Book of the week – Hunger Makes me a modern girl

Hunger makes me a modern girlA memoirCarrie brownsteinRiverhead books https://vimeo.com/131799697 Carrie Brownstein is not your typical rock band member. At first glance There was no broken home, little introvertnes. Maybe the opposite. This was a happy kid looking for recognition amongst her peers. As a girl Carrie the 80s meant George Michael, Madonna and Duran … Continue reading Book of the week – Hunger Makes me a modern girl

Book of the Week – Soap The Stamps

Soap the stamps, jump the tubeA story of punk, motorbikes, witchcraft, sandwiches, squats and sewingGail ThibertUnbound books This is refreshing to read after the 2 books by New York hardcore men that I have recently got through. No machismo, no sensationalist fights but plenty of horror tales of growing up with little money and little … Continue reading Book of the Week – Soap The Stamps

Book of the Week – Radical Hope

radical HopeLetters of love and dissent in dangerous times Carolina DeRobertisVintage books Dear friends living in the US. I understand some of you are hurting st the moment. We all have issues in our countries with those in powers. I have friends all over the world who are wishing for some thing to change in … Continue reading Book of the Week – Radical Hope

Book of the week – Double Nickels on the Dime

33 1/3double nickels in the dimeMichael t. FournierBloomsbury press https://youtu.be/ojOeUfCnY5o?list=PLNbMX2YXmA85sluATxsrg7TpsukXiyafs I’ve spoke and written about this series in the past where classic albums get dissected by fans. Ones I’ve appreciated have been takes on American hardcore classics from dead Kennedy’s, fugazi and jawbreaker. Whenever the words hardcore classic are joined together in an American music … Continue reading Book of the week – Double Nickels on the Dime