Black and white image of yelling man.

Blackout is an album released by the Scorpions in 1982. It was their eighth studio album. The Scorpions are a German hard rock and heavy metal band who were popular throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. They are known for their songs like "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and "Wind of Change." The band includes Klaus Meine on vocals, Rudolf Schenker on guitar, Matthias Jabs on guitar, Francis Bucholz on bass, and Herman Rarebell on drums. The band is considered to be one of the greatest rock bands, having been called "the heroes of heavy metal" by Rolling Stones Magazine.

Color photograph of Sid Vicious

John Beverly, also known as Sid Vicious (1957-1979) was an English musician best known as being a member of the rock group Sex Pistols. Vicious joined the Pistols in 1977 as a replacement to Glen Matlock. Despite being hospitalized during the recording of their only studio album, resulting in his bass only being featured in one song on the album, Vicious would eventually perform three cover songs for the soundtrack to The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle, a fictional documentary of the Pistols. 

White text on a red background

The High Road is a live extended album by the English rock group Roxy Music. The album was recorded in 1982 and released the following year. Two of the song on the album are covers, including John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy” and Neil Young’s “Like a Hurricane”. The songs on the album are not the same as the ones on the bands High Road video and DVD, despite having the same name and art. 

Red and blue text on a white background

“Rockin’ in the Free World” is a song by Canadian musician, Neil Young. The song was released on his 1989 album, Freedom. Two versions of the song were released, one of which was primarily acoustic and the other electric. The lyrics of the song criticize the George H. W. Bush administration and references Bush’s infamous “thousand points of light” remark during his 1989 inaugural address. The song inadvertently became the anthem of the fall of communism due to the lyrics “rockin’ in the free world”. 

White block text on a black background with an outer white edge

The Instant Punk Kit was available by mail in the late 1970s. It included a button, jewelry, and a punk handbook. 

The funk and punk rock music genres merged together to form a dance hybrid genre in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Funk-punk was influenced by the "no wave" movement that came out of New York during this period which was based on the rejection of commercial new wave music. The joining together of funk and punk has been referred to as a no wave mutant disco hybrid of music. 

Photograph of Patti Smith holding two doves in her hands.

Patti Smith Group released Wave, their fourth studio album, in 1979. The album's lead single "Frederick" was dedicated to Patti Smith's then-future husband, Fred "Sonic" Smith of the band MC5.

Wave received mixed reviews from critics, and Patti Smith Group disbanded following its release. Smith remained in semi-retirement following her marriage and the birth of her children until 1988, when she released the solo album Dream of Life. 

White and black text on a black background

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer, songwriter and actor.  He was the main vocalist for the heavy metal band, Black Sabbath from 1968-1970.  Following Black Sabbath, Ozzy had a successful solo career, releasing 11 albums, 7 of which received multi-platinum certifications. 

Controversy followed Ozzy since his departure with Black Sabbath.  Special interest groups, especially during the Satanic Moral Panic of the 1980s, have accused him of glorifying Satanism, suicide and the occult through his music.  He is also notorious for his past hedonistic lifestyle and intoxicated misconduct. 

The button's text most likely alludes to two incidents where Ozzy bit the head off animals.  In 1981, after signing his solo record deal with CBS records, Ozzy bit the head off of a dove.  Later, in 1982, he bit the head off of a dead bat while performing a concert in Des Moines, Iowa.

Yellow text on a black background

Bow Wow Wow is an English new wave band that was formed in 1980.  The band was conceived and managed by Malcolm McLaren following the breakup of The Sex Pistols.  The band is known for combining the new wave sound of the 1980s with world music, particularly African-style drumming.

In 1980 they released the first ever cassette-single titled "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!"  Their label, EMI, refused to promote the single because they believed it promoted home-taping, as the B-side of the cassette was left blank.  The band may be best known for their rendition of the Strangelove's song from 1965, "I Want Candy".

The band initially disbanded in 1983, but reformed again in 1997 and have been active periodically since then.

Yellow text on a black background

Bow Wow Wow is an English new wave band that was formed in 1980.  The band was conceived and managed by Malcolm McLaren following the breakup of The Sex Pistols.  The band is known for combining the new wave sound of the 1980s with world music, particularly African-style drumming.

In 1980 they released the first ever cassette-single titled "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!"  Their label, EMI, refused to promote the single because they believed it promoted home-taping, as the B-side of the cassette was left blank.  The band may be best known for their rendition of the Strangelove's song from 1965, "I Want Candy".

The band initially disbanded in 1983, but reformed again in 1997 and have been active periodically since then.

Yellow text on a black background

Bow Wow Wow is an English new wave band that was formed in 1980.  The band was conceived and managed by Malcolm McLaren following the breakup of The Sex Pistols.  The band is known for combining the new wave sound of the 1980s with world music, particularly African-style drumming.

In 1980 they released the first ever cassette-single titled "C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!"  Their label, EMI, refused to promote the single because they believed it promoted home-taping, as the B-side of the cassette was left blank.  The band may be best known for their rendition of the Strangelove's song from 1965, "I Want Candy".

The band initially disbanded in 1983, but reformed again in 1997 and have been active periodically since then.