50 Years Ago?! Albums Released in 1968
50 years later, these albums from 1968 still matter
Music 101
Host: Margot
Sundays at 10 am MST and Wednesdays at 8 pm MST
Music 101 is part music/part history lesson with your teacher and host Margot. Every week, Margot highlights a different chapter in music history, bringing you songs you love and the stories behind them. Music 101 explores how music and history both affect one another, while highlighting topics like the Wrecking Crew, banned and censored songs, the Civil Rights Movement, CBGB’s, the Hammond organ in rock — and much more.
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The Mellotron
It’s an instrument that has defied categorization, has influenced The Beatles, defined Prog Rock, and is eerie and beautiful all at once
New Wave
This edition of Music 101 explores the New Wave genre of the late 1970’s through its MTV heyday, featuring the music of The Velvet Underground, Blondie, Elvis Costello, and many more
Vietnam And Campus Unrest
The music emanating from the Vietnam War era is among the most inspired and civically engaged in American history
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before (Music Plagiarism)
Did Lana Del Rey plagiarize Radiohead’s “Creep”? Find a playlist from this week’s show with more examples of songs that you may have heard before
Mercy Mercy Me (Musicians & Ecology)
With Earth Day coming up on April 22, the words of Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy Mercy Me” resonate. Pictured, social justice advocate, Pete Seeger.
Brian Eno (The Early Years)
Brian Eno has defied categorization for decades. His early music is the work of an artist at the most cutting edge of sound.
Hammond Organ
The Hammond organ came on the scene in 1935, and revolutionized keyboard-driven songs
Madchester
Someone once described the Madchester scene as, “a breeding ground for aggressively marketed mediocrity”
1968 In Film And On TV
Inside, the music playing during that monumental year.
1968 In Film And On TV
1968 was a pivotal year for film and television
Boogie Woogie
First, came Boogie Woogie
