Strange stars
Subtitle: David Bowie, pop music, and the decade sci-fi exploded
By: Jason Heller
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781612196978
Subjects: Science fiction in music; Popular music; Criticism and interpretation; History and criticism
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.
Table of contents: title: The stars look very different today: the end of the '60s; title: Dancing astronauts of renown: 1970; title: In search of space: 1971; title: I'm the space invader: 1972; title: Comet melody: 1973; title: Secrets of the circuitry mind: 1974; title: Your memory banks have forgotten this funk: 1975; title: What can this strange device be?: 1976; title: A distant planet from where I come: 1977; title: Hit by space junk: 1978; title: When the machines rock: 1979; title: The planet is glowing: the start of the '80s.