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Ever wondered why the average punk bio jumps from the hardcore movement straight to Nirvana? Because there's a secret history of punk that has yet to be told. UNTIL NOW. Eric Davidson of the New Bomb Turks takes you through the seedy underground thatEver wondered why the average punk bio jumps from the hardcore movement straight to Nirvana? Because there's a secret history of punk that has yet to be told. UNTIL NOW. Eric Davidson of the New Bomb Turks takes you through the seedy underground that only true music dorks would care about. He introduces us to the importance of bands like Raunch Hands, Dead Moon, Mummies, Dwarves, Lazy Cowgirls, Supersuckers, Naked Raygun and Rocket From The Crypt. Bands who never truly got their due, yet spawned the garage-styled sound of more successful acts like White Stripes and The Hives. As with most rock, lesser talent achieved greater success on the backs of the ones who came before.
I just cracked it open and this "gunk punk" movement of pre-internet days and middling success does exactly what a rock bio should do. It's pushed me to search for these guys. And not stop until I've bought their entire catalogs....more
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$10 at Half-Price Books, people. This was written by a guy who was writing making-ofs for the shitty prequels. He was given carte blanche to dig through Lucas' archives and came across boxes and boxes of research material from a making-of book that n$10 at Half-Price Books, people. This was written by a guy who was writing making-ofs for the shitty prequels. He was given carte blanche to dig through Lucas' archives and came across boxes and boxes of research material from a making-of book that never got published back in the day. Interviews and full descriptions of the process from the source, '74 through '78....more
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"The sets were built right next to the men's room." Damn if this book doesn't rock ass. I don't even like the original series that much, but this was written in 1968. Fresh accounts right from the source, from pre-production to post. A must-read for "The sets were built right next to the men's room." Damn if this book doesn't rock ass. I don't even like the original series that much, but this was written in 1968. Fresh accounts right from the source, from pre-production to post. A must-read for all geeks....more
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