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Posted on 6/16/17 at 10:04 am
Posted on 6/16/17 at 10:04 am
just finished this book....oral history of late 90s/early 2000s NYC rock revival.
not a huge fan of oral history style, but a good rundown of all the crazy shite that was happening from people who lived it. if you're a fan of LCD Soundsystem, the Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the book mostly focuses on their rise and first couple of albums.
also some Killers, Kings of Leon, Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, Jonathan Fire*Eater, the National. interesting thoughts on internet and rise of free music too. and blow....lots and lots of blow.
not a huge fan of oral history style, but a good rundown of all the crazy shite that was happening from people who lived it. if you're a fan of LCD Soundsystem, the Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the book mostly focuses on their rise and first couple of albums.
also some Killers, Kings of Leon, Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio, Jonathan Fire*Eater, the National. interesting thoughts on internet and rise of free music too. and blow....lots and lots of blow.
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Posted on 6/16/17 at 10:13 am to corndeaux
I'm going to check it out. The Strokes and Interpol are two of my favorites.
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and blow....lots and lots of blow
Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:47 pm to corndeaux
Will def read this, I graduated in '01 and moved to the City that summer. Thanks for the heads up. Are The Virgins mentioned? Never panned out but were poised to be the next great New York band. Halfway through that decade Williamsburg (and then all of Brooklyn) exploded and everything changed. Always a little sad I missed NYC before Giuliani's clean up. But still a fun arse time.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 4:27 pm to PublixSubs
no mention of The Virgins in there. must have been a hell of a time to be up there. the 9/11 chapter was, obviously, intense
definitely spends a chunk of time on the shift out to Brooklyn and how that culture has been exported everywhere now. and some of the pre-Giuliani stories make the East Village sound like the Wild West
definitely spends a chunk of time on the shift out to Brooklyn and how that culture has been exported everywhere now. and some of the pre-Giuliani stories make the East Village sound like the Wild West
Posted on 6/16/17 at 4:30 pm to corndeaux
anything on the great band Flickerstick?
Posted on 6/17/17 at 12:18 am to corndeaux
I'll have to take this thread to our new book forum once I get my hands on a copy.
The LES and East Vill, and I guess all of downtown were nuts before everything got cleaned up and gentrified. Where crack heads hung became $2500 studios.
I'm pretty sure that Ryan Adams' New York was the last music video shot right before 9/11, had the Towers in the background. And The Strokes first LP was set to be released that week, and then the song NYC Cops was cut from the album.
The LES and East Vill, and I guess all of downtown were nuts before everything got cleaned up and gentrified. Where crack heads hung became $2500 studios.
I'm pretty sure that Ryan Adams' New York was the last music video shot right before 9/11, had the Towers in the background. And The Strokes first LP was set to be released that week, and then the song NYC Cops was cut from the album.
Posted on 6/18/17 at 9:02 am to PublixSubs
yeah. if you live or lived in NYC and/or liked the music, it is a fun read. it's about 600 pages, but i got through it in about a week. b/c of oral history and a long list of interviews, i had to flip back to the front for names a good bit early on. i'd recommend keeping a bookmark or something in the front for that
the Ryan Adams chapters were some of the gossipiest. didnt realize that dude was that nuts as a partier back then, even compared to the debauchery of everyone else. seemed like most of the Strokes do not like him at all.
the Ryan Adams chapters were some of the gossipiest. didnt realize that dude was that nuts as a partier back then, even compared to the debauchery of everyone else. seemed like most of the Strokes do not like him at all.
Posted on 6/18/17 at 9:50 am to PublixSubs
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The LES and East Vill, and I guess all of downtown were nuts before everything got cleaned up and gentrified.
That always makes me somewhat sad and will be the NYC I will remember... I haven't been back in a long time, but everything of interest seems to be in Brooklyn now..
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