HAIL! HAIL! ROCK AND ROLL REVIVAL
THE FORMATIVE YEARS PART VI
Last time out I presented a brief early history of rock music and name-dropped mountains of great tunes while unpacking cherished childhood memories of Detroit rock oldies radio. Today I’ll explore how the rock and roll revival that spawned rock oldies radio came to pass and further illustrate how first generation rockers influenced media, culture, and yours truly in the 1970s.
DO YOU REMEMBER ROCK ‘N‘ ROLL OLDIES RADIO?
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.
I PLAYED WITH CHILDISH THINGS
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…
BOLDLY GOING WHERE NO BOY HAS GONE BEFORE A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY
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 DISCOLICIOUS SOUNDS OF THE ’70S
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…
THAT ’70S KID
THE FORMATIVE YEARS PART I
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…
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