‘Innocence & Despair’: 1970s school kids sing David Bowie, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys
Rock classics somehow hit harder than the originals.
1970s
‘Let It Snow’: the shameless cocaine adverts of the 1970s
Posters that openly promoted illicit substances.
The strange allure of 1970s Danish interiors inspired by porno aesthetics
Subtle curves and bold colours whispered vintage seduction.
What if Derek Raymond’s violent, bleak crime novels were made into a 1970s TV show?
Author and filmmaker Adam Scovell–whose second novel How Pale the Winter Has Made Us was published earlier this year to great acclaim–sent me this wonderful trailer…
The career of Penny Slinger, intrepid surrealist artist of the 1970s, is ripe for rediscovery
Penny in frame from 16mm film Lilford Hall, 1969, by Penny Slinger and Peter Whitehead My reaction upon recently being exposed to the work of…
The surprising origins of the KISS merchandising machine that generated $100 million in the 1970s
It’s a common misconception that the band KISS had a master plan from their earliest beginnings. We recently told you how the marketing of the…
John Mellencamp was once a glam rocker, covered Bowie and the Stooges in the 1970s
To learn that John Mellencamp was not only in a glam rock band in the early 1970s, but also covered David Bowie’s “The Man Who…
BANG: Proto-doom metal cult band of the early 1970s return!
BANG (L to R): Frank Gilcken (guitar), Tony Diorio (drums), Frank Ferrara (bass) If you’re a fan of the druggy, pimply, riff-laden hesher rock as…
Beetleboards: Volkswagen bugs used as advertising billboards in the 1970s
The Volkswagen Bug is one of the most familiar cars ever designed. More than 20 million have been produced, making it the most-manufactured car of…
OK, let’s all listen to that 1970s rock opera about Spider-Man…..
I don’t exactly understand how Iron Man became the dominant superhero of our era, but the truth is, Spider-Man’s the greatest character that the Marvel…