2011 ARIA Awards
2011 Jameson IF Awards
SPRAY PAINT THE WALLS: THE STORY OF BLACK FLAGStevie ChickThey were the pioneers of American hardcore, forming in California in 1978 and splitting up 8 years later leaving behind them a trail of blood, carnage and brutal, brilliant music. Throughout the years they fought with the police, record industry and their own fans.This is the band's story from the inside, drawing upon exclusive interviews with the group's members, their contemporaries and the groups who were inspired by them. It's also the story of American hardcore music, from the perspective of the group who did more to take the sound to the clubs, squats and community halls of America than any other. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Stevie Chick has been writing about music for more than ten years, contributing to such titles as MOJO, The Guardian, Kerrang!, Plan B, Arena, The Times, NME, Sleazenation, Melody Maker and Careless Talk Costs Lives, and editing underground rock magazine Loose Lips Sink Ships with photographer Steve Gullick. He is the author of Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story, also published by Omnibus Press. He lives in South London.'Spray Paint The Walls: The Story Of Black Flag' is available now.
SPRAY PAINT THE WALLS: THE STORY OF BLACK FLAGStevie Chick
They were the pioneers of American hardcore, forming in California in 1978 and splitting up 8 years later leaving behind them a trail of blood, carnage and brutal, brilliant music. Throughout the years they fought with the police, record industry and their own fans.
This is the band's story from the inside, drawing upon exclusive interviews with the group's members, their contemporaries and the groups who were inspired by them. It's also the story of American hardcore music, from the perspective of the group who did more to take the sound to the clubs, squats and community halls of America than any other.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stevie Chick has been writing about music for more than ten years, contributing to such titles as MOJO, The Guardian, Kerrang!, Plan B, Arena, The Times, NME, Sleazenation, Melody Maker and Careless Talk Costs Lives, and editing underground rock magazine Loose Lips Sink Ships with photographer Steve Gullick. He is the author of Psychic Confusion: The Sonic Youth Story, also published by Omnibus Press. He lives in South London.
'Spray Paint The Walls: The Story Of Black Flag' is available now.
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