Tag: Rockpalast

Vintage Video: Siouxsie and the Banshees on ‘Rockpalast’ in 1981 — watch 75-minute set

Vintage Video: Siouxsie and the Banshees on ‘Rockpalast’ in 1981 — watch 75-minute set

For our latest installment of Vintage Video, we turn, yet again, to the fabulous archive of the German TV show “Rockpalast,” this time for a full, 75-minute concert by the inimitable Siouxsie and the Banshees, filmed on July 19, 1981, in Colgone, Germany, just weeks after the release of the band’s fourth studio album, ‘Juju.’

Einstürzende Neubauten to release CD/DVD set of 1990 'Rockpalast' concert

Einstürzende Neubauten to release CD/DVD set of 1990 ‘Rockpalast’ concert

German industrial group Einstürzende Neubauten next month will release a CD/DVD set that captures the band’s 1990 concert for the German TV show “Rockpalast.” Featuring 16 songs, the release — dubbed, naturally, “Live at Rockpalast 1990” — is due out Nov. 12, according to the band’s website.

Vintage Video: Big Country on 'Rockpalast' in 1986 — watch full 100-minute concert

Vintage Video: Big Country on ‘Rockpalast’ in 1986 — watch full 100-minute concert

For our latest installment of Vintage Video, we turn, yet again, to the fabulous archive of the German TV show ‘Rockpalast,’ this time for a full, 100-minute concert by Big Country that was filmed March 15, 1986, during the band’s tour ahead of the release of its third album, ‘The Seer.’

Vintage Video: XTC performs for 'Rockpalast' on German TV in 1982 — full 70-minute gig

Vintage Video: XTC performs for ‘Rockpalast’ on German TV in 1982 — full 70-minute gig

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we bring you another classic performance filmed for the German TV show ‘Rockpalast’ — this time a full 70-minute concert by XTC filmed in 1982, just two months before the band would play its last-ever tour date before retiring as a live act due to Andy Partridge’s stage fright.

Vintage Video: Echo & The Bunnymen on 'Rockpalast' in 1983 — full 90-minute gig

Vintage Video: Echo & The Bunnymen on ‘Rockpalast’ in 1983 — full 90-minute gig

Been a while since we dusted off the Vintage Video series, so now’s a great time to dip into the vast reaches of YouTube for this 90-minute Echo & The Bunnymen concert filmed in March 1983 shortly after the release of Porcupine and broadcast by the renowned German TV show “Rockpalast.”

Vintage Video: Full R.E.M. concert from 1985's 'Fables' tour filmed for 'Rockpalast'

Vintage Video: Full R.E.M. concert from 1985’s ‘Fables’ tour filmed for ‘Rockpalast’

For this week’s installment of Vintage Video, we bring you this pristine, 95-minute R.E.M. concert filmed on the ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’ tour on Oct. 2, 1985, for the German TV show ‘Rockpalast.’

New releases: Pet Shop Boys, The Jam, INXS, Brian Eno, UB40, The Motels, The Fall

New releases: Pet Shop Boys, The Jam, INXS, Brian Eno, UB40, The Motels, The Fall

This week’s new releases include a brand-new best-of from the Pet Shop Boys, a 2CD reissue of The Jam’s ‘Sound Affects,’ a live DVD from INXS, new studio albums from Brian Eno and Elvis Costello, and reissues from The Fall, UB40 and The Motels.