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Pete Astor - Richard Hell and the Voidoids´ Blank Generation - 9781623561222 - 9781623561222
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Richard Hell and the Voidoids´ Blank Generation

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Description for Richard Hell and the Voidoids´ Blank Generation paperback. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGU; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
To wander the streets of a bankrupt, often lawless, New York City in the early 1970s wearing a T-shirt with PLEASE KILL ME written on it was an act of determined nihilism, and one often recounted in the first reports of Richard Hell filtering into the pre-punk UK. Pete Astor, an archly nihilistic teenager himself at the time, was most impressed. The fact that it emerged (after many years) that Hell himself had not worn the T-shirt but had convinced junior band member Richard Lloyd to do so, actually fitted very well with Astor’s older, wiser self looking back at ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Condition
New
Series
33 1/3
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781623561222
SKU
9781623561222
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Pete Astor
Pete Astor is Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster, UK. He also writes songs, sings and plays the guitar.

Reviews for Richard Hell and the Voidoids´ Blank Generation
The 33 1/3 book series started in 2003, analyzing 'seminal' rock albums in the manner of great literature novels-but also adding the personal insights that only the true rock n' roll fan can deliver. #92 looks at Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Blank Generation (1977). On the heels of #91, on Gang of Four's Entertainment (1979) the releases really are ... Read more

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