Wastelands Radio Show - Episode 46 - Mysteries of the Unknown
WASTELANDS - An Australian B-grade, Punk Rock, Street Trash online radio show hosted by long time partners in slime Adam (085c3n3) Obscene and Mark-O-Mark, pondering punk oddities, b grade movies, trashy treasures, life, culture and stuff.
Episode 46
Mysteries of the Unknown
In this Episode, Adam and Mark discuss their mutual love and lifelong fascination for all things unknown, supernatural and unexplained and discover that they both owned a particular series of books from their childhood back in the late seventies/ early eighties - Mysteries of the Unknown by Usborne Books. Mark had it in separate issues, which have long disappeared, But, Adam dug into the studio archives and uncovered his copy which featured all issues in one book….. and as Mark said “the memories they came flooding back!!”
From flying saucers and Sasquatch, to alien encounters and famous fakes, these classic titles trace UFOs, Ghosts and Monsters throughout history. First published in 1977, these books are for anyone who has shivered at shadowy figures in the dark, heard strange sounds in the night or felt the presence of a mysterious 'something' from the unknown.
Revisiting the pages, Adam and Mark note that these children's books were actually quite gruesome and bloody with graphic artwork, full of detailed info, interesting facts and stories on Monsters, Ghosts and UFOs. and even finishes up with a section on monsters from movies, featuring Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein’s Monster, Godzilla, and Jaws to name a few.
On reflection, they come to the conclusion that they had just rediscovered what could be best described as the original wastelands playbook. The collection that started them on their b grade, punk rock, street trash journey and whose influence is still evident today in who they are, what they do and what they create.
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