Brave Punk World (eBook)

The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off

James Greene (Autor)

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2017
426 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6985-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Brave Punk World explores the evolution of punk scenes in countries outside of North American and the UK. It immerses the reader in foreign scenes, describing the lifestyles and art of passionate, hard-charging groups such as Ulster, Slime, Carte de Séjour, and many more.

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Punk rock may have started in the United Kingdom and United States but it certainly didn't stay in either country. The genre flew around the globe like a contagion, touching off simultaneous movements in nearly every market imaginable: Japan, Yugoslavia, the Philippines, South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Mexico, Poland, Burma, Singapore, and Turkey, among countless others. Performing punk rock in many of these places wasn't just rebellious, it was legitimately dangerous, thanks to regimes far more oppressive and brutal than what existed in the West.Brave Punk World immerses readers in these foreign scenes, describing the lifestyles and art of passionate, hard-charging groups who remain secret to the punk majority but who are just as crucial as the Ramones or the Sex Pistols. James Greene, Jr. explores Brazilian bands like Ulster who angrily protested and openly mocked their regions cruel dictatorship, Germans such as Slime who see many of their songs still banned to this day, the Algerian-by-way-of-France performers Carte de Sejour who had an alleged hand in inspiring the landmark Clash hit Rock The Casbah, and a galaxy of other punk groups from more exotic locales.Punk diehards and travel enthusiasts with a taste for chaos will enjoy the country-by-country cultural explorations and wild stories offered within these pages.

Autor

James Greene, Jr. is a freelance writer who has contributed to such succulent publications as Crawdaddy!, New York Press, Orlando Weekly, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, and No Recess. He is also the author of This Music Leaves Stains: The Complete Story of The Misfits. Stay up to date with James on Twitter @HoneyIShrunkJG2.

Inhalt

Part I: AsiaHeaven’s Penis: JapanBe the Change: IndiaThe Tank Girl(s): NepalHowlin’ Pinoy Chaos: PhilippinesWhat They Eat Is Conscience: ChinaGeeks, Nuts, & Burgled Meat: South KoreaPart II: The U.S.S.R. & The Eastern BlocWe Expect Uncle Death: EstoniaNever Mind the Bolsheviks: RussiaCareful Thought Won’t Harm Even a Chicken: CzechoslovakiaI Would Love to Rip Your Ears Off: HungaryGrey Reality: PolandNo Borders, No Time Limits: YugoslaviaBullenschweine: East GermanyPart III: Western EuropeWith My Finger in Your Ass: West GermanyGet Out of My Pocket: AustriaWho Do You Think You Are?: BelgiumPulse of Life: FinlandTranscending Decay & Corruption: FranceRock Right Context: IcelandNot to be Dying: ItalyNothing Can Go Wrong: NetherlandMilkmaids & Murder: NorwayMany Police, Little Fun: SpainWe’re Only in It for the Drugs: SwedenPart IV: AfricaSmoke That Thunders: ZambiaRock n’ Raï: AlgeriaInternational News: South AfricaPart V: Central & South AmericaWho Lives?: PeruRandom Punk Rock Chupaderos: El SalvadorIf There Is Something to Be Saved It’s the Youth: ArgentinaNo Split between God and the Devil: BrazilWe Do Not Need Flags: ChileVultures, Invaders, Stomachs: UruguayPart VI: North AmericaPoets of Noise: MexicoHeads, Shitheads, and Dishrags: CanadaDeath Is a Door: Cubavii. OceaniaNew Centre of the Universe: AustraliaYour Name Maketh It: New ZealandSelected Discography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.10.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 15 Illustrations including: - 15 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Counterculture • Grunge • history of punk • international music • music history and criticism • Politics • Pop culture • Punk Music • Rock • Underground • World Music
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-6985-5 / 1442269855
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-6985-9 / 9781442269859