THE FORMATIVE YEARS, PART V
In TFY Pt. II I spoke of how 1950s nostalgia influenced 1970s culture and how rising creatives at the time channelled romanticized memories of youth into their adult endeavors. Today I set aside the broader social implications of the revival phenomenon in order to focus on my earliest experiences with ’50s and ’60s music and explore how rock oldies radio affected my musical sensibilities going forward.
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THE FORMATIVE YEARS, PART IV
Unpacking my earliest, fondest memories of the ’70s, I revel in the innocent pleasures of Seussbooks, broken crayons, Mego dolls, box TVs, caped crusaders, Saturday morning cartoons, and wascawy wabbits…
THE FORMATIVE YEARS, EPISODE III
The 1970s were a renaissance period of sorts for horror, fantasy, and sci-fi. I may not have fully understood the trippy, awe-inspiring sounds and images emanating from the TV at the time, but their impact was indelible…
THE FORMATIVE YEARS, PART II
Earth tones, disco, classic rock, tacky clothes and kitschy decor are touchstones that tend to dominate any discussion of ‘70s culture. My earliest memories of media, however, tell a much larger story…
THE FORMATIVE YEARS, PART I: THAT ’70S KID
The ’70s were an interesting time for me. A kaleidoscopic barrage of sights and sounds were being processed simultaneously with unbiased eyes and ears; laying the foundational blocks of THE WALL OF TUNES…
WELCOME, PT II: FACEBOOK VS. THE GROOVEWONDEROUS WALL OF TUNES
“It is a dark time for the rebellion…” Err…I mean…for anyone who confidently believes for one minute that the content they share on social media inherently belongs to them…
WELCOME TO THE WALL OF TUNES, PART I
I intended to find a title that related in a very specific, personal manner to this subject that occupies the largest, most favored territory in my pop-culture nerdom: music. The Wall of Tunes was always going to be my first choice…
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