Author: Joshua Stewart
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No Wave Obscurities from the 70s and 80s
In the late 1970s, New York City was in bad shape, crime was rampant, the city went through bankruptcy in 1975 and was forced to adopt austerity politics in order to receive funding from the federal government. In the midst of this crisis, an artistic movement known as “No Wave” appeared; film, visual art, performance…
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Brian Wilson’s strange return to The Beach Boys in the 1970s
In 1961, The Beach Boys were founded by lead songwriter Brian Wilson, his brothers Carl and Dennis, as well as cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. They gained a large following in the United States due to their unique combination of surf rock and doo-wop style harmonization. None of the members actually surfed except…