Between Resistance and Community The Long Island DIY Punk Community |
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| Author:
| Holtzman, Ben
Sano, Phil |
| Series title: | Punx Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62106-383-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | Microcosm Publishing
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| Book Format: | DVD-ROM |
| List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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This original documentary focuses on a group of kids who have built a community around a love of music and a passion for creating an alternative to dominant consumerist society. By putting on shows in basements, booking and traveling on national tours, and releasing their own records, these kids attempt to distance themselves from the corporate influence that they consider not only unnecessary, but unwelcome. This fascinating look into the workings of a DIY punk community also...
More DescriptionThis original documentary focuses on a group of kids who have built a community around a love of music and a passion for creating an alternative to dominant consumerist society. By putting on shows in basements, booking and traveling on national tours, and releasing their own records, these kids attempt to distance themselves from the corporate influence that they consider not only unnecessary, but unwelcome. This fascinating look into the workings of a DIY punk community also examines the scene's shortcomings, such as undercurrents of sexism as well as the problem of self sufficiency, which pressures some to seek out the same corporate avenues to which the scene strives to be an alternative. Features live footage and interviews with Latterman, On the Might of Princes, The Insurgent, Seven Days of Samsara, plus show-goers, scenesters, zinesters, and activists.