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Peter Scott Ivers (1946 - March 3, 1983) was an American musician, best known as the host of New Wave Theater.

Ivers was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended Harvard University. He majored in political science, but chose a career in music. He started playing harmonica with the Boston-based Beacon Street Union. He embarked on a solo career in 1969 with the Epic release of his debut, Knight of the Blue Communion. After a second LP was shelved by Epic, Ivers signed with Warner Bros., where he recorded two more albums.

In 1976, Ivers was asked by David Lynch to write a song for his movie, Eraserhead
. Ivers penned In Heaven (The Lady in the Radiator Song), which became the most well-known compostion from the film.

Ivers' best friend was Harvard classmate Douglas Kenney, founder of the National Lampoon. Ivers was also close friends with John Belushi. Both men preceded Ivers in death.

Ivers was tapped by David Jove to host New Wave Theater, which was shown irregularly as part of the weekend program Night Flight on the fledgling USA Network. The program was a frantic cacophony of music, theater and comedy, lorded over by Ivers with his manic presentation. Using a method of filming known as "live taped", the show was the first opportunity for many alternative musicians to receive nationwide exposure. Bands who appeared on the show included The Circle Jerks, The Dead Kennedys, Fear and The Plugz.

In 1983, Peter Ivers was found bludgeoned to death in his Los Angeles apartment. Harvard established the Peter Ivers Visiting Artist Program in his memory. Although there is speculation that disgruntled punk rockers were responsible, his death remains unsolved.

Discography

Knight of the Blue Communion (Epic, 1969)
Take It Out on Me (Epic, 1971)*
Terminal Love (Warner Bros., 1974)
Peter Ivers (Warner Bros., 1976)
Nirvana Peter (Warner Bros., 1985)**

* Not released

** Compilation of previous Warner recordings with bonus tracks

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