Freak Out

How a Musical Revolution Rocked the World in the Sixties

Freak Out
Tony Wellington
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Paperback
Not defined - 320pg
1 Nov 2021 AU
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9781922464521
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Freak Out is Australia' s coming-of-age story, how we as a nation responded to the global events that filled our daily news coverage, and how the music of the era was anthemic to that process. The gun was fired on a period of unprecedented innovation and creativity in pop and rock music, the likes of which have never been repeated. Music spoke to young people in their own bespoke language, urging them to view themselves as decidedly separate from mainstream society - even suggesting they might ' drop out' altogether. For a brief time, millions of young people across western culture believed they could successfully reinvent society. Liberation for pacifists, women, people of colour, homosexuals, students and the oppressed seemed just a short revolution away. There was no room for complacency or apathy in the face of the Vietnam War, Cold War, and dual threats of nuclear and environmental annihilation. Australians were spared the fear of bomb blasts, assassinations and kidnappings. Yet the ructions abroad invaded our national psyche, and the music that was generated in that milieu infiltrated Australian culture and transformed society forever.
Tony Wellington has worked as a film-maker, artist, photographer, lecturer and writer. He was also the Mayor of Noosa Shire. Tony graduated from Sydney' s Macquarie University in 1976 with a BA majoring in Mass Media and Communications. He received the University Prize for his media studies. He has worked on a freelance basis in the film and television industry, written books and articles, lectured in media, had exhibitions of his paintings around Australia, run folk clubs, recorded a CD of original songs, worked as a photographer, and published a regular political newsletter. He is a father of three and keen surfer. Living in the hinterland of Queensland' s premier holiday destination, Noosa, he gets to surf world-class point breaks and indulge his fascination with the natural environment.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781922464521
Published: 1 Nov 2021
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Monash University Publishing
Publisher: Monash University Publishing
Format: Paperback
Weight: 45g
Pages: 320

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