Radio Free Boston by Steven Tyler
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. Brilliantly told by Carter Alan--and featuring the voices of station insiders and the artists they loved--Radio Free Boston 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.
CARTER ALAN is the midday DJ and music director at WZLX-FM, Boston, one of the nation's first classic rock stations. He is the author, most recently, of Radio Free Boston, and previously of Outside Is America: U2 in the U.S.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781555537296 |
| ISBN 10 | 1555537294 |
| Title | Radio Free Boston |
| Author | Steven Tyler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of New England |
| Year published | 2013-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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