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three of the best double albums ever were released during that decade, in my opinion.
Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation
Husker Du's Zen Arcade
Minutemen's Double Nickels On The Dime
I don't recall which Sonic Youth book or article I read this in, but Thurston was talking how some of the best music spawned out of the 80s but of course you had to dig deep to find it.
I did a presentation in a music class I took during time at the University, and I did a presentation on indie music, but really wanted to explain how a lot of the 80s bands spawned the ground work for it becoming more "popular".
I went all geeky and drew up a map of where the bands, labels and fanzines were located. I had the SST collective in Southern California, the straight edge crew of Dischord over in D.C., Chicago with labels like Touch & Go, etc. etc., Husker Du with new Alliance and then SST up in Minneapolis.
I basically drew out a map of the travels they made and how then it was sleeping in vans or squatting at houses where the bands had made friends/fans through fanzines and record mailing swaps.
I found it quite fun to see the 'aha' looks in their eyes as I drew the connections to Seattle bands, since I knew that's what would hit home with them.
I just wish I had been born earlier so I could have seen so many of those groups live.
Husker Du playing a cover of Eight Miles High while Mould jams on that Flying V guitar.
The rawness of Butthole Surfers and their drug induced shows.
The beauty of seeing D Boon shift around that weight as he jammed on his guitar, and seeing George Hurley's surfer dude haircut flipping up and down.
Bad Brains & Minor Threat sharing a bill.
The closest I came to having that feeling was when Mike Watt snuck me into a show because I was two days away from being 21.
Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation
Husker Du's Zen Arcade
Minutemen's Double Nickels On The Dime
I don't recall which Sonic Youth book or article I read this in, but Thurston was talking how some of the best music spawned out of the 80s but of course you had to dig deep to find it.
I did a presentation in a music class I took during time at the University, and I did a presentation on indie music, but really wanted to explain how a lot of the 80s bands spawned the ground work for it becoming more "popular".
I went all geeky and drew up a map of where the bands, labels and fanzines were located. I had the SST collective in Southern California, the straight edge crew of Dischord over in D.C., Chicago with labels like Touch & Go, etc. etc., Husker Du with new Alliance and then SST up in Minneapolis.
I basically drew out a map of the travels they made and how then it was sleeping in vans or squatting at houses where the bands had made friends/fans through fanzines and record mailing swaps.
I found it quite fun to see the 'aha' looks in their eyes as I drew the connections to Seattle bands, since I knew that's what would hit home with them.
I just wish I had been born earlier so I could have seen so many of those groups live.
Husker Du playing a cover of Eight Miles High while Mould jams on that Flying V guitar.
The rawness of Butthole Surfers and their drug induced shows.
The beauty of seeing D Boon shift around that weight as he jammed on his guitar, and seeing George Hurley's surfer dude haircut flipping up and down.
Bad Brains & Minor Threat sharing a bill.
The closest I came to having that feeling was when Mike Watt snuck me into a show because I was two days away from being 21.
