Bibliograph

WBCN and the American revolution, how a radio station defined politics, counterculture, and rock and roll, Bill Lichtenstein

Type

Label

WBCN and the American revolution, how a radio station defined politics, counterculture, and rock and roll, Bill Lichtenstein

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

WBCN and the American revolution

Oclc number

1251741188

Responsibility statement

Bill Lichtenstein

Sub title

how a radio station defined politics, counterculture, and rock and roll

Summary

"The story of how legendary radio station WBCN (and by extension the city of Boston) emerged as a central crossroads of the 1960s counterculture and political activism"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Boston 1967: before the revolution -- The Boston Tea Party -- Ugly radio is dead -- A new kind of radio -- 1968: the year everything changed and that changed everything -- WBCN and the American revolution -- Campus unrest -- Peace is in the air -- WBCN: the hub of the community and the soundtrack of the city -- WBCN news and public affairs -- The news dissector -- The second wave -- The Lavender Hour: gender freedom in the air -- Lock-up -- We've got to get rid of Nixon -- Rock and roll future -- Nixon's resignation and the end of the revolution -- Lessons learned

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