MUSIC140 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dj Kool Herc, Hippie, Dj Kool
1 Aug 2018
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Free-form radio (playing tracks back to back, less chatter between songs, longer songs allowed to be played) successful. The fracturing of the american radio audience (p. 286-288) They popularized the incredible long slogan of, disco sucks. : no one is exactly sure why they were rioting about disco, but there are a few solid speculations, one of the best theories: it went against the hippie aesthetic. The roots of punk in the united states / the rise of punk in the uk, 1974-1977 (p. 381: punk originally comes from the underground scene in the us. The emergence of rap (p. 448-453: dj kool herc: the merry-go-round technique was essentially his style. He would have two copies of the same record on his turntable, and would constantly be focusing on the break of that song. This is how dance-breaks were invented: russell simmons and rick rubin form def jam records.
