Frank Zappa and his connection to the ‘Parental Advisory’ sticker
In 1985, a established of substantial-profile females fashioned a committee called the ‘Parents Music Resource Center’. Their goal was basic: to censor art that they...
Censorship, Gore And The Parental Advisory Sticker
It has been decades since 15 songs – the so-called “Filthy Fifteen” – were declared obscene in America. The designation of a Filthy Fifteen was...
The Parental Advisory Sticker Turns 25 Thanks To 2 Live Crew
On July 13, 1990, the first album to be adorned with a parental advisory sticker hit the shelves, ushering in a new era in the...
The Tipper Sticker at 30: The Most Entertaining (and Least Effective) Attempt at Censorship in Rock History
And then a woodgrain television is wheeled out toward the front of the room, and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee sits and politely...