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video did not kill no radio stars (they was already mostly dead anyways)

October 12, 2023August 4, 2014 by Neal Umphred

WAY BACK IN 1979, nerdish singer Trevor Horn and his band Buggles released single titled Video Killed The Radio Star. (It had been recorded earlier by Bruce Woolley and Camera Club.) The song’s theme was promotion of technology while worrying about its effects. This song relates to concerns about mixed attitudes towards 20thcentury inventions and machines for the media arts. [Read more] “video did not kill no radio stars (they was already mostly dead anyways)”

the transmogrification of free will into jukin’ bone

October 12, 2023December 27, 2013 by Neal Umphred

IN 1970, local rock star and entrepreneur Joe Nardone opened a teenage dance hall on the Public Square of downtown Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Formerly the Stardust Ballroom, it was a second floor affair where couples had practiced ballroom dancing. It was just above the old Paramount Theater, then a first-run venue for new movies. [Read more] “the transmogrification of free will into jukin’ bone”

are we forgetting the pseudo-psychedelic sixties?

October 12, 2023November 24, 2013 by Neal Umphred

I INITIATED A NEW TOPIC on the Record Collectors Guild website in September 2004 titled “The Pseudo Psychedelic ’60s.” I had hoped for a lengthy and engagingly argumentative and informative thread that went on forever. Below is what I got instead: it was fun, but I did not really leave it with more knowledge that when I launched the conversation. [Read more] “are we forgetting the pseudo-psychedelic sixties?”