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Details Magazine - Saban Interview Tapes (7:36)
In the 1980s, the men's fashion magazine "Details" was something quite different - an East Village art/punk fashion monthly that was entirely in black and white (sometimes even the cover) and very devoted to covering the gossip of the downtown scene in New York City at the time.
The main downtown celebrity watcher was columnist Stephen Saban, walking a similar beat to that of the Village Voice's Michael Musto.
In their December/January 1989 issue, the magazine included a flexi-disc that was a montage of actual interview recordings from Saban and a page of commentary from Saban. The disc featured goofiness from celebrities who are still pretty well known, the off-the-record kind of moments that never show up in the actual stories but you encounter all the time as a reporter.
The track listings are:
1. Judy Tenuta
2. Emo Phillips' mother
3. Julio Iglesias
4. Bruce Willis
5. Debbie Harry
6. Judy Tenuta
7. Steven Wright
8. Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner
9. Steven Wright
10. Debbie Harry
11. Boy George
12. Debbie Harry
13. Judy Tenuta
14. Dennis Hopper
15. Emo Phillips
16. Emo Phillips
17. Julio Iglesias
18. Julio Iglesias
19. Emo Phillips' mother
- Contributed by: John Mitchell
Images: Magazine Cover, Sounds Like Fun
I became a regular reader and then subscriber to Details in the early 90's. I even had a letter published in it before it totally went downhill. I also knew an mildly Autistic guy in college who had a letter published in it as well...he ranted about how insanely brilliant Wild Palms was. I think he was the only person I knew who actually claimed to "get" that comic.
Posted by: Gavin | February 21, 2007 at 03:47 AM
I have (somewhere) a Details magazine that Stephen gave me that had a pull-out board game called "After Hours" in it.
The magazine had a blank brown paper cover and the game included little "tear out" things like; "vice", "friends", etc..
Some of the spaces were like; "Police raid club, lose turn"
It was so cool. Wondering if anyone out there is familiar with it.
Thanks.
Posted by: paul brunett | October 29, 2008 at 09:49 PM
I have (somewhere) a Details magazine that Stephen gave me that had a pull-out board game called "After Hours" in it.
The magazine had a blank brown paper cover and the game included little "tear out" things like; "vice", "friends", etc..
Some of the spaces were like; "Police raid club, lose turn"
It was so cool. Wondering if anyone out there is familiar with it.
Thanks.
Posted by: paul brunett | October 29, 2008 at 09:50 PM
this is great. I worked in the art department of Details from 1987 until we all go fired by Conde Nast in 1990. It was a wonderful crazy time. Miss it, miss NYC in the 80s.
Posted by: John Kelly | October 12, 2009 at 04:31 AM