THE BIG F - Kill the Cowboy

What this video is

Released in 1989 on Elektra Records, 'Kill the Cowboy' arrived at a pivotal moment when the Los Angeles rock scene was fracturing — glam metal was commercially dominant but creatively exhausted, while a harder-edged underground was coalescing around acts soon to be labeled alternative or grunge. The Big F occupied a genuinely liminal position: formed by John Crawford and Rob Brill, veterans of synth-pop act Berlin,…

Why it matters

A rare documented example of a 1989 LA hard rock act with direct biographical ties to the synth-pop era (Berlin) pivoting toward the alt-rock underground. The dual MTV placement on Headbangers Ball and 120 Minutes makes this video a significant artifact for studying genre boundary dissolution in…