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Città dalle infinite possibilità New York City ha fatto da scenario allo sviluppo di decine di stili, generi musicali e movimenti artistici. Tra questi il Rock ha rappresentato la più alta interazione tra le diverse forme d'arte e la particolare composizione socioeconomica, etnica e di genere che contraddistingue la città americana. Questo libro, attraverso le parole e le immagini di più di millecinquecento musicisti, artisti, club ed etichette racconta la storia culturale di una delle città più importanti del mondo, vista dal basso attraverso la lente caleidoscopica del Rock nelle sue varie declinazioni. Una raccolta di racconti in prima persona su ogni genere di Rock: dal Soul al Punk, dalla New Wave al Glitter Rock, dal New York Hardcore all'Indie rock. Con le immagini e interviste originali a: Afrika Bambaataa, Lester Bangs, David Byrne, John Cage, Willie deVille, Brian Eno, Jim Jarmush, Richard Kern, Arto Lindsay, Madonna, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Lou Reed, Andy Warhol e tanti tanti altri e altre. Un che documenta il ruolo del Rock a New York e il ruolo di New York come città culla delle più iconoclaste tendenze musicali.
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- Pagine: 499
- Data di uscita: 16-05-2018
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Reading NEW YORK ROCK: FROM THE RISE OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND TO THE FALL OF CBGB by Steven Blush was like watching my life pass before my eyes. I grew up in New York and music was my identity back when I still believed in such things as identity. I remember as a teenager listening to the Velvet Un Leggi tutto
I'm not sure this book is intended to be read cover to cover, though that's what I did. Each chapter is devoted to a particular "scene." One section talks about the key nightclubs (The Mudd Club, A7, The Dive etc.) while another section lists all of the bands that comprise the scene and the people i Leggi tutto
Well, all I can say is that my favorite part of this who's who of New York "Rock" was the beginning with The Velvet Underground, not just one of my favorite bands, but the most pivotal band to EVER come from NYC. Yes, many parts were tedious and quite boring reading more like a dictionary than book. Leggi tutto
New York Rock takes me back to the NYC venues I played 1981-83 (The Peppermint Lounge, the A7, CBGBs), the bands that came before, as well as when I lived there '85-91. Steve pulls together so much information. Reading his book even reminded me of bands I forgot, which made me enjoy it that much mor Leggi tutto
This book is so badly riddled with errors, it should be classified as a work of fiction. I found around a dozen errors in the Velvet Underground section alone. Everything from timeline mistakes to listing 'Kill Your Sons' as a highlight of the White Light White Heat record (in fact, the song is not
"New York Rock" by Steven Blush was written for someone like me. Though I was never a musician or part of the in-crowd of any given scene in NY, I was there. I started going to shows in NYC in 1981, when I was in college in NJ, and I worked in and around Manhattan from 1984-1995 so the majority of t Leggi tutto
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