Forbidden Beat
Published on 22. February 2022
288 pages
978-1-64428-277-9 (ISBN)
Description
Whether they're self-taught bashers or technical wizards, drummers are the thrashing, crashing heart of our favorite punk bands. In Forbidden Beat, some of today's most respected writers and musicians explore the history of punk percussion with personal essays, interviews and lists featuring their favorite players and biggest influences. From 60s garage rock and proto-punk to 70s New York and London, 80s hardcore and D-beat to 90s pop punk and beyond, Forbidden Beat is an uptempo ode to six decades of punk rock drumming. Featuring Ira Elliot, Curt Weiss, John Robb, Hudley Flipside, Bon Von Wheelie, Joey Shithead, Matt Diehl, D.H. Peligro, Mike Watt, Lynn Perko-Truell, Pete Finestone, Laura Bethita Neptuna, Jan Radder, Jim Ruland, Eric Beetner, Jon Wurster, Lori Barbero, Joey Cape, Tré Cool, Marko DeSantis, Mindy Abovitz, Steven McDonald, Kye Smith, Ian Winwood, Phanie Diaz, Benny Horowitz, Shari Page, Urian Hackney, and Rat Scabies.
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S. W. Lauden is the coeditor of Go All The Way: A Literary Appreciation of Power Pop and the sequel, Go Further. His Greg Salem punk rock PI series includes Bad Citizen Corporation, Grizzly Season, and Hang Time. Steve's a father, husband, writer and drummer living in Los Angeles. Twitter: @swlauden.
Content
- Intro
- Foreword
- By Lucky Lehrer
- Introduction
- By S. W. Lauden
- Straight Eighths from the Garage
- By Ira Elliot
- Maximize the Minimal & Let it Swing
- By Curt Weiss
- You're Only as Good as Your Drummer
- By John Robb
- Top Five Favorite Punk Drummers
- By Hudley Flipside
- Drums&Violins
- By Bon Von Wheelie
- Joey Shithead on Chuck Biscuits
- Interviewed by S. W. Lauden
- The Nightmare Continues: Deconstructing the D-Beat
- By Matt Diehl
- 1984: Rock Against Reagan(Dreadnaught Chapter Excerpt)
- By D. H. Peligro
- Mike Watt on George Hurley
- Interviewed by S. W. Lauden
- You're Pretty Good for a Girl
- By Lynn Perko-Truell
- How I Got the Beat
- By Laura Bethita Neptuna
- Top Five Favorite Punk Drummers
- By Pete Finestone
- Jan Radder on Grant Hart
- Interviewed by S. W. Lauden
- Bill Stevenson: A Consistency of Pressure
- By Jim Ruland
- DC Will Do That to You
- By Eric Beetner
- Top Five Punk(ish) Songs to Make You a Better Drummer
- By Jon Wurster
- Lori Barbero on Babes in Toyland
- Interviewed by S. W. Lauden
- The Angry Builder
- By Joey Cape
- Top Five Pop Punk Drummers
- By Marko DeSantis
- Tré Cool of Green Day
- Interviewed by S. W. Lauden
- Dare Ya to Do What You Want
- By Mindy Abovitz
- Steven McDonald of Redd Kross
- Interviewed by S. W. Lauden
- My Self-Education in Punk Drumming
- By Kye Smith
- On a Mountain, On a Mountain
- by Ian Winwood
- Phanie Diaz of Fea
- Interviewed by S. W. Lauden
- A Trip to Tommy's House
- By Benny Horowitz
- Top Five Drumming Influences That You Didn't Know Were Punk as Fuck
- By Shari Page
- Reggae, Hardcore, & Death
- By Urian Hackney
- Rat Scabies of the Damned
- Interviewed by S. W. Lauden
