Californication: Video Games, Moon Landings, Star Trek, Kurt Cobain, and Star Wars
The song "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers incorporates allusions to video games, moon landings, Nirvana, Star Wars, and Star Trek.
CounterIt.ch
A Gen Xer's old-school blog
CounterIt.ch
A Gen Xer's old-school blog
Category Music
Grateful Dead Halloween Theme
A Grateful Dead Halloween Theme idea along with a music video backdrop.
Quintessential MTV and Gen X: “Video Killed The Radio Star”
A musical blast from the past: What do The Buggles, Talking Heads, The Cars, The Michael Stanley Band, Iron Maiden, and Stevie Nicks have in common?
Thoreau’s “Walking” Influenced Punk and Metallica
The writings and speeches (e.g., "Walking") of Henry David Thoreau influenced early punk bands of the 1970s and 1980s, and of course the thrash metal band Metallica.