80's Matchbox B Line Disaster - - 80's Matchbox B Line Disaster

What this video is

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster emerged from Brighton's underground in 1999, blending psychobilly, post-punk, and dark blues into what they called 'psychosis rock'. Their early 2000s singles — released on cult indie label No Death — circulated on MTV2/Kerrang! TV during the UK garage rock revival wave that also saw The Hives, The White Stripes, and The Strokes dominate. The band occupied a more extreme,…

Why it matters

Represents a rare convergence of UK psychobilly, gothabilly, and garage rock revival within a single music video artefact. The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster occupied a cult position within early-2000s UK indie, and their visual output — particularly videos connected to Edgar Wright — documents…

The director

Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974, Poole, Dorset) is an English director, screenwriter and producer. He directed the sitcom Spaced (1999–2001) and feature films including Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010),…