1970s Music

Disco and Deindustrialization: In the Mix With 1970s Pittsburgh DJ Terry Kicks

John R. Eperjesi | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Djing, 1970s Music, Disco, Winter-Music-Conference, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Steelers, Vinyl Records, Video, Culture News
John R. Eperjesi

The people of Pittsburgh did a lot more than just sing and clap their hands to Sister Sledge's disco classic "We Are Family." When the lights went down, they got up and danced.

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A Classic Sid Vicious Love Letter To Nancy Uncovered

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Lester Bangs, 1970s Music, Sid and Nancy, Love Letters, Punk Rock, Nancy Spungen, Sid Vicious, Letters of Note, Legs Mcneil, Sex Pistols, Music, Punk Music, Punk Scene, Sid Vicious Love Letter to Nancy, Culture News

If we sifted through your old drawers and boxes and published all the love letters you wrote at 20 years old, chances are there would be some embarras...

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7 Business Lessons from The Grateful Dead

Barry Barnes | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Business Tips, Slidepollajax, 1970s Music, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Corporate America, Books News
Barry Barnes

Without intending to, the band ended up pioneering ideas and practices that have subsequently been embraced by corporate America.

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Strange Bedfellows: Mick Jagger And Martin Scorsese

Lucas Kavner | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: 1970s Hip Hop, Rock Drama, 1970s Music, Jagger TV Show, Terence Winter, 1970s Rock, Mick Jagger, HBO Show, Martin Scorsese, Jagger HBO, New Scorsese TV Show, Boardwalk Empire, Rock TV Shows, Jagger and Scorsese HBO, Culture News

For all of you Rolling Stones fans who have been sitting around wondering, "When on EARTH will Mick Jagger finally become an executive producer of a m...

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Steely Dan Does It Again

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pop Music, 1970s Music, Walter Becker, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Donald Fagen, Steely Dan, New York News
Thane Rosenbaum

Steely Dan wraps up its series of New York concerts (the Rent Party '09 Tour) at the Beacon Theatre this week proving that their music remains as timeless as ever.

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