Strange stars : David Bowie, pop music, and the decade sci-fi exploded / Jason Heller.
Looks at developments in science fiction and pop music in the 1970s, delving into the ways that the work of many influential performers of the time was heavily informed by science fiction and space exploration.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612196978
- ISBN: 1612196977
- Physical Description: xiv, 254 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Brooklyn, NY : Melville House Publishing, [2018]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The stars look very different today: the end of the '60s -- Dancing astronauts of renown: 1970 -- In search of space: 1971 -- I'm the space invader: 1972 -- Comet melody: 1973 -- Secrets of the circuitry mind: 1974 -- Your memory banks have forgotten this funk: 1975 -- What can this strange device be?: 1976 -- A distant planet from where I come: 1977 -- Hit by space junk: 1978 -- When the machines rock: 1979 -- The planet is glowing: the start of the '80s.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 781.66 HEL (Text) | 36015000616660 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | 781.6609047 HEL (Text) | 0020511887968 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | 781.6609 H (Text) | 33258008462355 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 781.6609047 Heller (Text) | 30519009950794 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | 781.66 HELLER (Text) | 33262003253772 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Regional Library | 781.6609 H (Text) | 31781064760893 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | 781.6609047 HEL (Text) | 0020511874297 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Looks at developments in science fiction and pop music in the 1970s, delving into the ways that the work of many influential performers of the time was heavily informed by science fiction and space exploration.
