Although Bert’s immediate work is best known drumming in his wide array of musical projects he’s been involved with (such as SONIC YOUTH, PUSSY GALORE, CHROME CRANKS, LYDIA LUNCH, and many more) since the early 1980s, the focus of his book isn’t drum-centric as it is an encapsulation of the artistic world he’s developed within. Hozac Books is proud to present our third art book, I’m Just The Drummer the Bob Bert artist compendium of photography and interviews, establishing his irreplaceable link between the 1970s No Wave movement and contemporary noise rock. Setting his craft apart from most of his photographer brethren, Shanley focused on portrait-style shots of bands that rarely ever sat still, and along with his trusty camera, was welcomed into a world where most people aren’t allowed to tread. From 1976 to 1984, Brian Shanley fixated himself at the epicenter of whichever show was happening around Chicago (and a few from NYC and London as well) and locked in on the talent. Most of these incredible shots are previously unpublished, and not even seen by many of the bands themselves. Chicago photographer & graphic designer Brian Shanley may best known for his work with Wax Trax! Records during the 1980s, but for the first time anywhere, Hozac Books has collected his seminal band photographs that he shot during his time before settling in at the record label’s art department. From literally renting out a space for the first documented Punk show in Los Angeles in March of 1977, to The Screamers story about buying a copy of The Nerves EP at the Capitol Records swap meet and smashing it to pieces- it’s all in there, along with so many more soon-to-be-legendary tales from the real trenches you don’t usually rise out from unscathed…. Truly a smorgasbord of juicy details and revelatory discoveries await, balancing the failures with triumphs from the mid 1970s to the mid 2000s, when Paul returned to the touring circuit. The coverage of the pre-Punk 1975 landscape of both LA and San Francisco is unmatched, and your mind will be BLOWN.įeaturing TONS of previously unseen photos, flyers and ephemera from the earliest days of The Nerves lineup as a FOUR PIECE, to the legal documents challenging The Paul Collins BEAT vs The English Beat, to the ill-fated Nerves reunion, and so much in between. But until now, the real details of the origins of The Nerves, Breakaways, and The BEAT have eluded most of us, so with this tome of incredible survival stories from the trenches, Paul Collins opens up and reveals all the drama, victories and defeats with such an impassioned voice, you won’t be able to put it down. ![]() It wasn’t even a second thought for Collins and bandmates Peter Case and Jack Lee, but the underground rock & roll world is a better place for it. Outlining the first National DIY cross-country tour by an unsigned band in 1977, and by default, creating the pathway for the true indie underground network of the 80s to take as a template. From it’s initial conception as a film script to it’s re-birth as a full-bore rock & roll revelation, this is one crazy story from beginning to end. PHOTO BOOK SERIES by CAnderson ORDER HOZAC BOOKS HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Īfter two long years of painstaking research and development, we present to you, the first major memoir covering the birth of DIY Power Pop, from Paul Collins. UNGUARDED MOMENTS: Backstage & Beyond by Theresa Kereakes The BUDGET ROCK Book – by Shane White & Friendsĭiary of An AdMAN: A History of Rock’n Roll Advertising – by Nathan Webber The Other Side of Reason autobiography by Peter Jefferies (Nocturnal Projections/This Kind of Punishment/Plagal Grind)īLEMISHES – by Jowe Head (Swell Maps/TV Personalities/Steve Treatment & Solo) In The Blink of An Eye – Photography by Tom Weschler GUILTY! My Life As A Member of The Joneses: A Heroin Addict, A Bank Robber, and a Federal Inmate – by Jeff Drake PULL DOWN THE SHADES: Garage NZ fanzine compendium 1984-86 – by Richard Langston Kill A Punk For Rock’n Roll – Photography by Marty Perez ![]() You can find rare and new records as well a punk apparel on this website and at our physical store at 7136 Amethyst Ave.Welcome to Hozac Books, your source for the best in limited edition underground music/culture reading & art publications. My "hobby" has not only turned into the biggest mail-order for punk in all the world, but also a record label (in 1989) and a store in California (opened in 1997). Strange Records in 1988 in an effort for like-minded people to get rare punk records for FAIR prices. It is who I am and what I will be until I die. I've been into punk since 1980 and it is truly a way of life for me. ![]() We are not a "company" or "corporation" making money off punk rock music. ![]() Let me start off by saying what we are NOT. Music - Punk Apparel and Accessories - Music Label Strange Record Store - New and rare punk vinyl records at fair prices
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