Tag Archives: Future Shock
Punk Rock Future Shock
With my recent posts looking back on The Clash I’m reminded of all the ways that punk rock influenced the scenes that followed it. Even if the aesthetics we associate with punk music come and go, many of the ethical ideas that punk celebrated and the DIY productivity it inspired have fueled “independent” movements in [...]
Posted in Cinema
Tagged Antonia Oakes, arts, commercialsl, DIY, Future Shock, independent, music videos, punk, The Clash
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The Future Circa 1972
It’s common for folks like myself and the readers of this blog to frequent sites and browse magazines filled with articles about leaps in information processing, advances in artificial intelligence and the future of human/machine interfacing. It’s the 21st century after all, and even though many of our institutions and officials are woefully culture-bound to [...]
Posted in Counter Culture
Tagged 1970, 1972, Alvin Toffler, anxiety, Future Shock, impermanence, industrial age, information age, Orson Welles, overwhelm, revolution
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