New Wave Theatre (1982– ) User Reviews

Bogus this is the ultimate bs!

[ms-beahavens · 10/10 · 9 January 2021]

How much did Moloch give you for your worthless. "Soul"?

glorious peek into the LA underground 80's music scene

[musicglenn · 9/10 · 29 September 2023]

Growing up in Montana, this was a lifeline to a whole world we knew little about. My best friend and I would religiously await each new episode, airing on the "USA Network" as part of "Night Flight", which was a weekend evening of music & cultural shows with a left-field bent. And New Wave Theater was the furthest out of all. Hosted by the verbose & mystic-minded Peter Ivers, with bizarre interludes of fake ads and slightly disturbing ramblings by altered humans, often with a post-apocalyptic bent. And of course the MUSIC!! Bands would play live in studio, and thus most were either from Southern California or touring through. Some bigger names in the punk and new wave scene - X, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, The Blasters, Plugz, Fear, Bad Religion, Suburban Lawns, etc., mixed with little-known but great bands like Rayonics, Unknowns, Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs, 45 Grave, Monitor, Andy & the Rattlesnakes, The Brainiacs, etc. And then there was some extreme performance art like Johanna Went, Snake Pit & Zam, etc. It was quite a wild ride some weeks. Some bands were kinda awful, but it was all part of the fun. Each band was always asked after their song "What is the meaning of life," eliciting varied responses. Sadly Peter Ivers was murdered, apparently during a home break-in by a random robber.