Guilty of Everything
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (512 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0921586868 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 107 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Drunk, Cold, Poor But Happy!" according to Glenn S. Hawley. The First, I've found, but hopefully not the last book about the Vancouver Rock'n'roll scene. Modernette's Bass Player Buck Cherry(John Armstrong) lets us know his experiences of not wanting to enter the grind of an ordinary life. Guitar lessons, 7 Elevens, Touring. Vividly descriptive, with all the mess, beer & music rightfully in it's place. Things may not have turned out the way he might have wanted, but This guy's no loser or Quitter. I admired these guys for taking it on the road in a Very different Punk Rock world than what we have today. I will b. A PEEP INTO THE MOST UNDERRATED SCENE EVER donn vanak as guitarist/singer for the powerpop/ punk legends the MODERNETTEShe gives you a candid sordid drunkseye veiw of the fertile and psychotic late 70s-early 80s vancouver canada punk/indie scene. vivid and detailed and a hell of a fun ride thru the wastlands of pre-MTV music america. fans of D.O.A, SUBHUMANS, POINTED STICKS and many canadian others need this bookas well as the out of print MODERNETTES retrospective disc "get it straight" on ZULU records. start here first.. Great story Buck! Hermy Great little book. Easy to read and very funny. Captures this scene perfectly. Also pick up a copy of the Modernettes CD - great combo pack!
. He is co-owner of Paramount Recorders, a Downtown Eastside recording studio, where he is finishing his first album of new material in 23 years. An accomplished journalist, Armstrong won multiple awards for critical writing, feature writing and hard news during his 15-year tenure at the Vancouver Sun. His early life as a "minor punk rock cult figure" is chronicled in his first boo
"A great read to take you back to the days of punk rock ghosts." -- The Nerve (Vancouver)
As Buck Cherry, lead singer/ guitarist for the Modernettes, Armstrong met and made music with I Braineater, Joey Shithead, Dimwit, Chuck Biscuits, Mary Jo Kopechne, Art Bergmann, and other punk luminaries. 1978: the first shock of punk hits Vancouver, and John Armstrong is at the center of the maelstrom. Little did they know that Armstrong, aka Buck Cherry, would be their recording angel, but he was and here it all is: from White Rock to the back of the Smilin' Buddha and beyond. His account of drug-addled, booze-soaked days and nights with Los Popularos, DOA, the Subhumans, and the Modernettes brings this anarchic era to life. Music. "It's a fluke of history that someone who writes as well as John Armstrong would have been at the very heart of the original Vancouver punk scene. Cultural Writing. Very few recollections of a life lived in r