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From Elvis' pelvis to Madonna's midriff, pop music has always had one thing on its mind: S-E-X. From the Waist Down: Men, Women & Music traces the sexual evolution of pop culture in the past five decades, exploring how our attitudes toward the
Click here to read about the songs that got us hot under the collar and poured gasoline on the flames of the sexual revolution. Remember the first time you kissed an album cover? Click here to read Steffie Nelson's rock crush recollections. Hour 1 (August 6) - Dance to the Music: Ever since the days of Elvis and American Bandstand, dancing has served as music's direct physical connection to sex, channeled through the Watusi and the Twist, Footloose and Private Dancer, booty call and Kid Rock. Hour 2 (August 7) - Whole Lotta Love: In the animal world, it's the male of the species that enjoys all the feathered finery. It's no different in rock, where hair, makeup, strutting - and the ultimate six-string electric phallic symbol - have long been the domain of guys. Hour 3 (August 8) - Are You a Boy or a Girl?: Music is the medium that explores every imaginable permutation of sexuality - including the twilight zone of cross-gender. Flowering broadly in the '70s with glam rock, Bowie, disco, the New Romantics, gay "Pink Rock" and more, gender-bending continues today dressed up as shock-rocker Marilyn Manson. Hour 4 (August 9) - Women Are Doin' It for Themselves: Complex and not always subtle, female sexuality in rock has evolved from object of male desire to riot girl, midriff Lolita, and other self-commodifying, self-exploiting objects. Hour 5 (August 10) - I Fought the Law: The battle between stripping off and covering up: Cultural outrage and government regulation fight a rearguard action against increasing permissiveness advocated by marketers and artists, from Madonna to 2 Live Crew to Alanis, D'Angelo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and beyond. Click here for the schedule.
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