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Nineteen seventy-seven. New York City. Dark. Dangerous. Thrilling. Punk Rock. Blondie. David Bowie. Drinking. Drugs. Happening at the speed of light.ÞSeventeen-year old Laura quaking within her skin while the bursting punk rock revolution explodes around her starts a band with her teenage friends called the Student Teachers. She's the drummer. They play legendary clubs ä CBGB Max's Kansas City Hurrah ä they rehearse madly write songs and tour the East Coast.ÞAll between final exams at school.ÞIn comes Jimmy Destri from Blondie. He thinks the Student Teachers are terrific! And then ä he falls in love with Laura. He pulls her into the glamorous life of Blondie and introduces her to David Bowie. Bowie takes an interest in Laura's band attends their rehearsals and sets them up to open for Iggy Pop at the Palladium on Halloween 1979. It's exhilarating! It's the beginning of amazing success in rock 'n' roll!ÞUntil it all comes to a stunning stop.ÞAfter playing a show at Town Hall in 1980 Laura is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Does it all fall apart?ÞLater at a dinner with Bowie he whispers something to Laura. And it helps her save her life.ÞIn prose that flows like music Laura Davis-Chanin presents a rich work of narrative nonfiction that is not only deeply personal but also revealing of the punk rock heyday in New York City. Infused with rare photographs this book is a journey through a unique ephemeral life experience.

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ÊPearl Jam FAQÊ is what the British refer to as a spanner covering the entire arc of the band's career from their pre-Pearl Jam days to the present. Each chapter explores a different aspect of Pearl Jam's fascinating history.ÞYou will read about the members' successes failures and tragedies in earlier bands. You will learn the band's origin story and the unusual manner in which they came up with a name. We will go inside the studio and analyze each of their albums in turn. We will hit the road with the band as Pearl Jam sets out to conquer Seattle the West Coast of the United States and then the entire world.ÞWe will watch as Pearl Jam adapts to an ever-changing media landscape where MTV not radio is the major power broker. You will revel in their battles with Ticketmaster and learn about the roots of their socio-political activism. In short you will experience Pearl Jam in every imaginable context: on CD on vinyl on the radio on television on film in videos onstage backstage on the road in the air and at home. Written by Pearl Jam enthusiasts ÊPearl Jam FAQÊ presents a must-have text for band devotees to devour.

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