations.
Night Flight - Dylan Moon Video Profile II
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Dylan Moon is a Los Angeles musician who debuted in 2019 with Only the Blues. His second full-length, Option Explore, is a collection of clever, colorful songs filtered through frequencies, timbres, and dreams discovered and discarded while its maker shifts from one sub-genre to the next.
Night Flight - Horse Lords Video Profile
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Horse Lords is Owen Gardner, Andrew Bernstein, Max Eilbacher, and Sam Haberman, an instrumental quartet formed in 2010. Its music is defined by repetition and complexity, “humanized with exploration and passion.”
Night Flight - Lucrecia Dalt Video Profile II
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Lucrecia Dalt, a former geotechnical engineer, crafts experimental compositions with contemporary electronic sounds, traditional South American rhythms and evocative lyrics. Her latest album, ¡Ay!, channels innate sensory echoes of growing up in Colombia.
Sunshine Soup
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Sunshine Soup, directed by multitalented designers / artists Misha Hollenbach and Johann Rashid, is a non-linear film keyed to the outer-boundary music created by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe & Ariel Kalma Hollenbach and Rashid captured extensive footage surrounding the recording of We Know Each Other Somehow. Using handheld HD and 8 mm cameras, they later processed the images with a Fairlight Computer Video Instrument (CVI). With its responsive, meditative perspectives and refracted, sun-bleached compositions, Sunshine Soup becomes the visual companion to the transformative musical principles explored throughout the collaborative album.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to RVNG Intl.
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Formed in 2013, RVNG Intl. has consistently released compelling sounds in the form of extravagant reissues, daring new signings and rising avant-garde stars.
Night Flight - Oliver Coates Video Profile
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Cellist Oliver Coates's "ambient braindance" compositions.
Night Flight - Visible Cloaks Video Profile
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Generative tools and software-based sonics from duo Visible Cloaks.
Night Flight - Blondes Video Profile
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"Syrupy, space-case dance music” from electronic duo Blondes.
Night Flight - Tashi Wada Video Profile
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Composer Tashi Wada's “ancient and futuristic" compositions with his father.
Night Flight - Lucrecia Dalt Video Profile
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Former geotechnical engineer Lucrecia Dalt's experimental compositions.
Night Flight - Dylan Moon Video Profile
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Sixties psych, Shoegaze, and ’90s indie come together in the music of folk-pop artist Dylan Moon.
Night Flight - K. Leimer Video Profile
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Seattle based avant garde and experimental musician K. Leimer.
Sunergy - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Suzanne Ciani
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Sunergy brings together synthesists Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Suzanne Ciani for the thirteenth installment of FRKWYS, RVNG Intl.’s intergenerational collaboration series. For this edition, a panorama of the Pacific Coast provides the place and head space for a musical appreciation and consideration of a life-giving form vast and volatile with change.
Anna Homler and Steve Moshier - Breadwoman & Other Tales
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Breadwoman & Other Tales are the collected recordings of a language arising. It is the sound and document of Anna Homler divining speech, lyrical fragments, and melody for music composed, mixed, and engineered by Steve Moshier.
Mark Renner - Few Places
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Few Traces surveys a near decade of Mark Renner’s scarcely released and unreleased material from 1982 to 1990, embracing and evoking the timelessness of his artistic statement: a wordless translation of the individual’s musical experience, met with the poetic expression of being here. Mark Renner first encountered punk while a teenager in Upperco, a country town in rural Maryland. Growing up on his family farm, he became a young acolyte of the British exports hitting not-so-distant Baltimore record store shelves in 1979 / 1980 and was baited by an area musician-wanted ad declaring Ultravox a primary touchstone.
Ariel Kalma - An Evolutionary Music
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An Evolutionary Music (Original Recordings: 1972 - 1979) compiles unreleased recordings from the archives of multiversal artist Ariel Kalma. Concerned as much with musicality as spiritual facility, Kalma’s work vibrates aside fellow travelers along the great rainbow in curved air of the 1970s avant-garde. Directed by Matthew McGuigan
David van Tieghem x Ten - Fits and Starts
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For the tenth volume of RVNG's FRKWYS series, composer, percussionist and sound designer David Van Tieghem alongside ten younger artists from across the avant spectrum become a bulletin of Fits & Starts. Directed by Jordan Kinle
Night Flight - Craig Leon Video Profile
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Producer on The Ramones and Suicide’s debut albums during the downtown NY zeitgeist of the late 1970.
Night Flight - Helado Negro Video Profile
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The sonic world Helado Negro builds an aura vivid enough to be seen.
Night Flight - Kate NV Video Profile
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Minimal electronic abstraction and '80s Japanese-inspired pop from Kate NV.
Night Flight - Greg Fox Video Profile
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The ‘intuitive gesture’ of action painting in drum form from Greg Fox.
Night Flight - Sign Libra Video Profile
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Latvian composer and artist Sign Libra's Sea of Islands and Sea Of Nectar.
Night Flight - Ka Baird Video Profile
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“intertwined etymologies of spirit and breath” from RVNG Intl.'s Ka Baird.
Night Flight - Peter Ivers Video Collage
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RVNG Intl’s 2019 release "Becoming Peter Ivers" collects 25 songs transferred from a survey of over 500 reels and cassettes along with an incredible amount of unseen photos and ephemera.
Ether Antenna
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Inspired by Buddhist tales and set to the tune of Pauline Anna Strom’s astral electronic soundscapes; Ether Antenna is a short film following the journey of some 10 robot characters through Nepal. Fusing spirituality with robotics this cybernetic tale exploits humanity’s fascination with technology and religion. Designed and built on residency at RAN (the Robotics Association of Nepal), all robot characters were developed to act specifically as puppets and carry out precise interactions through different scenes and scenarios. The film begins as robots are birthed from a sacred tree into the pure streams of water at Muktinath and follows their journey toward the polluted rivers of Kathmandu.
Tunnel Vision (New Restoration)
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It's the year "1985" and the proprietors of new television channel called "Tunnel Vision", which is notably free of censorship) are under a government investigation led by a Senator who wishes to shut down the network due to its widespread negative effects on the population. During the hearing, the committee examines a typical day or programming which includes shows, programs, commercials, news, and much more, and what they discover will surely crack you up in this outrageous and irreverent spoof of 1970's movies and television in the tradition of Kentucky Fried Movie and Amazon Women on the Moon!
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 9
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Welcome to an original 1980s episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts starring stand-up stars from across the country. This installment features Wayne Federman on tiny NYC kitchens and Stallone movies, Nancy Parker’s brassy beauty-salon matriarch, a chaotic “hand-puppet” singalong sketch, Motown-loving bits from Mike Langworthy, and more. Viewer discretion is advised.
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 10
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Welcome to an original 1980s episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts starring stand-up stars from across the country. This installment features Steve Oh, Frankie Pace, Taylor Mason, George Calfa, Bill Shepp, and Adrian Tull performing club sets mixed with sketches and music cues. Viewer discretion is advised.
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 11
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Welcome to an original 1980s episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts starring stand-up stars from across the country. This installment showcases Judy Tenuta, Dennis Blair, Jack Simmons, Mario Cantone, and Scott Blakeman, plus quick-hit sketches and music parodies. Viewer discretion advised.
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 12
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Welcome to an original 1980s episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts starring stand-up stars from across the country. This installment features David Naster, Mike Egan, Scott Blakeman, Nancy Parker, and Dennis Blair. Viewer discretion is advised.
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 13
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Welcome to an original 1986 episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts, featuring stand-up from Judy Tenuta, Joy Behar, Wayne Federman, Scott Blakeman, and more, interspersed with surreal comedy sketches, offbeat shorts, and vintage Night Flight weirdness.
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 14
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Welcome to an original 1987 episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts featuring Joy Behar, Wayne Federman, Jack Simmons, and more, alongside absurd comedy sketches, fake commercials, and classic Night Flight interstitials.
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 15
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Welcome to an original 1986 episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts, featuring Joy Behar, Jack Simmons, Larry Amoros, and more in a rapid-fire mix of stand-up, movie parodies, fake commercials, and offbeat sketches.
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 16
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Welcome to an original 1987 episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts, featuring Bill Scheft, Steve Skrovan, Frankie Pace, Joe Vega, Adrienne Tolsch, and more in a rapid-fire mix of stand-up, character comedy, musical interludes, and offbeat sketches.
Night Flight - Comedy Cuts 17
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Welcome to an original 1987 episode of Night Flight’s Comedy Cuts, featuring Chris Rock, John Mendoza, Margaret Smith, Jimmy Tingle, and more in a fast-moving mix of stand-up, street comedy, celebrity interviews, and absurd sketches.
60 Minutes Australia - INXS
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60 Minutes Australia follows INXS on their 1991 world tour, interviewing members of the band as well as their devoted fans.
Joe Coleman's Carnival
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Night Flight takes you for an exclusive look inside "Joe Coleman’s Carnival," the artist’s curated exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch Projects in New York City. Filmed on-site in June 2025, this special hour-long presentation follows Coleman as he personally guides Night Flight through the gallery, revealing works that directly connect him to the carnival world, including his portrait of Tod Browning (Freaks) and a world-renowned collection from sideshow legend Johnny Eck, all culminating in his magnum opus: a life-size biographical portrait of his wife and muse, Whitney Ward. “I believe that the carnival is a kind of profane, holy place,” Coleman says, “where the private desires, fantasies, and fears of a society are given uninhibited free expression.”
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Comedy IX
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In "Take Off to Comedy IX," enter Jackie Mason's mind with the brilliant compilation “The World According To Me,” Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi get Brian Wilson out of bed to go surfing in a long forgotten clip that was one of our most popular stories on the blog last year. Other gems include Divine’s “These Lips Were Made For Kissing,” Dweezil Zappa, Weird Al Yankovich and an original segment with comedian Ritch Shydner’s hilarious bit in the Night Flight studios.
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.
60 Minutes Australia - Janet Jackson
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In a rare candid interview from the time, Janet Jackson discusses her famous family, especially her relationship to brother Michael.
Night Flight - Kate Bush Video Profile
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Welcome to Night Flight’s exclusive Video Profile of Kate Bush. “This multimedia performance artist has combined dance, music, literature and mime on her way to becoming Britain’s most popular female star,” Pat Prescott says to introduce the pop polymath. Featuring Bush’s candid interview from the Night Flight studios (recorded in November 1985), this episode is an immersive survey of her creative vision and premiered as “Running Up That Hill” was topping the charts. A timely treasure from the archive in 2022!
Night Flight - Valentine's Day Special 1988
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This 1988 special Night Flight episodes has 1930s beauty tips, cult classic cartoons and a lost interview with heartthrob Mick Jagger. "For decades moviegoers have fulfilled their romantic fantasies by watching the big screen," host Pat Prescott tells us before kicking off the segment "Greatest Love Scenes and Lovers."
60 Minutes Australia - Yothu Yindi
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Yothu Yindi combine rock music with traditional Aboriginal instrumentation to create a distinct sound all their own. This 1992 60 Minutes story covers their history, influences and politics.
Night Flight - Heaven 17 Video Profile
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“I don't need the Daytime, all I want is Nighttime.” Take off to the creation of Heaven 17’s music video for “Let Me Go” in this Night Flight special that goes on set (a closed-off train station in the middle of the night) and behind the scenes with the band. This early Night Flight Video Profile (1983) shows off an impressive suite of big budget music videos from ex-Human League synth rockers including “Penthouse and Pavement” and the German Expressionism-themed video for “Temptation.”
Night Flight - Britain's Ska Revival and Viewer's Choice 5
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Welcome back to Viewer’s Choice, where you get the videos you asked for. “We’ve got some wild requests tonight...” Pat Prescott proclaims as she lists of: Zappa, The Cure, Falco (“Jeanny!!!”), Whistle, Ultravox, Shriekback and Phil Collins. Another snapshot of pop music in the '80s from the perspective of the fans, preserved forever in an episode of Night Flight. “Ska is a pre-reggae Jamaican dance rythym first popular in the 60s…” Pat Prescott explains, while introducing this very special Video Vault. Tonight we all dance to a Ska beat when the vault opens to the leaders of Britain’s ska revival of the 80s featuring Special AKA, Madness, Fun Boy 3, The English Beat and more.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Video Violence
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Tonight we "Take Off" to Violence in Music Videos in this 1984 original episode of Night Flight; perfect for triggering your local PMRC chapter. “The following program contains controversial material…” Pat Prescott warns before contrasting the "psychological violence" of the Ramones against the "comic book violence" of Iggy Pop in this '80s time capsule that also features music videos from Golden Earring, and a piercing scream from the infernal beyond courtesy of Alcatrazz.
Night Flight - New Sounds (1987)
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Night Flight’s 1987 episode of New Sounds is teeming with deep cuts and lost treasures. Mondo Boffo with Scorpio (!), Prince proteges Wendy and Lisa's excellent tune "Waterfall," Squeeze's Dali-esque video painting and more.
Night Flight - Top Ten Countdown and Rising Stars (1984)
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Thirty-six years ago to the day. Tonight’s Night Flight original mixes chart-toppers and heatseekers to provide a complete snapshot of music circa January 20th, 1984. With the top-ten countdown, you get a suite of the year’s trending music videos and tucked inside the Rising Stars section, a peak at bands on the rise like Sons of Heroes, Howard Jones and Wendy and The Rockets.
Beats and Rhymes
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A dance-off at a school.
Gravity
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A spoof of educational films about gravity.
Night Flight - New Sounds (1985)
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“Night Flight goes beyond 'Corporate Rock' for New Sounds!" From the Night Flight archives, here’s an early iteration of our New Sounds format form 1985. Featuring music from the unstoppable Nina Hagen, Washington D.C.'s raw rhythm based Go-Go Movement leaders Mass Extension, post-punk and synthesized pop by Germany's Propaganda, and supergroup Shriekback's high concept music video for their single "Nemesis."
Why I Got Into TV & Other Stories
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A series of vignettes told by a woman relating to her television obsession.
Night Flight - 1993 Syndication (Elton John and Rod Stewart)
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This special ‘90s syndication episode feature host Tom Juarez introducing multiple classic Night Flight segments. PAL Tape 8 profiles Elton John and Rod Stewart.
Night Flight - New Sounds (June 1988)
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Night Flight’s June 1988 New Sounds provides the pulse of new music from the past, featuring Joni Mitchell and Peter Gabriel, a lost X video for “Devil Doll,” Yugoslavian Avant-pop, and early sample-based techno from Coldcut.
Night Flight - "Take Off" to Guitar Heroes
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Tonight we find out what gives a six string its zing! We look at the origin of some of the most soul-stirring, far out guitar sounds with a special "Take Off" to Guitar Heroes. We salute the creme-de-la-creme of guitar playing with a look at virtuosos like Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and the Firm, Stanley Jordan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King and more on this special trip to Valhalla of Guitar Gods. Tune Up, and Take Off. Then, stay tuned for European import videos from Peter Schilling, Nena, Nina Hagen, the Scorpions, George Kranz, Taco, Telephone, Chagren d'Amor, Yello and Krokus!

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