Tag: Nineteen Hundred Eighties

The Stories of Teen Punks That Ruled New York In the Late ’70s

The year was 1977, and the first generation of New York City punk and alternative bands had moved…

How Five Sci-Fi Movies From 1982 Shaped Our Present

“Blade Runner,” “E.T.,” “Tron,” “The Wrath of Khan” and “The Thing” all arrived that one season 40 years…

Dave Smith, Whose Synthesizers Shaped Electronic Music, Dies at 72

Unlike a piano or organ, early synthesizers, like the Moog and ARP, could generate only one note at…