Limited 180gm audiophile vinyl LP pressing including insert. The B-52's is the debut album by the Athens, Georgia based new wave band The B-52's. The album cover was designed by Tony Wright. Produced by Chris Blackwell, The B-52's peaked at #59 on the Billboard 200, and 'Rock Lobster' reached #56 on the Hot 100. The jerky, angular Funk was danceable. It's all great fun. Songs like 'Planet Claire', 'Dance This Mess Around' and 'Rock Lobster' illustrated that The B-52's adoration of camp culture wasn't simply affectation, it was a world view capable of turning out brilliant pop singles and, in turn, influencing mainstream pop culture.

THE US has sent B-52 bombers to fly over the Middle East in an apparent warning to Iran, as Washington and Tehran's tensions continue to boil over.

In honor of Pride month and four-plus decades of the B-52s, check out some of the band's most beautiful (and beehived) looks.

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Guiding Light holds the record for the longest run of any soap opera. It debuted in 1952 as a narrative doled out in 15-minute increments and made it all the way to 2009, when it was replaced by Let’s Make a Deal, hosted by Wayne Brady. When a show is around that long, it’s tempting to say that “everything” happened on it, but that category doesn’t intuitively include appearances by influential new wave bands. Yet that did happen too. In 1982 the B-52s appeared on an episode during a promotional tour for their David Byrne-produced EP Mesopotamia. The premise was that there was a venue in the town, which bore the name of Springfield (yes, Springfield), in which musical artists would appear. Apparently Judy Collins appeared in another episode. The two YouTube clips below capture the musical performances but not the parts in which Cindy, Kate, and Fred appear in a scene with some character from the show who aspires to be a professional musician. You can see the barest snippet of that scene in the VH-1 clip below. Oddly, the band ended up playing a non-single cut called “Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can” (at...

Some principles are non-negotiable. I like talking to people whose views on religion, politics, food, the environment, hairdos and footwear differ from my own. But I stand firmly behind Dangerous Minds’ “zero tolerance” policy for anyone who doesn’t like the B-52s. Those jerks can wash down a plate of boiled shoe leather with a cold glass of splinters. The rest of us will be borne aloft on the angelic sounds of Ricky Wilson’s guitar and the subtle flavors of Cindy Wilson’s sweet potato cornbread. This recipe ran in the B-52s’ fan club newsletter. I came across it on the blog Evenings with Peter, which also broke the story of Fred Schneider’s Italian-style Soba noodles. CORN BREAD WITH SWEET POTATO IN IT 2 cups cornmeal 1 cup flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda ⅔ brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 egg 2 cups buttermilk 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 medium size sweet potato (cooked and mashed) 1. Preheat oven to 450. 2. Sift dry ingredients together. 3. Beat egg, add wet ingredients, mix together. 4. Coat cast iron skillet with cooking oil. Put in oven to get hot. When hot, pour in batter. 5. Leave in oven about 20 minutes. A regular baking pan can be used instead. ...

In honor of Pride month and four-plus decades of the B-52s, check out some of the band's most beautiful (and beehived) looks.

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Vinyl LP pressing. The second album by The B-52's, released in 1980. Features the songs \"Private Idaho\", \"Give Me Back My Man\", and \"Party Out Of Bounds\". The B-52s are an American new wave band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. Rooted in new wave and 1960s rock and roll, the group later covered many genres ranging from post-punk to pop rock. The \"guy vs. Gals\" vocals of Schneider, Pierson, and Wilson, sometimes used in call and response style are a trademark.

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Although The B-52's rose out of the punk scene, keyboardist and singer Kate Pierson always maintained an adoration for the counterculture music of the 1960s.

The classic B-52 shot, believed to be named after the popular new wave band, features three layered ingredients and has helped bring the party for nearly five decades.

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Modern archival pigment print • Digitally remastered from the original negative • Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta 325 GSM fiber paper • Varying sizes available Hand numbered in limited editions • Example: # /100 Printed facsimile of original hand-written quote and signature by George DuBose • George DuBose blind embossing • Authentic Edition rubber stamp on verso • Hand-signed letter of authenticity

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For an album called “Carnaby Street” the obvious choice for the album cover would’ve been swingin’ chicks in miniskirts

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Curl up with a good book.

Wow, was it thirty years ago? Looking through an old box in the closet, I ran across these photographs I took at the Redding Civic when DEVO came to town in 1982. Are we not men? We are DEVO! Sure, it looks like the singer is wearing a flower pot hat, but DEVO fans know

The night Sharon was banned from all further Des Moines City Council meetings.

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Every year, Food52 collaborates with some of the top ceramists in the country for an exclusive collection of handcrafted mugs. Meet the makers here.

Cookies and cakes reigned supreme for yet another year.