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Radio Free Boston: The Rise and Fall of WBCN - Couverture souple

Alan, Carter

 
9781555537296: Radio Free Boston: The Rise and Fall of WBCN
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1555537294 ISBN 13 : 9781555537296
Editeur : University Press of New England, 2013

Synopsis

Blaring the Cream anthem "I Feel Free," WBCN went on the air in March 1968 as an experiment in free-form rock on the fledgling FM radio band. It broadcast its final song, Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," in August 2009. In between, WBCN became the musical, cultural, and political voice of the young people of Boston and New England, sustaining a vibrant local music scene that launched such artists as the J. Geils Band, Aerosmith, James Taylor, Boston, the Cars, and the Dropkick Murphys, as well as paving the way for Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, U2, and many others. Along the way, WBCN both pioneered and defined progressive rock radio, the dominant format for a generation of listeners. Brilliantly told by Carter Alan--and featuring the voices of station insiders and the artists they loved--Radio Free Boston is the story of a city; of artistic freedom, of music and politics and identity; and of the cultural, technological, and financial forces that killed rock radio.

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À propos de l'auteur

Currently a DJ and music director at WZLX in Boston, CARTER ALAN was a DJ at WBCN for nineteen years. He is the author of U2, Outside Is America, and Life on the Road.

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Éditeur
University Press of New England
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1555537294
ISBN 13 
9781555537296
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
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