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Terence Winter gets nostalgic with 70s show, Vinyl

Terence Winter, co-creator with Martin Scorsese of the acclaimed new HBO series Vinyl, on the wild and diverse music scene of 1970s New York City.
Terence Winter reflects on his new HBO show Vinyl and what 1970s New York music culture tells us about the past and the present. (HBO )

Vinyl, the much-anticipated HBO drama set in an exploding 1970s New York music scene, is the brainchild of Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese.

The music and film luminaries have joined forces with TV creator Terence Winter, known for his work on The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire. 

Today the showrunner joins Shad to talk about taking on the Jagger/Scorsese passion project, which was over 20 years in the making.

Told through the lens of a record man, the show recreates the "volatile time, not only in the city but in the music world as well" that spawned a diversity of great music says Winter.

Vinyl transports viewers to a near-bankrupt New York City in 1973. Against this deceptively grim backdrop, "punk, disco and hip hop were all invented ... within about five months of each other, within about a five mile radius."

WEB EXTRA | Watch the trailer for Vinyl, as well as a behind-the-scenes video about recreating the aesthetic of the 70s, below.