Journalist, film-maker, author of ‘1966: The Year the Decade Exploded’, ‘Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1975-1945’ and ‘England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. @JonSavage1966
Journalist, film-maker, author of ‘1966: The Year the Decade Exploded’, ‘Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1975-1945’ and ‘England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. @JonSavage1966
I don’t think it is, but it’s different. I would never underestimate the ability of young people to come up with solutions to the situations that they find themselves in. That’s what I... Читать далее
Journalist, film-maker, author of ‘1966: The Year the Decade Exploded’, ‘Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1975-1945’ and ‘England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. @JonSavage1966
The simplest answer to that is, because it reproduces power relations in wider society. For the longest time, pop music was for girls and rock music was for guys. Pop music was for gay... Читать далее
Journalist, film-maker, author of ‘1966: The Year the Decade Exploded’, ‘Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1975-1945’ and ‘England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. @JonSavage1966
Did Elvis really steal from black music and, if so, is it still OK to like him?
Obviously, that’s one of the big stories of the 20th Century, and it’s a vexed question. I think the best way to answer it is to say "Yes he did, but he gave back, so of course it’s OK to... Читать далее
Journalist, film-maker, author of ‘1966: The Year the Decade Exploded’, ‘Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1975-1945’ and ‘England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. @JonSavage1966
Why is rock music the only art form still obsessed with its founding talents?
Rock music as a form really begins in 1965. It was new. It was all about novelty, and the music industry was a teenage industry. The products were all aimed at teenagers. It’s not now... Читать далее
Journalist, film-maker, author of ‘1966: The Year the Decade Exploded’, ‘Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1975-1945’ and ‘England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. @JonSavage1966
Was Kurt Cobain’s death the end of rock as a radical force?
It would be premature to say that rock is dead. The fact that it’s so hopeless at the minute might mean that it’s up for grabs. However, as far as I’m concerned, 1991 was pretty much the... Читать далее
Journalist, film-maker, author of ‘1966: The Year the Decade Exploded’, ‘Teenage: The Creation of Youth 1975-1945’ and ‘England’s Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock. @JonSavage1966
Were the Swinging Sixties really as important as we're always told?
There’s been an enormous amount of retrospective theorising going on about the 1960s of late, and it’s become very fashionable to say that what happened to youth culture in Britain in the... Читать далее