Punk Avenue (eBook)

Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982

Phil Marcade (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
288 Seiten
Three Rooms Press (Verlag)
978-1-941110-50-8 (ISBN)

Infos

An intimate account of Paris-born author Phil Marcade’s first ten years in the United States, where—after drifting from Boston to the West Coast and back—he wound up in New York City and became deeply immersed in the fledgling punk rock scene. With brilliant, often hilarious prose, Marcade's book is, according to revered radio personality James "The Hound" Marshall, "historically important, invaluable in fact, but also a fun, fast, nasty read."

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Finalist, 2017 Indie Book Awards for Autobiography/Memoir, Foreword ReviewsPunk Avenue: The New York City Underground 1972-1982 is an intimate look at author Paris-born Phil Marcades first ten years in the United States where drifted from Boston to the West Coast and back, before winding up in New York City and becoming immersed in the early punk rock scene. From backrooms of Maxs and CBGBs to the Tropicana Hotel in Los Angeles and back, Punk Avenue is a tour de force of stories from someone at the heart of the era. With brilliant, often hilarious prose, Marcade relays first-hand tales about spending a Provincetown summer with photographer Nan Goldin and actor-writer Cookie Mueller, having the Ramones play their very first gig at his party, working with Blondies Debbie Harry on French lyrics for her songs, enjoying Thanksgiving with Johnny Thunders mother, and starting the beloved NYC punk-blues band The Senders. Along the way, he smokes a joint with Bob Marley, falls down a mountain, gets attacked by Nancy Spungens junkie cat, become a junkie himself, adopts a dog who eats his pot, opens for The Clash at Bonds Casino, opens a store named Rebop on Seventh Avenue, throws up in some girls mouth, talks about vacuum cleaners with Sid Vicious,lives thru the Blackout of 1977, gets glue in his eye, gets mugged at knife point, plays drums with Johnny Thunders band Gang War, sets some guys attache-case on fire, listens to pre-famous Madonna singing in the rehearsal studio next to his, gets mugged at gun point, O.D.s on heroin, gets saved by a gentle giant named Bill, lives at night Never sleeps A very funny book.

Autor

Phil Marcade left Paris in his late teens to begin a few months” of travel that would lead to a 40 year-stay in the U.S., mostly in New York City. He was at the center of the origins of the punk rock explosion, as a musician (founder and lead singer of The Senders) and scenester, forming intimate friendships with artists and musicians including Johnny Thunders, Nan Goldin, Cookie Muller, Wayne Kramer, Debbie Harry, Nancy Spungen and Willie DeVille. His first book, Au-delà de l’Avenue D (Scali, 2006), was published in France. In addition to writing, he works as a painter and graphic artist. He lives in Bologna, Italy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.5.2017
• Vorwort: Debbie Harry, Legs McNeil
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Schlagworte: addiction • Bands • CBGB • Drugs • early punk • Groupies • Heroin • Iggy Pop • Johnny Thunders • Max's Kansas City • Musicians • New Wave • New York City • New York Dolls • old school punk • Post Punk • punk lifestyle • Punk memoir • Punk Music • Punk Rock • Punk Rock History • Ramones • Rockabilly • Rock 'n' Roll • surf punk • The Clash • the cramps • underground lifestyle • underground music
• ISBN-10: 1-941110-50-9 / 1941110509
• ISBN-13: 978-1-941110-50-8 / 9781941110508