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Out of the Basement: From Cheap trick to DIY Punk in Rockford, Illinois, 1973-2005 by David Ensminger

by Dick Weissman | Mar 14, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Music

Although this is a slim 95-page book, it is essential reading for anyone who cares to explore the roots of the DIY (do it yourself) movement in music. The author sketches the odyssey of the town, which he describes as a rust belt remnant with high unemployment, and a...

Out of the Basement: From Cheap trick to DIY Punk in Rockford, Illinois, 1973-2005 by David Ensminger

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