New York Rock: From The Rise of The Velvet Underground To The Fall of CBGB by Steven Blush

ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN | OCT 2016

PAPERBACK | 496 PAGES | 6" x 1.5" x 9"

As a city that represents endless possibilities, New York has been the setting for the dawning of new movements, styles, and genres. In the 20th century, the birth of Rock represented a connection between art forms and the city’s socioeconomic, racial, and sexual variants. New York Rock breaks down the rock scene’s half-century connection to New York and analyzes its distinct subculture through the prism of influences, crosscurrents and psychoactive distractions. Over 1,500 musicians, clubs, and labels, from Madonna to the Ramones, held roles in the making of New York Rock, and it’s their contributions that created this iconic art form.

A compilation of firsthand narratives about each genre of rock, from Punk New Wave and Glitter Rock to New York Hardcore and Indie rock, New York Rock is the ultimate illustrated account of Rock’s role in New York City. Steven Blush's New York Rock presents the definitive history of a key period in rock ‘n’ roll, from new wave to no wave, punk to punk revival, from the bestselling author of American Hardcore.

“New York Rock is the ultimate illustrated account of Rock's role in New York City.” ― Chris Frantz, Talking Heads

“Written in their own voices, an excellent history of New York City rock. What a cool book!” ― Bun E. Carlos, Cheap Trick

“In his new book New York Rock, Steven Blush gathers interviews with many of the artists, critics and original scenesters who witnessed first-hand the formation of punk’s distinctive subculture―a unique prism of influences, crosscurrents, and psychoactive distractions that coalesced around groundbreaking artists like The Ramones, Television, Richard Hell, Talking Heads, and Blondie.” ― Medium/Cuepoint

Besides the bestselling American Hardcore, Steven Blush is also author of American Hair Metal (Feral House) and .45 Dangerous Minds (Creation). Blush also co-produced the eponymous American Hardcore documentary released by Sony Classics, and was the publisher and primary editor of the award-winning Seconds interview magazine. He also writes for Paper and Interview and music-oriented magazines.