Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Alan, Carter
Titre(s) : Radio free Boston [Texte imprimé] : the rise and fall of WBCN / Carter Alan ; with a foreword by Steven Tyler
Publication : Boston, [Massachussetts] : Northeastern university press, 2013
Description matérielle : xiii, 334 pages, 8 color pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-328) and index
This is the definitive story of the pioneering rock radio station that galvanized
a city and a generation. 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. Featuring the voices of
station insiders and the artists they loved, this book 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. -- From publisher's website
Sujet(s) : Boston concert network -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
384.545 20973 (23e éd.) = Chaînes de radiodiffusion - Etats-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781555537296. - ISBN 1555537294. - ISBN 9781555538262 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45278463w
Notice n° :
FRBNF45278463
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The American revolution ; A radio commune ; I read the news today ; Movin' on
up ; Camelot ; The battle joined ; Power to the people ; The reallllll WBCN, Boston!
; I (don't) want my MTV ; Number 1 rock n' roll connection ; Camelot redux ; From
Boylston Street to Wall Street ; Nelson, Howard, and The love shack ; Any given
Sunday, any given weekday ; A bad-boy business ; Shine on you crazy diamond ; Afterword.
