An institution of the airwaves in Los Angeles and beyond, he capitalized on the freedom the FM band offered in the 1970s to blaze his own path.
Tag: Nineteen Hundred Seventies
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India’s Early Electronic Music From the ’70s Is Finally Being Released
A trove of tapes discovered in a cupboard at the country’s National Institute of Design showcases artists composing early synth recordings on their own terms.
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The Year Lou Reed Gave Up on Music
Between quitting the Velvet Underground and writing “Walk on the Wild Side,” the singer endured a long stretch of doubt, frustration and failure.
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Gary Wright, Who Had a ’70s Hit With ‘Dream Weaver,’ Dies at 80
He was a pioneer in using synthesizers, and his friendship with George Harrison led to a spiritual awakening that also influenced another hit, “Love Is Alive.”
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Korean Experimental Art Gets a Star Turn at the Guggenheim
A Guggenheim exhibition shines a light on a remarkable but lesser-known art scene in South Korea that thrived in the tumult of the 1960s and 1970s.