| Description |
231 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
This book is a brutally frank memoir of what has become known as one of the most pivotal, fascinating and influential periods of Australian musical and cultural history. The story is illustrated with original and candid photos, some never before seen or published. The scene, St. Kilda, Melbourne in the late 70s. It was here amongst the prostitutes, drunks and junkies that a music venue was born, a venue that would soon become the pulse of punk and new wave music in Australia. Melbourne's most famous and infamous musicians, artists, filmmakers and fashion designers such as Nick Cave, Hunters and Collectors, Richard Lowenstein, Sam Sejavka, Howard Arkley and Alannah Hill gathered on a weekly basis during their formative years |
| Notes |
Copyright © Dolores San Miguel 2011 |
| Subject |
San Miguel, Dolores.
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Crystal Ballroom (Vic.)
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Concert agents -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) -- Biography.
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Punk rock music -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 1976-1990
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Alternative rock music -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 1976-1990
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Punk culture -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 1976-1990
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| SUBJECT |
Melbourne (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79029787 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- 1976-1990
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781877096419 (paperback) |
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