Melting melodies, dizzy drums, vocal haunts—Fungi Girls are a trio of Texas teenagers taking over the tune waves.
Posts Tagged: Music
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Fan Mania
Beatles fans at Warwick Hotel in 1965 (via here)
Here’s a youth culture theme: screaming fan girls.
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Kathleen Hanna: Start a Band Right Away
‘Izzy Says’ is a new column featuring interviews and musings by teenage drumming sensation Izzy Schappell-Spillman of Care Bears on Fire.
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Black Britain: A Photographic History
Left: ‘A young dandy wearing a formal suit and Top hat, circa 1890’ Right: ‘Conroy Campbell, a pupil at Willesden High school, 1973’
I just rediscovered this book; Stuart Hall and Paul Gilroy put it together in 2007.
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I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke
This hillside hit of the 1970s has its roots as a Coca-Cola commercial.
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Voices of East Harlem
Power to the choir! Voices of East Harlem were an often, 20 member girl group ages ranging from 12 to 21, formed in the late 1970s.
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Different Notes
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4zUfGpFBOI
Andra Takter/Different Notes (1985) is a short documentary by Swedish filmmaker Benny Frick.
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Siegel Presents: This Mix Could Be Your Life
Who can forget their first concert experience?
OK, I’m lying: Despite the faded ticket above, Sonic Youth was not my first.
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Teenage Drummer: Izzy Schappell-Spillman
I was recently at a tribute concert for the incredible Kathleen Hanna and my friends and I flipped out over Care Bears on Fire.
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People’s Punk
Studs, snot-rockets, and some very spiky hair! The third in Penelope Spheeris‘ documentary series about the evolution of punk, Decline of Western Civilization Part III turns the focus to the fans.