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Complicated fun : the birth of Minneapolis punk and indie rock, 1974-1984, an oral history

Collins, Cyn, interviewer

Overview

\"In the early 1970s, the Minneapolis music scene was no scene at all. Radio stations played Top 40 music; bars and clubs booked only rock cover bands and blues bands. Meanwhile, cities like New York, Detroit, and London were spawning fresh and innovative--and loud and raw--sounds by musicians creating a new punk and rock movement. A small but daring group of Twin Cities musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts wanted a piece of that action. To do it, they had to build it themselves. Complicated Fun brings together the recollections of the men and women who built Minnesota's vibrant and vital indie rock scene. Through interviews with dozens of musicians, producers, managers, journalists, fans, and other scenesters, Cyn Collins chronicles the emergence of seminal bands like the Suicide Commandos, the Hypstrz, Curtiss A, Flamingo, the Suburbs, Hلeusker Dلeu, the Replacements, and more. The subjects reflect on the key role that Oar Folkjokeopus record store, Jay's Longhorn bar, and Twin/Tone Records played by providing outlets for hearing, performing, and recording these new sounds. Complicated Fun explores the influences, motivations, moments, and individuals that propelled Minneapolis to its status as a premier music scene and, in turn, inspired future generations of rockers\"--Publisher's website.

• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Subject: Punk rock music Minnesota $z Minneapolis History and criticism. / Alternative rock music Minnesota Minneapolis History and criticism. / Rock music Minnesota Minneapolis 1971-1980 History and criticism. / Rock music Minnesota Minneapolis 1981-1990 History and criticism. / Rock musicians Minnesota Minneapolis Interviews. / Music trade Minnesota Minneapolis History.
• ISBN: 9781681340326

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
ML3534.3.C66 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE