Complicated Fun The Birth of Minneapolis Punk and Indie Rock, 1974-1984 --- An Oral History /
"In the early 1970s, the Minneapolis music scene was no scene at all. Radio stations played Top 40 music; bars and clubs booked only rock cover bands and blues bands. Meanwhile, cities like New York, Detroit, and London were spawning fresh and innovative--and loud and raw--sounds by musicians c...
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Other Authors / Creators: | Collins, Cyn, interviewer. |
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Other Corporate Authors / Creators: | Project Muse. |
Format: | eBook Electronic |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2017] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, |
Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Click here for full text |
Table of Contents:
- Inspirations from afar: New York, London, Detroit, and elsewhere
- The godfathers of Minneapolis punk: the Suicide Commandos
- Before the Longhorn: barns, ballrooms, and the Blitz Bar
- This has got to be a joke: the Hypstrz, the Mighty Mofos, and the Batson brothers
- Clubhouse for music fanatics: Oar Folkjokeopus Record Store
- Sinister forces: Curtiss A and Bob "Slim" Dunlap
- We do what we like: Flamingo and Flamin' Oh's
- Punk rock gets a new home: Jay's Longhorn
- New world: NNB
- Party underground: the Podany and the Modesto
- Ladies and gentlemen, the Suburbs!
- Local wax: Twin/Tone Records
- The Wallets take it
- to Minneapolis: the art rock scene
- New-no-now wave: M-80 Festival
- New York City exodus: Minneapolis musicians move to the Big Apple
- New day rising: Heusker Deu
- The scene goes on: Duffy's, Goofy's Upper Deck, and 7th Street Entry
- Raised in the city: the Replacements.