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Long live the King. Elvis™ is ready to shake up the rock and roll scene with this Pop! Albums Cover of Elvis’ Christmas Album, featuring Pop! Elvis™. Who will this legendary performer collaborate with in your collection? Pop! figure is adhered to the base and backdrop to ensure display integrity. Approximate dimensions of protective case: W 22.2 cm x H 22.2 cm x D 9.5 cm.

Before his untimely death in a 1986 tour bus accident, Cliff Burton lent the sound of his thunderous bass to Metallica’s seminal album “Master of Puppets” and helped create one of the greatest works in heavy metal history! This 3.75” scale, articulated Cliff Burton ReAction Figure features the legendary Metallica bassist in era-appropriate torn jeans, black t-shirt and flannel, and comes with a black bass guitar. A collaboration with the Burton Family, proceeds from this ReAction Figure will benefit the Cliff Burton Music Scholarship Fund.

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Bass guitar
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

No band represented ‘80s heavy metal music, and music videos, more than Twisted Sister! Inspired by the cover art from the band’s 1984 album Stay Hungry, this 3.75” scale Twisted Sister ReAction Figure of Dee Snider features the iconic frontman in his black and pink outfit, and comes with bloody bone and microphone accessories. We’re not gonna take it if you pass on adding the Twisted Sister ReAction Figure of Dee Snider to your collection of rock and roll figures!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Bloody bone, microphone
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Considered the first true punk rock band, the Ramones’ loud, fast style was heavily influenced by Johnny Ramone’s unique, aggressive guitar playing technique. This 3.75” scale, articulated Ramones ReAction Figure of Johnny Ramone features the band’s iconic rhythm guitarist in black leather coat and torn jeans, with a guitar accessory. Don’t let your collection go down the road to ruin; add the Ramones ReAction Figure of Johnny Ramone to your lineup of music icons!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Guitar
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Featuring Louise Chen, John Gómez, Apiento, Regularfantasy, Lauer, Beatrice Dillon, Public Possession, River Yarra, Sadar Bahar, Anthony Naples, and the visual feature, “A Decade of Power and L.I.E.S.”

228 pages, Perfect bound, Softcover Printing: Kopa, EU

The term “Boy Genius” gets thrown around a lot, but considering Kwamé released his debut album at the age of 16 (and two more by the age of 18), it certainly applies to this hip-hop legend! This articulated, 3.75” scale Kwamé ReAction Figure is inspired by his debut album Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring New Beginning and features his signature streaked hair and polka dot apparel, and comes with a microphone stand accessory. His smooth and funky rhymes are hard to get out of your head, and the desire to add the Kwamé ReAction Figure to your collection will be similarly hard to ignore!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Microphone Stand
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Biz Markie has given the timeless, heart-wrenching tale of lost love and betrayal a modern, Hip-Hop twist, with some classical flair as only he can! The latest 3.75” scale, articulated Biz Markie ReAction Figure is inspired by the iconic music video “Just a Friend”, and features the the “Clown Prince of Hip-Hop” in a powdered wig and classical suit attire, comes with a candelabra accessory, and is packaged on grand piano-shaped cardback. Whether you too have suffered the pangs of a love or just appreciate Biz’s unique contribution to the Hip-Hop pantheon, this Biz Markie ReAction Figure is calling out for a place in your collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Candelabra
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Next Stop, Funktropolis, to visit the Ministry of Rhythm and its Czar of Bass Guitar, Bootsy Collins! Super7 is keeping the groove going with the new Bootsy Collins Black & Gold ReAction Figure! This 3.75” scale figure depicts the legendary bass guitarist in a deep-V jumpsuit in blinding metallic gold and comes with a star-shaped bass guitar accessory, with cardback packaging that can be cut out to make your very own pair of funktastic Bootsy glasses! Give into your bass-er instincts and add the Bootsy Collins Black & Gold ReAction Figure to your collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Star bass guitar
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Eine Kulturgeschichte des Fußballsounds Als die Fußballstadien während der Pandemie leer blieben, schalteten auch viele Fernsehzuschauer:innen nicht mehr ein. Ohne die Resonanz von den Rängen - die Gesänge, das Geraune und Gejubel - verlor das Geschehen auf dem Rasen schlagartig an Reiz. Nie war es offensichtlicher, dass der ganz spezielle Sound einen wesentlichen Teil der Faszination dieses Sports ausmacht. Fangesänge und professionell produzierte Hymnen verleihen dem Spiel nicht nur emotionale Tiefe und prägen die Fußballkultur, sie waren auch entscheidend für die Verwandlung des Sports in ein Unterhaltungsprodukt. So ist es nicht übertrieben zu sagen: Der Aufstieg des Fußballs zur populärsten Nebensache der Welt wäre undenkbar gewesen ohne die Musik, die ihn umgibt. Gunnar Leue hat den Sound des Fußballs als Fan in Stadien live erlebt und als Journalist und Autor beschrieben. Mit "You"ll Never Sing Alone" legt er eine umfassende Darstellung des Themas in all seinen Facetten vor. Unterhaltsam wie informativ erzählt das Buch die Geschichte der Fußballbegleitmusik von der Entstehung des modernen Fußballs im 19. Jahrhundert bis in die Gegenwart. Es schaut zurück auf die skurrilen und wenig bekannten Anfänge des Fansupports, auf erste singende Fußballstars, die Entstehung von Vereinshymnen und die Entwicklung der Ultraszene zu einer internationalen Jugendbewegung. Immer wieder stößt Leue auf den einzigartigen Zusammenhang von Fußball und Pop, der die Gesangskultur in den Stadien prägte und diverse Kommerzialisierungswellen seit den 1920ern auslöste. Entlang dieses Spannungsfelds geht das Buch den Fragen nach, die den Kern der Fußballkultur betreffen: Sind Stadien bedeutende Orte, an denen sämtliche Milieus einer gespaltenen Gesellschaft zueinanderkommen und gemeinsam singend agieren? Oder doch nur weitere Arenen des Entertainments, in denen sich passive Konsument:innen berieseln lassen? Mit einem Vorwort von Thees Uhlmann. Hardcover, farbig ca. 256 Seiten

Record Culture Magazine Issue 4 : Featuring Kim Ann Foxman, Suso Saiz, Joe Goddard, Alexis Le-Tan, Jonnine Standish, Keith Haring Party Invites, Ron Morelli, Andee Frost, Paramida, Eddie Ruscha, Phil Mison, Justin Van Der Volgen and Ruggero Pietromarchi.
Record Culture Magazine is a bi-annual publication that focuses on niche music communities around the world and their intersection with the worlds of art, fashion and culture.
Led by in-depth interviews, image portfolios and photography that gives a unique view into homes and studio spaces.

Striking a heart-felt chord with her fans all over the world, Dolly Parton inspires happiness and goodwill towards all. Capture her message of being true to your roots with this Pop! Albums Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie cover. This special collectible features the album cover for Backwoods Barbie and a Pop! of Dolly Parton dressed in her iconic pink outfit—all prepackaged in a protective case that can be hung on the wall. Complete your Pop! Albums collection with Pop! Albums Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie. Vinyl figure is approximately 11.6 cm tall. Approximate dimensions of the protective case: W 17.8 cm x H 27.3 cm x D 8.3 cm.

Limited edition, detailed The Mandalorian & N-1 Starfighter Super Deluxe vinyl toy out of the Funko Pop Ride MND S9 series. Dimensions: approx. 21.5 x 18 x 21.5 cm. Highly collectible!

Mariah Carey is here to take the stage and liven up your music collection! Jam out with this Pop! Albums Cover of her album, Rainbow, featuring Pop! Mariah Carey. Pop! figure is adhered to the base and backdrop to ensure display integrity. Approximate dimensions of protective case: W 22.2 cm x H 22.2 cm x D 9.5 cm.

“Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!” Get ready to rock out to the Ramones with Johnny Ramone! This articulated, 3.75” scale Ramones ReAction Figure of Johnny Ramone is inspired by the Ramones self-titled album cover and features the band’s iconic guitarist in a black jacket and torn black jeans, with a guitar accessory. Much like the single from the Ramones’ Rocket to Russia album, this Johnny Ramone ReAction Figure will be Here Today, Gone Tomorrow- order yours before it’s gone!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Guitar with strap
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight: 0.2 lb

Last of the Malacovians, Murray has woken from his ancient slumber; but are his intentions for humanity benevolent or nefarious? This 3.75” scale articulated Dio ReAction Figure of Murray (aka Murralsee) features all-black body with the exception of piercing red eyes and comes with metal chain accessory. Inspired by its appearance on the cover art of the “Holy Driver” album, the DIO ReAction Figure of Murray is a must for any Heavy Metal menagerie!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Metal chain
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

"If there’s a cultural artefact capable of withstanding the vagaries and fickleness of the digital age as well as the printed book, it’s the vinyl record . . .

In Listening to the Wind, Ian Preece (editor, and co-author of In The Heyday of The Football Annual) sets out on an international road trip to capture the essence of life for independent record labels operating in the twenty-first century. Despite it all – from algorithms and streaming to the death of the high street and the gutting of the music press – releasing a record to serve its ‘own beautiful purpose’, as 4AD’s Ivo Watts Russell once said, is a flame that still burns through these pages. With countless labels, albums and artists to be discovered, this book is for those who share that inextinguishable love for music.

Features extensive, original interviews with the likes of Analog Africa, Light in the Attic, Thrill Jockey, International Anthem, Dust-to-Digital, Pressure Sounds, Heavenly, Touch, Mississippi, Sublime Frequencies and more! [like Japan Blues for instance] "

"you can't help warming to his anti-populist folly, and soon acquire a shopping list as long as your arm" **** Mojo

"A garrulous, engaging and deeply informed travelogue" The Wire

From Crooked Grinds to Kickflips and Ollies to Wallies, the Skateboard ABC Collection is a fun way to teach the next generation about skateboarding – and who knows, maybe even mommy and daddy will learn a trick or two.

Made in Europe with non-toxic inks and finishes, so you can be sure your little one's first taste of skateboarding is a safe one.

Vier Männer müssen eine Band gründen. Deshalb begeben sie sich aufs Land in Meeresnahe. Sie wollen dort in mehrtägigen Sessions gemeinsam Songs erarbeiten. Durch Umwelteinflusse (Wetter, Unterkunft, Küche, Wald und Tiere) entsteht etwas: Es ist unvorhergesehene Musik. Jeder der vier schreibt währenddessen heimlich eine Art Tagebuch, um die unerträglichen Spannungen im Bandgefüge abzuleiten. Das Buch versammelt diese illustrierten Aufzeichnungen. Eine absurde Welt, beherrscht von größenwahnsinnigen wie liebevollen Figuren. Es passiert viel, sogar unerklärliches. Doch lasst sich die Erde das alles gefallen?

The previously untold story of British dance music’s first sub-bass revolution, tracing the origins, development, impact and influence of bleep techno, and the subsequent musical styles it inspired, on UK club culture.

Originally published in 2019, it has now been revised, updated and expanded. Errors have been corrected, some chapters have been expanded, analysis has been added and further footnotes have been included to include even more information and citations.

There’s also now an additional ‘Afterword’ chapter that reflects on the story, the author’s journey as a researcher, and changing perspectives around UK dance music history.

"Since the dawn of the 1990s, British dance music has been in thrall to the seductive power of weighty sub-bass. It is a key ingredient in a string of British-pioneered genres, including hardcore, jungle, drum & bass, dubstep, UK garage and grime.

In the Join The Future book, dance music journalist Matt Anniss (Resident Advisor, DJ Magazine, Red Bull Music Academy) traces the roots, origins, development and legacy of the sound that started it all: the first distinctively British form of electronic dance music, bleep techno.

A mixture of social, cultural, musical and oral history, Join The Future reveals the untold stories of bleep’s Yorkshire pioneers and those that came in their wake, moving from electro all-dayers and dub soundsystem clashes of the mid-1980s to the birth of hardcore and jungle in London and the South East.

Along the way, you’ll find first-hand accounts of key clubs and raves, biographies of forgotten and overlooked production pioneers, stories of bleep outposts in Canada and the United States, and the inside story of the early years of one of electronic music’s most iconic labels, Warp Records.

Based on five years of research and hundreds of hours of new interviews, the book is a radical alternative history of the rise of British dance music during the late 80s and early 90s.

Join The Future is also available as a compilation album.

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“This was a vital creative era in British electronic music that deserved deeper exploration, so Matt Anniss’ history of ‘bleep and bass’, which sets the sound in the socio-political environment of its time, is a significant addition to the literature of dance culture.”
Matthew Collin, author of ‘Altered State’ and ‘Rave On’

“You wouldn’t have had hardcore had it not been for bleep. If you took bleep out of the equation, Britsh dance music would be completely different.”
Mark Archer, Altern8

“Bleep provided the building blocks of the UK sound that followed – the emotions, the edge, the darkness and the sub-bass. Later generations have taken these elements and done something new, but the fundamentals are still there.”
Neil Landstrumm"

New York City in the 1970s was an urban nightmare: destitute, dirty, and dangerous. As the country collectively turned its back on the Big Apple, two musical vigilantes rose out of the miasma. Armed only with amplified AC current, Suicide's Alan Vega and Marty Rev set out to save America's soul. Their weaponized noise terrorized unsuspecting audiences. Suicide could start a riot on a lack of guitar alone. Those who braved their live shows often fled in fear--or formed bands (sometimes both). This book attempts to give the reader a front-row seat to a Suicide show.

Suicide is one of the most original, most misunderstood, and most influential bands of the last century. While Suicide has always had a dedicated cult following, the band is still relatively unknown outside their musical coterie. Arguing against the idea of the band's niche musical history, this book looks at parallels between Marvel Comics' antiheroes in the 1970s and Suicide's groundbreaking first album. Andi Coulter tells the origin story of two musical Ghost Riders learning to harness their sonic superpower, using noise like a clarion call for a better future.

The question of control for Black women is a costly one. From 1986 onwards, the trajectory of Janet Jackson's career can be summed up in her desire for control. Control for Janet was never simply just about her desire for economic and creative control over her career but was, rather, an existential question about the desire to control and be in control over her bodily integrity as a Black woman.

This book examines Janet's continuation of her quest for control as heard in her sixth album, The Velvet Rope. Engaging with the album, the promotion, the tour, and its accompanying music videos, this study unpacks how Janet uses Black cultural production as an emancipatory act of self-creation that allows her to reconcile with and, potentially, heal from trauma, pain, and feelings of alienation. The Velvet Rope's arc moves audiences to imagine the possibility of what emancipation from oppression--from sexual, to internal, to societal--could look like for the singer and for others. The sexually charged content and themes of abuse, including self-harm and domestic violence, were dismissed as “selling points” for Janet at the time of its release. The album stands out as a revelatory expression of emotional vulnerability by the singer, one that many other artists have followed in the 20-plus years since its release.

In a bar called The Bucket of Blood, a man shoots the bartender four times in the head. In the small town of Millhaven, a teenage girl secretly and gleefully murders her neighbors. A serial killer travels from home to home, quoting John Milton in his victims' blood.

Murder Ballads, the ninth studio album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, is a gruesome, blood-splattered reimagining of English ballads, American folk and blues music, and classic literature. Most of the stories told on Murder Ballads have been interpreted many times, but never before had they been so graphic or profane. Though earning the band their first Parental Advisory warning label, Murder Ballads, released in 1996, brought Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds their biggest critical and commercial success, thanks in part to the award-winning single, “Where the Wild Roses Grow,” an unlikely duet with Australian pop singer, Kylie Minogue.

Closely examining each of the ten songs on the album, Santi Elijah Holley investigates the stories behind the songs, and the numerous ways these ballads have been interpreted through the years. Murder Ballads is a tour through the evolution of folk music, and a journey into the dark secrets of American history.

"The first decades of the 21st century saw dramatic changes in the music industry as new technology transformed creation, communication, and consumption. Amid this turmoil one change occurred relatively quietly, almost naturally: so-called bedroom producers, music makers raised on hip-hop and electronic music, went from anonymous, often unseen creators to artists in their own right.

In Bedroom Beats & B-sides: Instrumental Hip Hop & Electronic Music at the Turn of the Century, Laurent Fintoni details the rise of a new generation of bedroom producers at the turn of the century through the stories of various instrumental hip-hop and electronic music scenes. From trip-hop, jungle, illbient, and IDM in the 1990s to just “beats” in the late 2000s, the book explores how these scenes acted as incubators for new ideas about composition and performance that are now taken for granted.

Combining social, cultural, and musical history with extensive research, the book tells the B-side stories of hip-hop and electronic music from the 1990s to the 2010s and explores the evolution of a modern beat culture from local scenes to a global community via the diverse groups of fringe idealists who made it happen and the external forces that shaped their efforts.

Includes quotes and stories drawn from more than 100 interviews with producers, DJs, label owners, and more including James Lavelle, Charlie Dark, Luke Vibert, Mark Pritchard, Flying Lotus, Georgia Anne Muldrow, El-P, Hudson Mohawke, Kode9, Prefuse 73, Anti Pop Consortium, Dabrye, Waajeed, Tekilatex, Ghislain Poirier, Kutmah, LuckyMe, Benji B, The Bug, and many more.

Bedroom Beats & B-sides is the first comprehensive history of the instrumental hip-hop and electronic scenes and a truly global look at a thirty-year period of modern music culture based on a decade of research and travel across Europe, North America, and Japan.

Laurent Fintoni says: “This book is a deeply personal project that has consumed me for over 20 years. I hope it can do some justice to the vibrancy and importance of the culture it seeks to celebrate and its people. I am grateful to Velocity Press for taking a chance on me as a first-time author and giving me space and support to tell the first, but hopefully not the last, version of this story.”

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“Laurent Fintoni has created an epic tome of information. It’s one of the best examples of connecting the dots between many facets of electronic music. He writes similar to a DJ seamlessly transitioning from one point to the other, with visual vigour. Not since Kwodo Eshun’s More Brilliant Than The Sun, has someone delved this deep between the beats.”

King Britt

“As hip-hop has erupted over four decades to become the dominant genre of the 2020s, this work casts essential analysis on an influential set of producers who rose from obscurity to influence pop culture. It’s a story of changes in music technology and musical education, but crucially of how a small set of outsiders sought to hack, adapt, and break their technology in pursuit of making something expressive and new. In appropriation of tech and genre, the beat scene is a worthy analogue to consider a culture facing the failures of postmodernism, and the opportunities of a new age in media.”

Dominic Flannigan (LuckyMe)

“Finally a deep dive into one of the more interesting new musical trajectories of the modern era.”

Sam Valenti IV (Ghostly)

“The music industry was caught looking the other way, head in the sand, handing out golden parachutes. In the used bins we would marvel at their trash, what they couldn’t sink their teeth into, upcycling it in our way.”

Daedelus (Brainfeeder)

The Impossible Dream – Smart Books for musical Minds! The Walker Brothers were the US counter-strike to the British invasion of the mid-60s. While The Beatles, the Stones and many others were busy colonising the US charts, three tall, handsome American men went into voluntary exile in a freezing London bedsit and launched their quest for pop stardom.

Not actually brothers, John (Maus), Gary (Leeds) and Scott (Engel) succeeded against the odds, becoming one of world’s biggest bands of 1966/67. With that came hit records – including two British chart-toppers, ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’ and ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’ – and all that success entails: screaming girls, package tours, and intense interest in their private lives. The pressure of success eventually caused them to split, and the Walkers went their separate ways. Of the three, Scott is now the most prominent, having embarked on a mysterious solo career that has since become the stuff of myth, but Gary and John have recorded varied and interesting work, too. All three drifted into obscurity before reforming in 1976 and releasing the classic ‘No Regrets’ single. They concluded their recording career with one of the decade’s most influential records, 1978’s Nite Flights, about which Brian Eno recently exclaimed: “We haven’t got any further than this. It’s a disgrace.”

The Impossible Dream is an in-depth biography that traces the career of one of the most successful bands in pop history. In addition to assessing and analysing the talent and appeal of the enigmatic Scott, the author also covers the history and contributions of the other ‘brothers’, John and Gary, and provides a thorough analysis of all three men’s careers both as individual artists and as a group, from 1963 to 1978.

Drawing on decades of archive interviews with the band (some previously unpublished), and many new interviews with backing musicians, record label staff and producers, The Impossible Dream is the definitive telling of The Walker Brothers’ story.

Anthony Reynolds is a musician and a writer. He has released eight critically acclaimed albums, the first of which, contributed essays and critiques to many US and UK magazines, and has published a biography of Jeff Buckley.

To Live is to Die — The Life And Death Of Metallica’s Cliff Burton This is the revised and updated new edition. Metallica, the seventh-biggest recording act in American history, are consummate musicians—but it wasn’t always that way. A significant proportion of their playing expertise was acquired from a pivotal three-year period in their history—1983 to 1986—during which their music, a potent variant of thrash metal, evolved from garage level to sophisticated, progressive heights thanks to the teachings of their bass player, Cliff Burton.

Touched by Grace – My time with Jeff Buckley Touched By Grace is an up-close-and personal account by the legendary guitarist and songwriter Gary Lucas of the time he spent with his friend and collaborator, Jeff Buckley, during Jeff ’s early days in New York City. It describes their magical performance together at the Greetings From Tim Buckley concert at the Church of St Ann in 1991—the event that first introduced Jeff to the world at large; the creation of their songs ‘Mojo Pin’ and ‘Grace,’ which started life as guitar instrumentals by Gary and would later become integral to Jeff ’s debut album, Grace; and their plan to take on the world together in Gary’s band Gods & Monsters. Just as the band was set to soar, however, Jeff pulled the plug, opting instead to sign a solo deal with Columbia Records—the very label that had recently cut short its recording contract with the original incarnation of Gods & Monsters.

Gary Lucas (www.garylucas.com) is a world-class guitarist and Grammy-nominated songwriter. Dubbed “the greatest living electric guitarist” by Daniel Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain In Music, Lucas has recorded more than 20 acclaimed solo albums spanning everything from psychedelic rock to Chinese pop. He was a key member of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band during the 80s, and is currently working on a variety of new projects, including a collaboration with Van der Graaf Generator front man Peter Hammill.

Tragedy – The Ballad Of The Bee Gees The rise and fall of the brothers Gibb—Barry, Robin, Maurice, and younger brother Andy—is perhaps the greatest saga in Australian music history. Although the Bee Gees enjoyed several rebirths in a career that spanned many decades, it seemed that tragedy followed the Gibbs like a curse. For every incredible career high there was a hefty personal downside: divorce, drunkenness, and death seemed as synonymous with the Gibbs as falsetto harmonies, flares, and multi-platinum record sales.

Moby Grape are a genuine cult phenomenon. Their story, a mixture of myth and truth, is a cautionary tale, a triumph, and a tragedy all at once. Though they are seen as a symbol of 1960s San Francisco, Moby Grape were never actually a part of the city’s counterculture movement. Yet they were immersed in it, sharing stages with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, and many more. Moby Grape’s five members came together from very different backgrounds, bursting onto the San Francisco scene in the fall of 1966. With their diverse pedigree, they were nothing less than musical alchemists, yet they were also rebels. Their blending of genres within a tight songwriting framework contrasted sharply with that of many of their SF peers.

Moby Grape heralded by countless luminaries of rock music and rock criticism, from Robert Plant to Robert Christgau, Tom Waits to Greil Marcus.

The sound of each individual’s voice is thought to be entirely unique. Like a fingerprint, its composition is distinct, nuanced, and one-of-a-kind. While all this is true, it’s a concept that has been challenged in recent times by the refinement of AI-powered systems which are able to emulate voices to a tee. And not only voices, for that matter, but whole styles and aesthetics: an AI-generated facsimile of Drake and The Weeknd’s voices titled “Heart on My Sleeve” made the rounds this year and was even submitted for Grammy consideration. It’s a legitimate song, and a proposal that does not only keep legal departments busy, but also allows for myriad reflections on originality and, bluntly, the future of music. But as the future of music is a broad and daunting topic to speculate on, we want to hone in on what’s been prefaced above: issue #28 ofzweikommasiebencenters the voice as means of expression, and wants to expand on what is meant by that: it’s not only what is heard, but also why a voice is used and by whom. This latest edition considers what it means to voice, and its physical, societal and political dimensions.

zweikommasieben #28 includes


-interviews with / portraits on bela,Krista Papista,DJ Voices,Tianzhuo Chen,Meth Math,Rainy Miller,Honour,Ziúr, andNatural Wonder Beauty Concept
- an essay on fan culture
- columns on stimming and the work ofDjamil Image
- a contributionby Claudia Pagès with Nora Haddad and nara is neus

All content in English

A raucous yet reflective look back at the evolution of the music press and the passionate rock and pop journalists who defined the music of the 20th century.

Totally Wired is the definitive story of the music press on both sides of the Atlantic, covering its evolution from the 1950s to the 2000s, through rock ’n’ roll, mod, the Summer of Love, glam, punk, pop, reggae, R&B and hip-hop. Paul Gorman chronicles the development of individual magazines from their Tin Pan Alley beginnings and the countercultural foundation of Rolling Stone, to the 1970s heyday of NME and Melody Maker and the rise of dedicated monthlies like The Face and Mojo.

Drawing on his own interviews with many of the key players, Gorman paints a complete picture of the scene, exploring the role played by such writers as Lester Bangs, Caroline Coon and Nick Kent in the careers of David Bowie, the Clash, Led Zeppelin and others. He also tackles the entrenched sexism and racism faced by women and people from marginalized backgrounds by shining a spotlight on those publications and individuals whose contributions have often been overlooked. What emerges is a compelling narrative containing stories of unbound talent, blind ambition and sometimes bitter rivalries, making Totally Wired a rollercoaster and riveting read.

'Paul Gorman has given us the book that the music press deserves: fun, factual, glamorous, gritty, packed with mad anecdotes as well as cold-eyed truth. Essential' Miranda Sawyer

'The music press as we knew it barely exists any more, which makes 'Totally Wired' the perfect eulogy - a broad, deep, fascinating exploration of its 100-year lifespan' Alexis Petridis

' I learned so much from this riveting sweep through the birth and evolution of the music press. The characters in it are almost as fascinating as the stars and scenes they wrote about' Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages

'An illuminating treatise … Gorman expertly combines first-hand interviews with his own insight from inside the trenches to paint a vivid portrait … essential reading' Electronic Sounds

'Nobody is better qualified to write the history of the music press … there’s no doubt that he does a fine job of telling the whole story, from the launch of the Melody Maker as a monthly for dance band musicians in 1926 through to the closure of all the big titles in the 21st century' David Hepworth, The New Statesman

About the Author: Paul Gorman is the author of many books on music, fashion, design and pop culture, including The Story of the Face: The Magazine that Changed Culture, The Look: Adventures in Pop & Rock Fashion, The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren and The Wild World of Barney Bubbles.

Format:Paperback Size:19.8 x 12.9 cm Extent:384 pp Illustrations:54 Publication date:6 July 2023 ISBN:9780500297469

This edition includes an essay about the essence of improvisation by Joan La Barbara, Lee Gamble looking at
neural networks and vocal simulation systems, an untitled anecdote from Ghédalia Tazartès (RIP) and Stine
Janvin on the necessity of singing, plus much more.
“The voice is everywhere, infiltrating everything, making civilisation, marking out territories with infinite
borders, spreading from the farthest reaches to the most intimate spaces. It can be neither reduced nor
summarised. And accordingly, when taken as a theme, the voice is inexhaustible, even when seen in the light
of its very particular relation with the sonic or the musical, as is the case in most of the texts collected in this
volume. There is no point therefore in trying to circumscribe or amalgamate the multiple avatars of the voice.
We must rather try to apprehend what the voice can do, to envisage its landscape, its potential effects.”
—Extract from the editors’ forwords

Written by Spiral Tribe’s co-founder and visual artist, Mark Angelo Harrison, A Darker Electricity charts the infamous sound system’s nomadic journey and the rapid escalation of their popularity – and notoriety.

From small squat-scene parties in early 90s London to enormous warehouse raves and free festivals. The undercover police operation against them. The record deal with Youth. The creation of their community recording studio. The government stitch-up and their prosecution. The escape to Europe and the start of the teknival scene.

Written by veteran journalist Shawn Reynaldo, First Floor is a weekly newsletter that focuses on electronic music, along with the culture and industry that surround it. Over the course of just a few years, it’s become one of electronic music’s most influential platforms, routinely putting many of the genre’s thorniest issues under the microscope while reckoning with changes in the culture during a time of profound transformation.

A collection of Reynaldo’s most thought-provoking essays, First Floor Volume 1 provides a nuanced, wide-ranging look at contemporary electronic music culture, with a particular focus on systemic issues that often go undiscussed.

Topics covered included the evolving nature of electronic music fandom and artistry, value shifts brought on by the current changing of the generational guard, the shortcomings of the modern music press and the growing gap between electronic music’s foundational rhetoric and the genre’s present-day norms.

Incorporating both pieces originally published in the newsletter (all of which have been updated) and exclusive new material from Reynaldo himself, the book also features a foreword by veteran artist and 3024 label founder Martyn.

In 1972, the rock’n’roll messiah Ziggy Stardust was born. His provocative play on sexual identity and gender roles laid the foundation for David Bowie’s ascent to becoming one of the most successful pop musicians of all time. Reinhard Kleist’s Starman weaves the gripping tale of this outrageous character’s genesis, rise, and fall, as well as of David Bowie’s hapless efforts in the London music scene before Ziggy’s arrival, and of the struggles he experienced with his own creation at the height of his fame. As Bowie transforms himself, ever more frenetically, into the egocentric rock star he first conceived, the extravagant lifestyle he had only ever imagined threatens to engulf him, and bring everything down before his eyes… [This publication has not been prepared, approved, authorized or licensed by the David Bowie estate or any related entity.

Shredders! – The Oral History of Speed Guitar (and more)
“How fast can you play?”
“What guitar do you have?”
“Who is better, Van Halen or Steve Vai?”

For metal fans in the 80’s these where commonand important questions. Tune in to MTV, pick up a magazine, or walk into an instrument store, and more than often you’d be exposed to what is now known as shredding – the fast, virtuoso soloing popularized by musicians like Vai and Van Halen, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads and Dimebag Darrell.

Drawing on more than seventy exclusive interviews with key shredders past and present, author and guitarist Greg Prato has assembled the definite guide to the fasted players of them all.

“Well, one person’s shred is another person’s slow hand …”
— GEORGE LYNCH

As the team behind zweikommasieben takes its latest edition to ponder the essence of longevity, they arrive at several questions which they have worked through with their featured artists and writers. On the one hand, artistic traditions might be useful to lean on, to conjure an image and an accompanying gut feeling of a recent past. On the other hand, investing in the knowledge of traditions might allow to bend and twist them to explore ones own expression. Whether that is consciously incorporating sounds from the past to evoke historical resonances, as Courtesy did for her most recent album Violence of the Moodboard, or propelling the presentation of music forward into new traditions, such as in the work of Xzavier Stone who has recently started pairing scent with sound during his live performances. In a similar manner, Lateena Plummer proposes new traditions for a dancehall scene which finally makes space for marginalized identities and voices, a purpose directly derived from her experiences in the past, which she openly speaks about in conversation with Anna Froelicher. When Beatriz de Rijke decided to work under the moniker Bea1991, she did this as a conscious anchoring in time, with the latter part of the name being a direct reference to her year of birth. One can imagine that a birthdate might be one of the only constants in life: one that will forever connect someone to a certain generation, and maybe even to a global cultural zeitgeist.

zweikommasieben #27 includes

-interviews with / portraits on Bea1991, Christian Marclay, Courtesy, Divide and Dissolve, DJ Loser, Lateena Plummer, Somatic Rituals, and Xzavier Stone -essays on “New Moon” by Children of the Light for Darkside - a column on Rike Scheffle's work - a contribution by Lou Lou Sainsbury

All content in English; 92pages; 230x305mm zweikommasieben is a magazine that has been devoted to the documentation of contemporary music and sound since the summer of 2011. The magazine features artist interviews, essays, and columns as well as photography, illustration, and graphics.

The dozens of artists and craftspeople featured in this volume create miniature representations of real-world scenes—everything from housewares, such as a thumb-sized rice cooker, to storefronts and cliffside dwellings suspended in test tubes, all the way up to entire multi-story buildings, with every detail preserved inside and out. Each of these exquisite works tells an intriguing story, encapsulating history, culture and memory, and elevating everyday items—the signage on the side of a garbage can, a rusted downspout—to objects worthy of artistic representation, prompting us through this striking shift of scale to perceive the world in whole new ways.

Among the featured artists, Tatsuya Tanaka brings Japanese iconography into his master work “Miniature Calendar,” while Joshua Smith, from Australia, keeps streets and addresses and memory alive by re-creating them in miniature, freezing them in time, complete with weeds and water stains. This book not only digs into the stories behind the works, but provides guidance for those who are ready to try their own hand at mini crafts. Three masters share their inspirations and techniques by revealing a detailed process of a single masterpiece.

Continue to explore the geography of genius in Desperately Seeking Frida, a pocket-sized hardcover guide that catalogs and explores the most important locations in Frida Kahlo’s life. Detailed maps show her movements around the world, while archival photographs of the artist and the spaces she inhabited bring her international journey to life. Quotes from contemporaries and Frida herself accompany historical and biographical details that give context to the maps and images. Fans will be thrilled by this in depth, lifetime-spanning tour of her global trajectory, from La Casa Azul in Coyoacán, Mexico, to New York City, San Francisco and Paris. Like the other titles in the series, Desperately Seeking Frida looks at a major cultural icon from a brand-new angle, providing context for her life, work, and legacy.

Super7’s latest Notorious B.I.G. ReAction Figure pays tribute to the hip-hop legend’s classic sense of style. This 3.75” scale articulated Biggie ReAction Figure features the legendary MC dressed in his iconic white suit and hat along with a gold-handled cane accessory. He may be gone, but his music and style will live on forever- and what better way to pay tribute to Big Poppa than by adding this Notorious B.I.G. ReAction Figure to your lineup of hip-hop heroes?

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Gold-handled Cane
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

As one of the icons of the era, it’s hard to think of anything more punk rock than a Sid Vicious action figure! This 3.75” scale, articulated Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Sid Vicious is inspired by the cover art of the album “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols” and includes bass guitar accessory. Take a break from the dance floor to get this Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Sid Vicious and put some bollocks in your collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Bass guitar
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

Electric guitar virtuoso, Jimi Hendrix has emerged to serenade your music collection as a Pop! Album! Bring the psychedelic rock artist into your collection by displaying this special Pop! Album of The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced™. This exclusive collectible features a Pop! of Jimi wearing an iconic, eye-catching outfit (as seen on the album's cover) and the album cover art packaged together in a protective case that can be hung on a wall. The Pop! inside is secured to the case to keep your display looking pristine and undisturbed by all the inevitable dancing and guitar solo performances. Vinyl figure is approximately 10.9cm tall. Approximate dimensions of protective case: 22.2cmW x 23.4cmH x 8.2cmD Please note: Pop! Deluxe Album does not include a playable vinyl record.

All-female rock band the Go-Go's is here to take the stage—and hit the waves—in your music collection! Rock on with this Pop! Albums Cover of the Go-Go's album, Vacation, featuring waterskiing Pop! Belinda Carlisle. Pop! figure is adhered to the base and backdrop to ensure display integrity. Approximate dimensions of protective case: W 22.2 cm x H 22.2 cm x D 9.5 cm.

Issue 4 is a bumper 200 pages of quality journalism and original photography and features The Chemical Brothers, Romy, Skream, Pet Shop Boys, 90s Chicago House, DJ Paulette, Mr Scruff, Jon Carter, John Carroll Kirby, Alex Kassian, Movulango, Say She She, Church of Sound, Josh Caffe, Sofia Kourtesis, A (New) Balearic Network, On-U Sound, 50 Years of Hip Hop and much more...

In the style of the Classic 70s point battling card game, get ready to to pit your

favorite Britpop groups against one another!

Each of the 30 cards features original artwork depicting the great, the good and the ‘meh‘ of 90s Britpop. The pin-ups (Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Suede, Elastica), the barely remembered (Bennet, Salad, Northern Uproar), the bandwagon jumpers (Menswear, Powder), those who bemoan the label (The Auteurs, Gene) and many many more!
With fun facts about each band!

Get down the indie disco and wage war with the categories of ‘Top of the Pops’, ‘NME Darlings’, ‘Swagger’, ‘Staying Power’, ‘Fop Factor’, and ‘We’re Not Britpop!’

A perfect gift for any Britpop fan or just the musically curious.

Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions), 330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box.

In the style of the Classic 70s point battling card game, get ready to to pit your favourite original UK punk groups against one another!

The filthy (The Sex Pistols, The Stranglers), the furious (Sham 69, Crass), the shambolic (The Fall, The Slits), the style-icons (The Damned, Siouxsie and the Banshees), the pop-maestros (The Jam, Buzzcocks), the Oi! boys (Cockney Rejects, U.K. Subs), the lo-fi heroes (The Desperate Bicycles, Subway Sect) and many many more.

Each of the 30 cards features original artwork and facts about the band.

So fasten your safety pins, spike up your hair and let battle commence with the categories of ‘Sneer Factor’, ‘Peel Sessions’, ‘Filthy Lucre’, ‘Fashion Punks’ and ‘Live Fast Die Young’.

Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions), 330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box. Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions) 330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box. Contains some rude words

In the style of the Classic 70s point battling card game… Welcome to Twin Peaks and its eccentric array of residents and visitors.

From the good and evil to the downright weird… you’ll meet a murdered homecoming queen, wisecracking FBI agents, malevolent spirts, high school students looking for trouble, a dancing dwarf, a riddling giant, a super strong wannabe cheerleader, a one-armed man, a lady who talks to a log and many more.

Each of the 30 cards features original illustrations and facts about the characters.

Battle it out with the categories of ‘Not What They Seem’, ‘Black as Midnight’, ‘Back in Style’, ‘A Glass of Warm Milk’ ‘From Another Place’ and ‘Damn Fine!’

Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions) 330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box.

This is an unofficial fan-made product!

Film Director Trumps Vol.2

In the style of the classic 70s point battling card game, whether you’re an aficionado of the silver screen, or a 'cross the street to avoid' movie fanatic this is the game for you!

Each of the 30 cards features original artwork depicting legendary film directors from all genres of cinema; the masters of fantasy-horror (Tim Burton, David Cronenberg), the action-flick-hot-shots (Michael Bay, Takashi Miike), the arthouse auteurs (Werner Herzog, Lars Von Trier), the comedy maestros (Charlie Chaplin, Terry Gilliam), the box office heavy weights (James Cameron, Hitchcock), the unhinged mavericks (Lloyd Kauffman, William Castle) and Many More.

So press pause on the remote and let battle commence with the categories of ‘Emotional Drama, ‘Fantasy / Horror’, ‘Action-Packed’, ‘Arty Weirdness’, ‘Comedy’ and ‘Box Office Smash!!!’

Vol. 2 Includes
Agnes Varda, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, Dario Argento, David Cronenberg, Douglas Sirk, George A Romero, James Cameron, Jean-Luc Godard, Jim Henson, John Huston, Ken Loach, Lars Von Trier, Lloyd kaufman, Lukas Moodysson, Melvin Van Peebles, Michael Bay, Michel Gondry, Milos Forman, Miranda July, Quentin Tarantino, Sofia Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, Steve McQueen, Takashi Miike, Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton, Walerian Borowczyk, Werner Herzog, William Castle

Vol 1 & 3 also available... Play as as a stand alone game or combine with other decks for a mammoth battle!

Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions), 330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box.

Film Director Trumps Vol.1

In the style of the classic 70s point battling card game, whether you’re an aficionado of the silver screen, or a 'cross the street to avoid' movie fanatic this is the game for you!

Each of the 30 cards features original artwork depicting legendary film directors from all genres of cinema; the masters of fantasy-horror (Wes Craven, Guillermo Del Toro), the action-flick-hot-shots (Luc Besson, Sam Raimi), the arthouse auteurs (Adrei Tarkovsky, Ingmar Bergman), the comedy maestros (Mel Brooks, Wes Anderson), the box office heavy weights (Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan), the unhinged mavericks (Russ Meyer, Doris Wishman) and Many More.

So press pause on the remote and let battle commence with the categories of ‘Emotional Drama, ‘Fantasy / Horror’, ‘Action-Packed’, ‘Arty Weirdness’, ‘Comedy’ and ‘Box Office Smash!!!’

Vol. 1 Includes : Akira Kurosawa, Andrei Tarkovsky, Brian De Palma, Christopher Nolan, David Lynch, Doris Wishman, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Gus Van Sant, Hayao Miyazaki, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Ingmar Bergman, Jane Campion, Jordan Peele, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Luc Besson, Mario Bava, Mary Harron, Mel Brooks, Michael Haneke, Park Chan Wook, Pedro Almodovar, Russ Meyer, Sam Raimi, Sergio Leone, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Wes Anderson, Wes Craven

Vol 2 & 3 also available... Play as as a stand alone game or combine with other decks for a mammoth battle!

Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions), 330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box.

In the style of the classic 70s point battling card game, take a trip to Twin Peaks and discover the curious objects within.

From the damn fine Coffee, Cherry Pie and Donuts to the mysterious Log Lady's Log, Garmonbozia Creamed Cornand a Fish in the Percolator. Cotton Balls, a Knotted Cherry Stem and a bird called Waldo all appear, among many more.
Each of the 30 cards features original illustrations and background information.

Battle it out with the categories of 'Could it be a Clue?', 'Damn Fine!', 'Reoccurring', 'Not What They Seem','Coming Back in Style' and, for the totally confused, 'What The...?!?'

Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions)
330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box.
This is an unofficial fan-made product!

In the style of the Classic 70s point battling card game, a whole new collection of Britpop bands are ready to fight it out!

Each of the 30 cards features original artwork depicting the great, the good and the ‘meh’ of 90s Britpop. The chart-toppers (The Verve, The Beautiful South), the punky young upstarts (Placebo, Ash, Kenickie), the comeback kids (Lightning Seeds, The Charlatans), the ‘Cool Cymru’ (Super Furry Animals, Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci), the floppy haired (Gay Dad, Babybird) and many many more! With fun facts about each band!

Get down the indie disco and wage war with the categories of ‘Top of the Pops’, ‘NME Darlings’, ‘Swagger’, ‘Staying Power’, ‘Fop Factor’, and ‘We’re Not Britpop!’

Play as as a stand alone game, or combine with Vol.1 for a mammoth battle!

Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions), 330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box.

In the style of the Classic 70s point battling card game, this is the ultimate Bowie fan tribute!

Each of the 30 cards features original artwork depicting one of Bowie's personas; from longhaired young upstart Davy Jones right though to Black Star's unsettling Button Eyes. Visiting a cast of his most famous characters (Ziggy Stardust, The Thin White Duke, Jareth the Goblin King) as well as some of his lesser known creations (Nathan Adler, Screaming Lord Byron, Boz) along the way.

Battle it out with the categories of ‘Alien Factor’, ‘Pop Sensation’, ‘Outrageous Fashion’, ‘Hedonism’, ‘I'm An Actor!!!' and ‘Bowie Rating’.

A perfect gift for any Bowie fan or anyone just interested in learning more about his fantastical array of characters.

Professionally printed, 32 card set (inc. instructions)
330gsm, laminated, casino quality, Trump size cards (100mm x 62mm), packaged in a printed slip box.

Disco Pogo is the new, bi-annual, electronic music magazine from the original founders of seminal 90s title Jockey Slut.

Issue 3 is a heavyweight 220 pages and features Roisin Murphy, Grace Jones, Art of Noise, Boards of Canada, Chris Frantz, Danielle Moore, Decius, Hifi Sean, Jamz Supernova, Leftfield, Luke Solomon, Native Tongues, Ralph Lawson, Twisted Nerve, Underground Resistance and much, much more.

There are two eras in a person's life: the time before they've experienced the music of JIMI HENDRIX™ and everything that comes after they've heard his groundbreaking guitar solos! Inspired by the cover art for THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE™ debut studio album Are You Experienced™, this 3.75" scale articulated JIMI HENDRIX™ ReAction Figure features an outfit as memorable and flamboyant as his iconic musical style and comes with an electric guitar accessory. Your collection is ready for the Are You Experienced™ ReAction Figure of JIMI HENDRIX™ so snap out of your Purple Haze and order yours today!

• Inspired by the cover art from THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE™ debut studio album
Are You Experienced™
• Includes electric guitar accessory
• 3.75" action figure with five points of articulation
• Collect the entire lineup of musical legend ReAction Figures by Super7!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Electric guitar
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

There’s no mistaking the snarling frontman and lyricist for the Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, for anyone else! This 3.75” scale, articulated Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Johnny Rotten is inspired by the cover art of the album “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols” and includes mic stand accessory. Take a break from the dance floor to get this Sex Pistols ReAction Figure of Johnny Rotten and put some bollocks in your collection!

• Product Material/Process: Injected Plastic & Paint
• Product Accessories: Microphone stand
• Package Dimensions (in): 9"x6"x1"
• Weight (oz): 3 oz

In the early ‘70s, Detroit was the musical hub of America. Everything from the chart-topping sounds of Motown Records to the vicious proto-punk of THE Stooges and MC5 was being brewed out there and it seemed like there was no end in sight. But by the early ‘80s, the city was both a physical and cultural wasteland due to major-label buyouts of the artists as well as the crippling drug habits of some of the others. Detroit’s most known musical export at the time was the vapid sounds of new wave heartthrobs THE Romantics; this wasn’t good. It took a gaggle of suburban skateboarders, a grade school teacher, and a census bureau clerk to wake this city up from its slumber and start one of the first hardcore punk scenes in America. Why Be Something That You’re Not chronicles the first wave of Detroit hardcore from its origins in the late ‘70s to its demise in the mid ‘80s. Through a combination of oral history and extensive imagery, the book proves that even though the Southern California beach towns might have created the look and style of hardcore punk, it was the Detroit scene— along with a handful of other cities across the country—that cultivated the music’s grassroots aesthetic before most cultural hot spots around the globe even knew what the music was about. The book includes interviews with members of THE FIX, Violent Apathy, Negative Approach, Necros, Pagans, Bored Youth, and L-seven, along with other people who had a hand in the early hardcore scene like Ian MacKaye (minor Threat), Tesco Vee, and Dave Stimson (Touch & Go Fanzine).