70s music

The 1970s were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll; Beat welcomes you to our Disco Inferno.

How artists can make money (in Africa)
You are an artist, and you are thinking about the different ways you can monetize your art, especially if you are in Africa. Well, you are in the right place. In this article, I will share with you all the ways you can monetize your work and get paid for it. Let's get straight into it.
By real Jema2 years ago in Beat
Rate-O-Rama: Crazy. Top Story - November 2023.
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By Rick Henry Christopher 2 years ago in Beat
Was Frank Zappa CIA?
One aspect about living in these exciting modern times that I still find surprising, regardless of how often I'm reminded that I should not, is how often "conspiracy theorists" are proven correct. Both on the left and the right, the things which lived in the shadows no longer do, and have the sunlight of citizen journalism and social media exposing much of what they do. On the flip side of that, you see how far they go to cover up other things as well; while the information may be out of reach, their efforts to keep the public at large knowing the reality of various situations, from aliens to islands, are not.
By Regular Person2 years ago in Beat
One Hit Wonders of Yesteryear Part 6
Another little series this one about one-hit wonders. It is surprising to note that all of these songs are memorable but just had their one shining moment for the artists and no other great hits followed. This is the sixth and last post in this series. The links to the others are below.
By Rasma Raisters2 years ago in Beat
Pink Floyd - Live at Pompeii
Pink Floyd gathered in the amphitheater in the ruins of Pompeii in 1972 to film one of the greatest concert films and documentaries of a rock group of the psychedelic era. Set amid the ruins of the devastated ancient city, the camera slides up and down, panning left and right over the painted frescoes and grim mosaics that document the lives and loves of ancient people, providing a sort of glimpse into the fate of beings cut short through the sheer absurdity of catastrophic misfortune. Out of the mercurial swamp of the lave flow of Vesuvius, we have the stuff from which is born, from the burbling earth, a new and more magnificent ruin for which time will still have no pity, no mercy, or no remorse.
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Beat
Pigs
Introduction I am not sure what inspired this, but there are more than a few good songs about pigs. As a teenager, I worked on a farm and thought it was quite funny when the piglets tried to eat my toes through my wellies and we all love the film Babe, don't we?
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
One Hit Wonders of Yesteryear Part Four
Another little series this one about one-hit wonders. It is surprising to note that all of these songs are memorable but just had their one shining moment for the artists and no other great hits followed. This is the fourth post in this series. I will add the links below as I go along.
By Rasma Raisters2 years ago in Beat
Analog And Digital
Introduction I've been seeing the Marc Jacobs advert for "Daisy" or something, and the soundtrack uses "Cheree" from the debut album by the band Suicide's debut album from 1977.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Strangely Groovy
Introduction In the story below Caroline Jane did an Oliver Twist and asked for more. This is it. I wasn't to sure how to write something new and interesting about music. Caroline and I are fans of Nigel Blackwell and Half Man Half Biscuit, so I will try to include something from them in here but I hope that everyone discovers at least one thing they didn't know when they read this piece.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
That Was Then But This Is Now. Top Story - November 2023.
Introduction This is for Phil Flannery's Musical Challenge in VSS which you can read about below. The prompt is: I have written this as a challenge for the Vocal Social Society. Feel free to share the songs that you loved as a child but were unaware of their meaning until much later.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
A Playlist Of My Birthday Number Ones
Introduction I was born in 1957 and the number one single at the time was the awful "Diana" by Paul Anka. Either side of that was "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley and "That'll Be The Day" by Buddy Holly and the Crickets, both brilliant records but we have to start with that awful dirge.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Beat
Musical Alphabet Letter Y
Usually, we choose songs we like by the melody, the lyrics, and by the musical genre. I’m starting a series with songs from all kinds of genres going according to the alphabet. Here are songs with titles that begin with the letter Y. Links will be posted below as we proceed through the ABCs. At the end, you’ll find the links to the songs with titles that begin with the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W.
By Rasma Raisters2 years ago in Beat