1981
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Art and culture
- MTV
- AIDS
- Memphis Group
- In 1981 at the Milan Furniture Fair, the world of design was shattered, visitors discovered after years of rationalism a collection of strange furniture such as Ettore Sottsass's Carlton Cabinet with flashily coloured plastic laminates emblazoned with kitsch geometric and leopard-skin patterns usually found in 1950s comic books or cheap cafés.
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Literature
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Fiction
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Non-fiction
- Cult Movies by Danny Peary
- The Celluloid Closet by Vito Russo
- Danse Macabre by Stephen King
- Literary Machines by Ted Nelson
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Visual art
- Bad Boy, a painting by Eric Fischl
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Film
- Mommie Dearest
- Possession
- Evil Dead
- Tales of Ordinary Madness
- Ms. 45 by Abel Ferrara
- The Howling by
- Beau-père by Bertrand Blier
- Coup de Torchon by Bertrand Tavernier
- Pixote by Hector Babenco
- Scanners by David Cronenberg
- Pennies from Heaven by Herbert Ross
- Cutter's Way by Ivan Passer
- Taxi Zum Klo by Frank Ripploh
- Quest for Fire by Jean-Jacques Annaud
- The Beyond by Lucio Fulci
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Music
- The 'Hot Mix 5'
- The 'Hot Mix 5' were an eighties DJ-team who had hosted a house music radio show on WBMX, Chicago. The original members were Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Mickey "Mixin" Oliver, Scott "Smokin" Silz, Ralphi Rosario and Kenny "Jammin" Jason. They first went on air in 1981.
- Ayers, Kuti
- Roy Ayers started a collaboration with the Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, which he had gotten to know on a nine city long tour of Nigeria in 1981.
- New Wave
- For the 1981 Village Voice Pazz and Jop Critics' Poll, Lester Bangs turned in a blank ballot, protesting the worthless state of rock and roll. "New Wave has terminated in thudding hollow Xeroxes of poses that aren't even annoying anymore," he wrote. "Rap is nothing, or not enough. Jazz does not exist as a musical form with anything new to say. And the rest of rock is recycling various formulae forever. I don't know what I'm going to write about - music is the only thing in the world I really care about - but I simply cannot pretend to find anything compelling in the choice between pap and mud."
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Singles
- Computer World by Kraftwerk
- Magnificent Dance by The Clash
- Burundi Black by Rusty Egan
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Inner Life
- I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates
- Funky Sensation by Gwen McCrae
- Weekend (Tonight is Party Time) by Class Action
- Spasticus Autisticus by Ian Dury
- ESG - Moody
- Logg - I Know You Will (Levan 12" Remix)
- Taana Gardner - Heartbeat (12" Levan Mix)
- Secret Weapon - Must Be The Music [Prelude records]
- Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
- Tom Tom Club - Le Elephant
- Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know
- Patti Labelle - The Spirit's In It
- Grandmaster Flash - The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel
- Powerline - Journey
- Inner Life - Make It Last Forever (Levan Remix)
- Donald Byrd - Love Has Come Around
- North End - Happy Days
- Convertion - Let's Do It
- 80's Ladies - Turned On To You
- A Number Of Names - Sharevari
- King Sunny Ade - Ja Funmi (Island)
- Liaisons Dangereuses - Los Niños del Parque
- Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit & Holger Czukay - How Much Are They?
- Brian Eno - Jezebel Spirit
- Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
- Grauzone - Eisbär
- Pigbag - Papa's Got a Brandnew Pigbag
- DAF - Der Mussolini
- Material - Bustin' Out Tee Scott mix
- MFSB - Love Is The Message (14 min. Tom Moulton Remix Vers.)
- Rainbow Brown - Til You Surrender
- Ednah Holt - Serious, Serious Space Party (Levan 12" Mix)
- Chaka Khan - I Know You I Live You
- Material - Secret Life
- Arthur Adams - You Got The Floor
- Whatnauts - Help Is On The Way mixed Tee Scott
- Stone - Time
- Esther Williams - I'll Be Your Pleasure (Levan Remix 12")
- D Train - You're The One For Me
- Nick Straker Band - A Little Bit Of Jazz
- Jamaica Girls - Need Somebody New (12" Levan Remix)
- Empress - Dyin' To Be Dancin'
- Strikers - Body Music (12" Levan Remix)
- Unlimited Touch - Searching To Find The One
- Syreeta - Can't Shake Your Love (Levan Remix)
- Mona Rae - Do Me
- Frontline Orchestra - Don't Turn Your Back On Me
- Blue Feather - Let's Funk Tonight
- Ethel Beatty - It's Your Love
- Lesette Wilson - Caveman Boogie
- L.A. Boppers - Give Me Some
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Albums
- Computer World by Kraftwerk
- Alles Ist Gut by D.A.F.
- Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires by Scientist
- Fire of Love by The Gun Club
- Was (Not Was) by Was (Not Was)
- My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Brian Eno and David Byrne
- Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell
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Births
- Jacques Lacan (1901 - 1981)
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Deaths
- Bob Marley (1945 - 1981)
- Abel Gance (1889 - 1981)
- René Clair (1898 - 1981)
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