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In Defence of A Bad Movie
Rock of Ages is a movie that would not exist in a world without the PMRC. The story oozes not only the 1980s but also a culture of moral panic around rock and roll. There is this degree of twisted irony at the end of the movie that I think ties in with many of…
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History of the PMRC (TL;DR)
(history of the PMRC) September marked the 38th anniversary of the creation of the PMRC and the Parental Advisory Label (PAL) program. For those of you who don’t obsess over 1980s “Washington Wives” and their disdain for rock music… and Cindy Lauper apparently, then here is a not-so-quick run down.
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The Lost Art of Pearl Clutching: Rock of Ages, The PMRC, and Infamy
Likely against better judgment and my sanity, two things I think about more often than I should are the Parent Music Research Centre (PMRC) and the 2012 musical romance (?) movie Rock of Ages. Both essentially live in my head rent-free and are two things that I could talk about ad nauseam. Despite their differences…
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