FILM 1
Rockpalast (Rock Palace) is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). Alan Vega's performance was part of his 'Collision Drive' tour in 1982.
FILM 2
The exhibition 'Alan Suicide: Collision Drive' and the conversation were filmed on February 15 and March 16, 2002 at Deitch Projects in New York City. It was Alan Vega's first exhibition in 18 years.
Interestingly, both the Rockpalast show and the art exhibition were titled Collision Drive. A term that perhaps best describes Vega's art and music.
Very limited run of 50 DVDs in a cardboard.
Includes unlimited streaming of
Live at Rockpalast (1982)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Live at Rockpalast (1982) – Vinyl LP, plus DVD, plus booklet
€32 EUR
Alan Vega New York, New York
The visual artist, musician, and poet Alan Vega co-founded the massively influential avant-garde band Suicide with Martin Rev in 1970, with whom he performed off and on throughout his life. Suicide’s debut album was included among Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and it was a formative work in the invention of synth-punk, post-punk, art rock, industrial, and more. ... more
