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![The Cold War didn’t really end. It’s been sitting in the chest freezer in the basement of geopolitical relations all these years. As crazy Uncle […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fishco2-115x115.jpg "Cold War Freezer Burn")
Cold War Freezer Burn
Posted on December 23, 2016 | No CommentsThe Cold War didn’t really end. It’s been sitting in the chest freezer in the basement of geopolitical relations all these years. As crazy Uncle […] -
![When it came to high drama concerning Russia, the west was at its prime in the 80’s. The Waterboys capture a huge slice in this […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/waterboys-115x115.jpg "Hard Corps Cold War Rock")
Hard Corps Cold War Rock
Posted on October 25, 2013 | No CommentsWhen it came to high drama concerning Russia, the west was at its prime in the 80’s. The Waterboys capture a huge slice in this […] -
![Back when I was in sixth grade, I bought my first stereo receiver with the money I had saved from mowing lawns, cleaning my room, […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/80s_stereo-115x115.jpg "The Echo Effect")
The Echo Effect
Posted on February 14, 2013 | No CommentsBack when I was in sixth grade, I bought my first stereo receiver with the money I had saved from mowing lawns, cleaning my room, […] -
![1870 to 1945: ‘Just a gleam in the world’s eye,’ or ‘The importance of hairstyles and hindsight’ My grandfather was a history professor, and though […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/timeline1-image3-115x115.jpg "Cold War Rock Timeline, Part One")
Cold War Rock Timeline, Part One
Posted on August 6, 2011 | No Comments1870 to 1945: ‘Just a gleam in the world’s eye,’ or ‘The importance of hairstyles and hindsight’ My grandfather was a history professor, and though […] -
![UNITED STATES/BRITAIN, 1980-PRESENT: Since long before the internet was widely available for personal use*, the recording industry has been trying to stop the duplication of […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/home-taping-is-killing-music-115x115.jpg "Cold War Pirates")
Cold War Pirates
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsUNITED STATES/BRITAIN, 1980-PRESENT: Since long before the internet was widely available for personal use*, the recording industry has been trying to stop the duplication of […] -
![MONTPELIER, VT, 1987: I have a strange confession – when I grew up we only had AM/FM radios. No iPods, no iTunes, no YouTube. I […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/boombox1-115x115.jpg "The radio waves are empty")
The radio waves are empty
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsMONTPELIER, VT, 1987: I have a strange confession – when I grew up we only had AM/FM radios. No iPods, no iTunes, no YouTube. I […] -
![SOVIET UNION, 1989: Frank Sinatra gets credit for a lot of things: being the epitome of Vegas cool; being an incredible singer; being a “swordsman”/ladies […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/500px-Laurence_Harvey__Frank_Sinatra_cph.3c29059-115x115.jpg "The Sinatra Doctrine")
The Sinatra Doctrine
Posted on June 12, 2011 | No CommentsSOVIET UNION, 1989: Frank Sinatra gets credit for a lot of things: being the epitome of Vegas cool; being an incredible singer; being a “swordsman”/ladies […] -
![NEW YORK CITY, 1961: “(We’d) like to play piece titled, Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me…” If you’ve never […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/charles_mingus_oh_yeah-115x115.jpg "Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me: Mingus, Oh Yeah")
Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me: Mingus, Oh Yeah
Posted on March 6, 2011 | No CommentsNEW YORK CITY, 1961: “(We’d) like to play piece titled, Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me…” If you’ve never […] -
![LOS ANGELES, 1980: We were a group of kids, borderline orphans, shuffled to the basement of a complex on an LA summer day in 1980. […]](https://coldwarrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/x_los_angeles-115x115.jpg "X in a Los Angeles basement")
X in a Los Angeles basement
Posted on March 6, 2011 | No CommentsLOS ANGELES, 1980: We were a group of kids, borderline orphans, shuffled to the basement of a complex on an LA summer day in 1980. […]