1970s Archive
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Supergroups of the 70s
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsThe ‘Supergroups’ of the 70’s – just who were the best, what legacy’s did they leave their fans – and what did their music mean to you? Try to encapsulate... -
Classic TV – The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
Posted on January 21, 2012 | No CommentsIt won 2 Golden Globes and the hearts of millions. It helped re-launch a television career for the son of a sales clerk and a department store owner. The Courtship... -
What Defines the 70s?
Posted on July 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsWhen I think of what symbolises the 70′s for me, two entirely different subcultures come to mind. The first is the early 70s – which was still a melting pot... -
The Greatest Songs of the Disco Era
Posted on July 20, 2011 | No CommentsThe halycon days of disco were undoubtedly those years between 1976 and 1980 – when dance floors were littered with would-be Travolta’s and dancing diva’s. It was when record company’s... -
How Bizarre – How Bizarre
Posted on June 23, 2010 | No CommentsWhen it comes to the bizarre – the 70s seemed to have a stranglehold on performing artists crying out for some kind – in fact any kind of help. Take... -
ELO and Jeff Lynne – Personifying Pop Music
Posted on June 21, 2010 | No CommentsWhat do you get when you combine cellos, violins, woodwinds, horns and classical overtones to a stirring rock agenda? Modern Opera? Well kinda. ELO – or for the puritans –... -
KISS – more than just lip service to Rock
Posted on May 31, 2010 | No CommentsRegarded as one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all-time KISS holds honors as one of America’s top gold record champions, recording 36 albums over 32 years... -
What Are Your Five Iconic 70s Films?
Posted on May 20, 2010 | 1 CommentFrom a Joe Ordinary’s point of view, there have been some amazing movies made. Some bizarre, some remarkable and some which simply fall into the iconic class. While every decade... -
Heeyyyyyyy!!!!!!
Posted on August 11, 2009 | No CommentsWhat was it about the sitcom – Happy Days – that made it sooooo ‘cool’. Let’s face it – when you look at the sum of its parts, the show... -
Nerd and Geek Hall Of Famers
Posted on July 30, 2009 | No CommentsNerds! As much as we probably all admit to being way too cool to ever be considered one – we all have a soft side for them. But who are... -
It’s culture Jim – but not as we know it . . .
Posted on July 23, 2009 | No Comments60’s and 70’s television culture – does it get any better? Let’s face it – cheese sells. How else do you account for season after season of The Munsters –... -
Meatloaf – and one Hell of an album
Posted on July 20, 2009 | No Comments‘The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling Way down in the valley tonight . . . ‘ Could it be that the unmistakable melodic prose of Jim Steinman... -
Which Decade Was Cooler – 60′s vs the 70′s
Posted on June 9, 2009 | No CommentsDamn – that’s a tough one! Conversation turned to this at a party held in the confines of the Doctor’s palatial residence recently – and the jury was still out 2 hours... -
Air Guitar Fans Unite!
Posted on June 3, 2009 | No CommentsWhat is it about 70’s music that evokes seemingly mature men to spontaneously adopt a Fender air guitar stance amidst normally civil (yet like-minded) individuals – and women to shun... -
Who’s Your Favourite Character From The Future?
Posted on May 28, 2009 | No CommentsMeet George Jetson! His son Elroy . . . The celluloid and cartoon world is filled with characters from the future. Marvin The Martian, George Jetson, Luke Skywalker, James T.Kirk,... -
70′s fads
Posted on May 26, 2009 | 1 CommentFor some of us it was Mood Rings and Pukka Shell necklaces, others Pet Rocks or Sea Monkeys – but whatever your crime – the 70’s certainly had its fair... -
The Drive-In – whatever happened to . . .
Posted on May 25, 2009 | No CommentsStranded at the Drive-In . . . “Branded a Fool . . . “What will they say . . . “Monday at School . . . “ Ahhhhh – the... -
Pay Peanuts – Get Snoopy . . .
Posted on May 10, 2009 | 2 CommentsWith no offence to his owner – Charlie Brown – it’s a fair bet that amidst the multitude of Peanuts characters created by Charles Schultz – Snoopy is probably the... -
Calling All Trekkies!
Posted on April 23, 2009 | 6 Comments“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations — to... -
TV’s Favourite Dads
Posted on April 23, 2009 | 3 CommentsLast night, while getting my daily dose the Simpson’s – I found my mind wandering at right angles to the rest of the family – before proudly announcing that...
