The Zeroes

Back in December 2022 our cinema expert, Mik Duffy, messaged me to tell me he had discovered what he called, “The most 1990 movie of 1990,” and I knew we had to put out an episode about it. Except it isn’t just about this mystery film. This episode is much more about a genre that we barely looked at in the original cinema episode – horror. I am very glad that we took the time to look at it in more...

Red, Hot and Blue was the first creative project of the AIDS awareness-raising and campaigning Red Hot Organisation, started in 1989 by New York lawyer John Carlin. He managed to gather together an impressive array of musical artists and film directors to produce an album and TV special comprised entirely of contemporary versions of Cole Porter songs. Niall first saw the TV special when it was bro...

John Carlin took over as South Africa Bureau Chief of the Independent in January 1989. Neither he, nor the journalist he replaced had any idea that within 13 months that Nelson Mandela would be released from prison, or that by the middle of the decade that South Africa would go from "the skunk of the world" to a global leader on peace-building and reconciliation. In this episode we listen to John...

In our last main episode of series 1, Conor and Niall invite you to listen in on their nostalgic look back at 1990, as everyone waited desperately for Eric Clapton, Phil Collins et al to get the fuck out of the way. We've made a Spotify playlist to take you on our time traveller's musical journey across the decades. Big thanks to our good friends at Pop, Collaborate and Listen for joining us on th...

Susie and Niall take a side each of the pond as they explore US and UK TV across the 80s and 90s, and try to place 1990 in the arc of change. How did Cheers become Frasier? How did Stavros give birth to The Fast Show? How hot was Jerry Seinfeld? And who the fuck was Stretchy McGillicuddy? Most importantly, how did Twin Peaks change television forever? Some links related to stuff we talk about in t...

The LGBTI communities in the UK experienced an upturn in repression, discrimination and violence in the late 80s, leading to the foundation of Stonewall in 1989, and direct action movement OutRage! in 1990. Peter Tatchell has witnessed the long arc of the history of LGBTI liberation, and this is only a small snapshot of his story. This article will give you a good background on Section 28. Please...

We've got a full playlist of trailers for all the movies mentioned here. Go to bit.ly/0sCinema90 Also, watch Alex Cox talking about The Terminator as he introduced its UK TV premiere in June 1990. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoGGHPLdy5U Our theme tune is No More Years by VerseChorusVerse . Go to https://versechorusverse.bandcamp.com to hear more and buy his music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Susie and I had the good fortune back in the spring to interview writer Alwyn Turner ( www.alwynwturner.com ) about the 1990 Tory leadership contest that saw Margaret Thatcher be replaced by John Major. We recommend you read his book about the 90s in pop culture and politics, A Classless Society . You can follow Alwyn on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AlwynTurner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

In Episode 1 Muireann takes us on a journey from 1986 to 1994, before landing us back at the very start of 1990, and helps us understand where the art and fashion that would define our memories of the 90s comes from. Some links to accompany the episode A Facebook gallery of images related to what we discuss https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.165575876000608&type=3 An Instagram version o...

The podcast about the years between the decades. How much can we say that the popular culture of 1990 is typical of the decade to come, and how much is still a hangover from the 80s. Our theme tune is No More Years, by VerseChorusVerse. https://versechorusverse.bandcamp.com/ e69b0cb1a5908b4c7f4d6ef17e5336d69472a3a6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.