"Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)" & Joseph Boyden’s "Three Day Road"

Last post, I wrote about Richard Wright’s deployment of music in Uncle Tom’s Children. That post made me think about one of the songs that appears in Bethesda’s recent video game Fallout 4. The game, which takes place during the aftermath of a nuclear war that decimates the world’s population and leads to a post-apocalyptic environment, relies heavily on a mid-twentieth century aesthetic in … Read More "Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)" & Joseph Boyden’s "Three Day Road"