No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980.
by Thurston Moore, Byron Coley
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No Wave is the first book to visually chronicle the collision of art and punk in the New York underground of 1976 to 1980. This in depth look at punk rock, new wave, experimental music, and the avant-garde art movement of the 70s and 80s focuses on the true architects of No Wave from James Chance to Lydia Lunch to Glenn Branca, as well as the luminaries that intersected the scene, such as David Byrne, Debbie Harry, Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, and Richard Hell. This rarely documented scene was the show more creative stomping ground of young artists and filmmakers from Jean-Michel Basquiat to Jim Jarmusch as well as the musical genesis for the post-punk explosions of Sonic Youth and is here revealed for a new generation of fans and collectors. Thurston Moore and Byron Coley have selected 150 unforgettable images, most of which have never been published previously, and compiled hundreds of hours of personal interviews to create an oral history of the movement, providing a never-seen-before exploration and celebration of No Wave. show lessTags
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beautifully done. great photos, tons of oral history detail on the area and the relationships. makes sense of a very confusing period, when a lot of creativity was in the air, and a lot of high-mantenance personalities were churning things up. doesn't take sides, and lets the resulting work speak for itself.
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- Canonical title*
- No Wave Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980.
- Original title
- No Wave Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980.
- Original publication date
- 2008
- People/Characters
- Lydia Lunch; Glenn Branca
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- Music, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Art & Design, History
- DDC/MDS
- 781.6609047 — Arts & recreation Music General principles and musical forms Traditions of music Rock (Rock 'n' roll) History, geographic treatment, biography By Period
- LCC
- ML3477.8 .N48 .M66 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Popular music
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- English, German
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- Paper
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