 An Interview with Larry Fast of SynergyBy
Brian Castleberry
Synergy’s Cords marries Larry Fast’s incredible compositional skill with the synthesizer to a driving pop format. This final touchstone in our brief review of important 1978 recordings is yet another key entry in the history of electronic music during its most experimental and free-thinking heyday.  Pt. 4: Prince Comes For YouBy
Brian Castleberry
As the conservative movement took hold of American political life in the late 70s and early 80s, a prime target for right-wing vitriol was the sexual freedom that characterized post-60s America. Associated in the minds of right-wing Christians with left-wing thinking, homosexuality, urban environments and any number of minority groups out of favor with the [...]  Part 3: Ode to Street HassleBy
Brian Castleberry
In the midst of all the punk-rock press excitement of New York in 1978, Lou Reed could have easily ridden the new sound to re-newed superstar status. He had, after all, been the single most important figure in the Manhattan underground rock scene for a decade already.  Part 2: The Moog Joins Tubeway ArmyBy
Brian Castleberry
Few artists garner such a schizophrenic critical reception as Gary Numan, frontman of the post-punk group Tubeway Army. Even Numan fans seem to despise and revere him at the same time.  Talking Heads Talk About Building and FoodBy
Brian Castleberry
If ’77 was the year British and American punk rockers challenged the status quo, 1978—the year after punk—was a more complicated time. First of all, music producers, record companies and radio stations were frothing at the mouth for something new after the surprise popularity (and infamy) of groups like the Ramones and Sex Pistols. Deals [...] |
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