London's burning true adventures on the frontlines of punk, 1976-1977 /

• Main Author: Thompson, Dave, 1960 January 3-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press : Distributed by Independent Publishers Group, ©2009.
• Subjects: Thompson, Dave, > 1960 January 3-; Punk rock music > History and criticism. > England; Punk culture > England > London.; Punk culture.; Punk rock music.; MUSIC > Punk. > Genres & Styles; MUSIC > Heavy Metal. > Genres & Styles; MUSIC > Rock. > Genres & Styles; Electronic books.
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The summer of 1976 through the summer of 1977 was the most significant year in British rock history. This collection of memories of concerts and cultural flash points focuses on what was happening on the streets and in the clubs.

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Cast of Characters; I Ain't Gonna Be History; The Great British Mistake; We're Going Down the Pub; The Boy Looked at Johnny; Back in the Garage with My Bullshit Detector; Finding Ways to Fill the Vacuum; Summer's Here and theTime Is Right ... ; School's Out Forever!; Snuffin' in a Babylon; A Riot of My Own; The Land of the Faint at Heart; Nightclubbing, We're Nightclubbing; I Was Saying, "Get Me Out of Here ... "; You Can't Say "Crap"on the Radio; Down in the Sewer; Pogo Dancing; Beat on the Brat; Dandy in the Underworld.