The New York Times – Music:
Seals & Crofts had a number of Billboard Top 20 songs in the 1970s before their chart topper brought them global fame.
Category: Nineteen Hundred Seventies
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Neil Sedaka: 14 Essential Songs
The New York Times – Music:
The singer and songwriter, who died on Friday at 86, gave voice to teenage dreams, then executed one of music’s most unexpected comebacks.
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Tom Verlaine Was a Mystery. His Archives Reveal More of His Story.
The New York Times – Music:
The Television frontman died in 2023, leaving behind boxes of music and notebooks that are now headed to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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Flare Your Pants, Size Up Your Jackets: The ’70s Are Back in Style
The New York Times – T Magazine:
With wide shoulders, louche silhouettes and a warm, earthy palette, the season’s laid-back men’s wear channels the spirit of the era.
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Jim Ladd, Free-Form Radio Trailblazer, Is Dead at 75
The New York Times – Music:
An institution of the airwaves in Los Angeles and beyond, he capitalized on the freedom the FM band offered in the 1970s to blaze his own path.
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‘Immediate Family’ Review: Unpacking a Musical Kinship
The New York Times – Music:
The session musicians who helped create the soundtrack of 1970s pop step into the spotlight in the director Denny Tedesco’s documentary.
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Flamboyant as Ever, ’70s-Style Desserts Are Making a Comeback
The New York Times – T Magazine:
With nostalgia comes Bundts, Black Forests and elaborate gelatinous confections. Would you like a blowtorch with that?
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India’s Early Electronic Music From the ’70s Is Finally Being Released
The New York Times – Music:
A trove of tapes discovered in a cupboard at the country’s National Institute of Design showcases artists composing early synth recordings on their own terms.
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How Sam Rivers and Studio Rivbea Supercharged ’70s Jazz in New York
The New York Times – Music:
The East Village venue wasn’t just a performance space — it was Rivers’s home. On the saxophonist’s centennial, Jason Moran and other artists celebrate his legacy.