Why Be Something That You're Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985
Tony Rettman; Tesco Vee (Foreword)
Language: English
Published by Revelation Records, Huntington Beach, CA, 2010
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Life Science Records, Florham Park, NJ, U.S.A.Life Science Records
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Softcover, blue cover, Near Fine. Very enjoyable chronicle of an important time in the emergence of hardcore punk as remembered by those who lived through it. A great book for any music fan to add to their collection. See photos for images of the book being sold to compare to condition listed.
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- Title
- Why Be Something That You're Not: Detroit Hardcore 1979-1985
- Author
- Tony Rettman; Tesco Vee (Foreword)
- Publisher
- Revelation Records, Huntington Beach, CA
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Near fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1889703036
- ISBN 13
- 9781889703039
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.87 pounds
- Dimensions
- 16.26 centimeters width by 23.11 centimeters height by 1.78 centimeters depth
"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 oral histories and extensive imagery, the book proves that even though the 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 - 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, Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson.
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