No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes: An Oral History of the Legendary City Gardens - Couverture souple

Wuelfing, Amy Yates; Dilodovico, Steven

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0991344707 ISBN 13 : 9780991344703

Editeur : Diwulf Pub, 2014

Synopsis

No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes Presents a history of the New Jersey alternative and punk music club of the 1980s and early 1990s, with a listing and description of each band's appearance and interviews with band members, club regulars, and employees.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

How did a lifeless, concrete bunker in the inner city come to be a cornerstone of the underground music scene? How did a club stuck between nowhere foster an atmosphere of creativity and promote a vibrant music scene ready to explode? Simply: with dedication, drive and passion. The story of City Gardens is a multifaceted tale of community, history and, tradition. While one man, the inimitable Randy Now, is credited (and rightly so) with growing and cultivating the scene at the Gardens, it took a community of freaks, weirdoes, and misfits to truly make it a home. No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes is the story of how that bunker became an oasis for wayward iconoclasts and cultural outcasts while witnessing some of the most compelling performances in music history. Told through the memories of bands, bouncers, stage management, bartenders, and fans—as well as the man who oversaw it all—No Slam Dancing is part history, part sociological study, and part legend. It is a document of times and events that occurred during the last great music age before technology changed everything. Over the course of hundreds of interviews, the authors pull together the narrative City Gardens during its nearly-20-year run. Whether they were the New Wave-crazed dancers who populated 90 Cent Dance Nights, or the punks and skins who caused mayhem during the hardcore shows, they were the ones who made every event a happening and every show something to behold. The individual memories merge to tell the story of a city, of a scene, and of the indomitable force of creativity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Diwulf Pub
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0991344707
• ISBN 13: 9780991344703
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 408
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible