New Wave Theatre is a television program that was broadcast locally in the Los Angeles area on UHF channel 18 and eventually on the USA Network as part of the late night variety show Night Flight during the early 1980s. The show was created and produced by David Jove, who also wrote the program with Billboard magazine editor Ed Ochs. It was noted for showcasing rising punk and new wave acts, including Bad Religion, Fear, the Dead Kennedys, 45 Grave, The Angry Samoans and The Circle Jerks.
S01E01 Ivy and The Eaters, Los Dudes, Grey Factor, Suburban Lawns - January 1, 1982 USA Network 30m Ivy and The Eaters "Woking Woman" (Los Angeles, CA, Punk band with female singer) Los Dudes "Frisbees from Hell" (...,CA. They later changed their name into Abstractions and released an EP in 1982. The band feature Bobby O) Grey Factor "The Structure's Getting To Me" (?, Synth-wave band) Suburban Lawns "Gidget Goes to Hell" (Long Beach, CA, Art-punk band)
S01E02 Red Wedding, Party Boys, Bad Religion, Monitor, Brainiacs - USA Network 29m Red Wedding "So They Made History" (Los Angeles, CA, Art-punk) Party Boys "High Fashion" (Los Angeles, CA, Post-punk band) Bad Religion "We're Only Gonna Die" / "World War III" (Los Angeles, CA, Punk band) Monitor "I Saw Dead Jim's Shades" (Los Angeles, CA, Art-punk experimental band) Brainiacs "One False Step" (Los Angeles, CA, Funk punk band)
S01E03 The Unknowns, Little Itch, Dead Hippie, Boris, Horace, Doris, & Delores, The Plugz USA Network 29m The Unknowns "The Streets" (Los Angeles, CA, Garage Punk band) Little Itch "Welcome to LA" (Los Angeles, CA, Glam Punk band fronted by Gail Warning) Dead Hippie "We'll Never Die" (Los Angeles, CA, Horror punk band) Boris, Horace, Doris and Delores "She's Marking Her Territory" (?. Art-punk band) The Plugz "What A Day, What A Night" (Los Angeles, CA, Punk band)
S01E04 The Dadas, Wild Kingdom, Castration Squad USA Network 14m The Dada's "Peter the Pet Shampooer" (?, Art-punk band) Wild Kingdom "All in All" (Pomona, CA, Art-punk weird wave band) Castration Squad "No Mercy for the Dead" (Los Angeles, CA, Female dark punk)
S01E05 Stepmothers, The Generals, Church, Andy and the Rattlesnakes USA Network 29m The Stepmothers "If I Were You I'd Lay Off Me" (Claremont, CA, Garage punk band) The Generals "Officer Material" (?, Power pop band) X "The World's A Mess" / "It's In My Kiss (Los Angeles, CA, Punk rock band) Church "Warning"(?, Hardcore punk band) Andy and The Rattlesnakes "Patience" (Los Angeles, CA, Rock'n'roll band) |