Wish You Wеrе Hеrе: An Essеntiаl Guidе to Your Fаvoritе Music Scеnеs-from Punk to Indiе аnd Evеrything in Bеtwееn
Publisher: Hаrpеr Pаpеrbаcks
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $14.99
A snarky, fact-filled look at the people and places that made the indie/punk scene what it is today The American underground music scene is exploding everywhere—not just in New York City and L.A. (although we’ve got those cities covered too!): In Washington, D.C. . . . Ian MacKaye and Fugazi inspired the straightedge culture, which had kids everywhere drawing black X’s on their hands in magic marker. In Omaha, Nebraska . . . A young Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes, started writing and performing gut-wrenching love songs at the tender age of thirteen. On Long Island, N...