1983 Lene Lovich and Holly Beth Vincent Interview on Videowave

Merle Ginsburg talks with Lene Lovich and her friend Holly Beth Vincent about working in England, their artistic vision, music trends, and more. March 19, 1983. #videowave Episode 21. #newwave 00:00 Deportation / England 02:59 Clothing styles 05:30 Aesthetic 07:10 Music trends Notes from floor manager Robert Barry Francos, creator of FFanzeen magazine: During late 1983, Alan managed to get Lene Lovich, which was quite the coup at the time. She was on with Holly Beth Vincent, of Holly and the Italians, who had a relative hit with “Tell That Girl To Shut Up” (though a great pop song, I preferred Barb Kitson / City Thrill’s “I Must Have Been Dreamin’,” which had a similar feel). Lene and Holly Beth met in England, where they had both transplanted from the Midwest, and become fast friends. On this day, Lene was a joy to work with responding with smiles and enjoying the experience. She treated all of us pro bono studio people with respect and kindness. Holly Beth was just the opposite, looking sullen, being distant, and just surly. She also chain smoked through the whole time she was in the studio. Videowave is a TV and Internet program featuring artists and music ignored by the mass media.   / videowavemusic   Opening music was originally Momentary Breakdown by Lene Lovich. Changed to Android Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License