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This Concept Album Came Out One Month After The Who’s Tommy: The Happy Prince by The La De Da’s
Angie Moon writes a blog post about The La De Da’s 1969 rock opera The Happy Prince, based on a children’s story by Oscar Wilde.… Read more.
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What Japan Taught Me About The Importance of Physical Media
Angie Moon reflects on the revival of physical media and how it relates to culture in general: unplugging, touching grass, romanticising life, turning outings into… Read more.
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Every Jewish #1 Hit of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s
Ever wonder how much Jewish representation is in classic rock and oldies? This blog post lists every #1 US and UK hit by a Jewish… Read more.
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LGBT Musicians From the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s
A blog post listing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender musicians from the classic rock era.
LGBT Songs of Classic Rock: 1953-1971
A blog post about the history of LGBT themed songs in popular music. LGBT people have always been in classic rock!
LGBT Songs of Classic Rock: 1972-1989
Part two of a blog post series on the history of LGBT themed songs in popular music.
Every Black #1 of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s
A deep dive analysis blog post about the impact of black musicians in the American and British pop music charts.
Classic Rock & Oldies as heard in memes
A blog post talking about old songs used in memes. See how powerful memes are in reviving the popularity of old songs.
A History of Music Videos Pre-MTV
Music videos didn’t just begin with MTV. In this blog post, we look at music videos dating back to as early as the 50s and 60s.
Angie Moon
Angie Moon is a classic rock historian who started The Diversity of Classic Rock in 2015, originally as a school project focused on the diversity of people and sound in classic rock. The blog has since expanded to feature interviews, reviews, and other long-form informative content about classic rock. Angie graduated from the University of Limerick with an MA in Journalism in 2018 and has been writing almost exclusively about classic rock ever since. In 2024, she published her first book, Crime of the Century: Classic Rock & True Crime, a nonfiction book that features over 20 true stories about classic rockers and their encounters with murderers and serial killers, as well as stories about musicians who became murderers.
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Crime of the Century
While battling a chronic illness, Angie Moon wrote Crime of the Century: Classic Rock & True Crime, the most comprehensive book on the connections between classic rock and true crime. Equal parts classic rock and true crime, this book features over 20 true stories of musicians’ encounters with murderers, serial killers, and attempted murderers, as well as stories of musicians who killed people. Read stories about The Band, The Kinks, The Beach Boys, The Who, Debbie Harry, Led Zeppelin, DEVO, Joe Meek, Jim Gordon, Phil Spector, and more! It’s a wild and crazy ride through the annals of popular music history and true crime history.
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