1981: The Year of Adam & The Ants (“Kings Of The Wild Frontier“) | New British Canon

Few 80s popstars were as eye-catching as Adam Ant. The dazzling calvary jacket, the eyeliner framing ice-blue eyes, the white warrior stripe applied just north of his nose. It’s an image that defined MTV as much as Duran Duran’s yacht, A-Ha’s pencil outlines or Dire Straits’ blocky capitalists. But unlike their music television brethren, Adam Ant survived punk batterings, bandmate betrayal and press indifference to realise the marketing power of adding vibrant vision to his band’s pummelling pop sound. This is New British Canon, and this is the story of “Kings of The Wild Frontier”. #adamant #80spop #MusicDocumentary Fact-checking by Chad Van Wagner. 00:00 Introduction 00:41 The Early Days of Adam & The Ants 06:27 Enter Malcolm McLaren 11:49 Creating “Kings of the Wild Frontier“ 20:42 The Unreal Ascent of Adam & The Ants 28:23 The Inevitable Decline & Lasting Impact Soundtrack Luar - Citrine () Jesse G