Music defines.

I absolutely believe that music, musical styles, and particularly any association between music and events is the most powerful way to define the era of a period piece of fiction. Big surprise coming from the bloke who wrote Remember When, yeah?

With that in mind, what do you think happened when I accidentally came across a Rolling Stone magazine article that was actually about music? Looked at the names listed, sorted by era almost immediately. It's a good crop of nominees this year, even with Kraftwerk (the perpetual bridesmaid of recognition ceremonies) on the ballot for the 5th time... the Cure in for a 2nd try... but I really am happy to see a few of the first timers get a chance too. Any of these names get you interested?

Def Leppard

Stevie Nicks

Devo

Roxy Music

There are more on the ballot, but those seemed most appropriate to connect with here.

As always, I'll happily discuss such in the comments. Enjoy!