New Wave Theatre #23 (Butch, Johanna Went, Pre Fix, OMb)

New Wave Theatre is a television program that was broadcast locally in the Los Angeles area on UHF channel 18 and eventually on the USA Network as part of the late night variety show Night Flight during the early 1980s. The show was created and produced by David Jove, who also wrote the program with Billboard magazine editor Ed Ochs. It was noted for showcasing rising punk and new wave acts, including Bad Religion, Fear, the Dead Kennedys, 45 Grave, The Angry Samoans and The Circle Jerks.
Peter Ivers, a Harvard-educated musician, was the host for the entire run of the show. The format was extremely loose, in part because of the desire to maintain the raw energy of the live performances, as well as the limited production budget. The program was presented in a format dubbed live taped. The action was shot live and the video was then spliced with video clips, photos and graphics of everything from an exploding atomic bomb to a woman wringing a chicken's neck.