Freed stars as host of ABC’s “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Revue,” premiering on April 10. 1958 BOSTON ARENA RIOT May 4: Freed hosts the post-show at the Boston Arena’s ‘Big Beat’ event. When Police refuse to dim the lights, Freed blurts:“I guess the police here in Boston don’t...
Jett formed her own band, the Blackhearts, and was one of MTV’s early stars thanks to her number one hit, “I Love Rock ‘n Roll,” as well as “Bad Reputation,”“Crimson and Clover” and “Do You Wanna Touch Me.” She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015...
American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Artis an excellent, highly DIY doc. In it, Merle Becker (who has aYouTube channel devoted do DIY video production) follows her passion around the country, interviewing rock poster artists active from the 60s through the early 2000s. It abou...
Creative things were happening then that just didn't apply during my teens in the Eighties. When The Who released their double album Tommy in 1969, they coined a new concept of 'rock opera', following it up with Quadrophenia in 1973. Both were made into feature films, but by then I ...
Jett formed her own band, the Blackhearts, and was one of MTV’s early stars thanks to her number one hit, “I Love Rock ‘n Roll,” as well as “Bad Reputation,”“Crimson and Clover” and “Do You Wanna Touch Me.” She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in ...
All of these concepts originates from Afrofuturism, a belief coined by critic Mark Dery in 1994’s Black to the Future, and combines elements of astral jazz, Black American sci-fi, and psychedelic hip-hop into an imaginative, alternative vision of tomorrow. Root...
Jett formed her own band, the Blackhearts, and was one of MTV’s early stars thanks to her number one hit, “I Love Rock ‘n Roll,” as well as “Bad Reputation,”“Crimson and Clover” and “Do You Wanna Touch Me.” She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in ...
Perry's singing voice has garnered acclaim from prominent musical peers and publications; he has been dubbed "The Voice", a moniker originally coined by Jon Bon Jovi. Ranked no. 76 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", Perry was inducted into the Rock a...
The shortened name IHOP was coined about 15 years later and is now the official name of the company. Serving pancakes at more than 1,800 restaurants around the world, IHOP is a family-friendly enterprise known for clever branding and iconic menu items like the Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity ...
with warnings for parents about its shocking graphic content. But the bicentennial also provides the perfect opportunity to peel away the myths that surround Sade, des Cars says. “Everyone has an idea of sadism,” she says,referring to the term coined by the psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-E...