All articles tagged with #1980
Tom McCarthy’s new film 'A Statement' dramatizes a real 1980 U.S. congressional conference where 20 experts failed to draft a consensus statement on climate change. The movie uses verbatim transcripts from the meeting to highlight how much was known about global warming decades ago, despite political and bureaucratic inaction.
Terrence O’Brien argues that The Units’ Digital Stimulation is a raw, infectious synthpunk record that still sounds modern, blending Devo-esque vocals with a DFA-inspired, danceable synth palette and highlighting the Bay Area DIY roots and the later posthumous 1981 follow-up Animals They Dream About (released in 2016).
Mark David Chapman, the man who murdered John Lennon in 1980, has been denied parole for the 14th time, with the parole board citing his disregard for human life and the lasting impact of his actions.