Mood Music: Devo, ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’

Devo first recorded and released their Rolling Stone’s cover song, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” in the summer of 1977. The band’s version of the angst-ridden song really gained traction when they re-recorded it for their debut L.P., Q: Are … Continue reading

Trailer Tuesday: The Culpepper Cattle Co.

The Culpepper Cattle Co., written and directed by Dick Richards, released to theaters in April of 1972. This Revisionist Western stars Gary Grimes (Summer of ’42) as teenage farmboy Ben Mockridge and Billy Green Bush (Five Easy Pieces) as Frank … Continue reading

Music for Monday: Wild Cherry, ‘Play That Funky Music’

Happy Monday! Ready to get tha funk out? Wild Cherry released the “Play That Funky Music” single in late spring/early summer of 1976 and it rose all the way to #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 18th, … Continue reading

Funny Cars!: 1970s drag racing footage

It’s “Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!” Time to put your feet up, turn back time and enjoy 10 minutes of vintage 1970s drag racing footage. This awesome video compilation shows off various Funny Car and dragster events – including the NHRA Winternationals, … Continue reading

School Movies: ‘When You Grow Up’ (1973)

Here’s a nifty time capsule of a movie you would have watched in elementary school in the early-to-mid 1970s. When You Grow Up was made by FilmsWest, Inc. in 1973 and shows off 11-minutes of Los Angeles and its inhabitants … Continue reading

Funshine Friday: ‘Emergency +4’ (1973)

Universal Television contracted Fred Calvert Productions to produce two seasons of Emergency +4 and they originally aired September, 1973 through 1975. This animated offshoot of the live-action Emergency! series featured the voices of Randolph Mantooth (John Gage) and Kevin Tighe … Continue reading