100 Riffs (A Brief History of Rock N' Roll)
Music historians! Punk Rock of the 70s history book suggestions : Music. 100 Miles Per Hour. Old friends are dying off at such a rapid pace that I can barely grieve before news of another one’s passing surfaces on Facebook. Arturo Vega, Ronnie Cutrone, Mick Farren, and Allen Lanier all died within the past couple of months. These names are familiar to a few, but not so famous as to merit headlines. Just some nice eulogies on the web and maybe a few postings of a YouTube video or two.
I guess that’s what the modern world comes down to: a video obituary posted on a Facebook page with a funny quote written in the comment box. The world is moving way too fast. It's like, OK, you're dead—NEXT! I was talking to photographer Bob Gruen the other day and he told me he’d just come from visiting our old friend Alan Vega, the lead singer of the band Suicide, in the hospital.
Thankfully, Alan's OK. Suicide was anything but boring. Here's what Alan told me about Iggy Pop, the New York Dolls, and Chrissie Hynde's period. Marty Rev and Alan Vega in Berlin in 1978. New York Dolls. YouTube. Any music historians have book suggestions about Punk Rock in the 70s : Punk_Rock. ICTV1 NEIL LONDON DAVID K MUSIFIED Jeffrey Lewis Anti Folk Complete History of Punk Rock. A Brief History of Noise, Part I.
In the 1970s, older folks regarded punk as untalented, amateur, and above all, noise. Only a few years after its arrival, British artists affiliated with the punk and postpunk scenes co-opted the “noise” designation, turned it into a badge of pride, and pushed the sonic envelope further than many believed possible. A controversial avant-garde and power electronics scene developed that, its adherents boasted, took the DIY spirit of punk more seriously than did many punks themselves. The most direct link between (what would develop into) the noise and power electronics scenes, and the late ’70s punk movement, are with principal players and noise artists William Bennett, of Whitehouse, and Gary Mundy, founder of both Broken Flag records and the experimental group Ramleh.
Other figures, like Philip Best of Consumer Electronics, and Italian pioneers Maurizio Bianchi and Giancarlo Toniutti, will be discussed later. An 8-song LP, Rampton, would also be released by Come by 1980. Let's talk, who do you think are the three most important people in Rock-n-Roll history? : LetsTalkMusic. What is a good resource for the history of rock music? : Music. Book recommendations! : Music. Can anyone recommend any good music history documentaries anywhere from the begining of blues up to the end of grunge? : Music. Best "History of rock and roll" Type books? : Music. What's That Sound? Rough History of Canadian Rock : groovesharkplaylists.