SQUAT CITY ROCKS - Richard Dudanski

[rudebhoy]

Off on holiday tomorrow, have just got this for the Kindle, should be some good 101ers stuff in it. Anyone read it?



Book Description
Publication Date: 15 May 2013
Richard "snakehips" Dudanski. Real name Richard Nother, b. 1952, Isle of Sheppey, U.K.
Finishing a degree in zoology at Chelsea College in 1974, was invited by his friends to occupy the vacant drum stool of a fledgling rock band rehearsing in the basement of a neighbouring squat…
This musical memoir traces the author’s life in the corrugated-iron clad ruins of West London’s Squat Land during the two years immediately prior to the Punk Explosion of ’76, playing with Strummer’s seminal garage band “The 101’ers” in the spit-and-sawdust music bars of the capital. The thrills and spills of a crazy, quirky, hand-to-mouth existence gives way to relative disenchantment with the oncoming of the Punk Uprising, which for the author represents, at least partly, a sell-out to the Machiavellian Managers, as much as the vaunted revolution in British popular culture.
After an aborted venture with the iconoclastic “Tymon Dogg and the Fools”, a stint with Lydon’s metal box period “Public Image Limited”, a term with the Dantesque-dub of “Basement Five”, Dudanski’s tale relates the ups and downs of his involvement in a myriad of bands forming part of a fringe underground London scene through the late 70's and 80’s - “Bank of Dresden”, “The Raincoats”, “The Tesco Bombers”, "Vincent Units", “The Decomposers”, and his eventual move from London to Granada...

[Marky Dread]

Off on holiday tomorrow, have just got this for the Kindle, should be some good 101ers stuff in it. Anyone read it?



Book Description
Publication Date: 15 May 2013
Richard "snakehips" Dudanski. Real name Richard Nother, b. 1952, Isle of Sheppey, U.K.
Finishing a degree in zoology at Chelsea College in 1974, was invited by his friends to occupy the vacant drum stool of a fledgling rock band rehearsing in the basement of a neighbouring squat…
This musical memoir traces the author’s life in the corrugated-iron clad ruins of West London’s Squat Land during the two years immediately prior to the Punk Explosion of ’76, playing with Strummer’s seminal garage band “The 101’ers” in the spit-and-sawdust music bars of the capital. The thrills and spills of a crazy, quirky, hand-to-mouth existence gives way to relative disenchantment with the oncoming of the Punk Uprising, which for the author represents, at least partly, a sell-out to the Machiavellian Managers, as much as the vaunted revolution in British popular culture.
After an aborted venture with the iconoclastic “Tymon Dogg and the Fools”, a stint with Lydon’s metal box period “Public Image Limited”, a term with the Dantesque-dub of “Basement Five”, Dudanski’s tale relates the ups and downs of his involvement in a myriad of bands forming part of a fringe underground London scene through the late 70's and 80’s - “Bank of Dresden”, “The Raincoats”, “The Tesco Bombers”, "Vincent Units", “The Decomposers”, and his eventual move from London to Granada...

Yes I have the physical copy and it's a good read.

[white man]

I'm taking Billy Idols and Viv Albertines with me.

[Marky Dread]

I'm taking Billy Idols and Viv Albertines with me.

Viv's is good let me know if Billy's is worth a read please.

[Low Down Low]

The Viv Albertine book is the best music memoir I've read in years. In fact struggling to think if one better, James Fearnleys was ok but annoyed me in places.

[Silent Majority]

The Viv Albertine book is the best music memoir I've read in years. In fact struggling to think if one better, James Fearnleys was ok but annoyed me in places.

Fearnley's a man who writes above his weight class. A bit like HP Lovecraft.

[Low Down Low]

The Viv Albertine book is the best music memoir I've read in years. In fact struggling to think if one better, James Fearnleys was ok but annoyed me in places.

Fearnley's a man who writes above his weight class. A bit like HP Lovecraft.

He certainly has pretensions. It's those perfectly remembered conversations from the most boozed up band in history 30 years on that really got my goat.

[white man]

I'm taking Billy Idols and Viv Albertines with me.

Viv's is good let me know if Billy's is worth a read please.

half way through Billy's. The man has seen and done a lot. Never knew he spent the first years of his life in New Jersey hence the drawl. Was also shagging don letts' girlfriend during the roxy days where he built the stage. hola from Portugal

[Marky Dread]

I'm taking Billy Idols and Viv Albertines with me.

Viv's is good let me know if Billy's is worth a read please.

half way through Billy's. The man has seen and done a lot. Never knew he spent the first years of his life in New Jersey hence the drawl. Was also shagging don letts' girlfriend during the roxy days where he built the stage. hola from Portugal

Hola! enjoy your break.

[rudebhoy]

Enjoyed Dudanski's book.

He seemed very bitter towards Joe for leaving the 101ers, mainly because he thought they had a good shot at making it big. He also makes out he could have got the job drumming for The Clash if he wanted it, but turned it down as he couldn't stand Bernie. Not sure how near the truth that is.

It was good to see that he and Joe made up within a couple of years, and were good mates thereafter. Bit of a theme there with Joe.

The stuff from his spell in PIL is interesting. He paints Levine in a pretty bad light (if you are reading, sorry Keith!).

All in all, a pretty good read.

[rudebhoy]

I'm taking Billy Idols and Viv Albertines with me.

Viv's is good let me know if Billy's is worth a read please.

half way through Billy's. The man has seen and done a lot. Never knew he spent the first years of his life in New Jersey hence the drawl. Was also shagging don letts' girlfriend during the roxy days where he built the stage. hola from Portugal

met Billy Idol in Falkirk in 1978. He was a right twat! Only interested in the girls who were there, had no time at all for anyone else.

[101Walterton]

Enjoyed Dudanski's book.

He seemed very bitter towards Joe for leaving the 101ers, mainly because he thought they had a good shot at making it big. He also makes out he could have got the job drumming for The Clash if he wanted it, but turned it down as he couldn't stand Bernie. Not sure how near the truth that is.It was good to see that he and Joe made up within a couple of years, and were good mates thereafter. Bit of a theme there with Joe.

The stuff from his spell in PIL is interesting. He paints Levine in a pretty bad light (if you are reading, sorry Keith!).

All in all, a pretty good read.

Have read that before (can't remember where). Joe tried to get him in the band but he wasn't interested.

[Marky Dread]

Enjoyed Dudanski's book.

He seemed very bitter towards Joe for leaving the 101ers, mainly because he thought they had a good shot at making it big. He also makes out he could have got the job drumming for The Clash if he wanted it, but turned it down as he couldn't stand Bernie. Not sure how near the truth that is.It was good to see that he and Joe made up within a couple of years, and were good mates thereafter. Bit of a theme there with Joe.

The stuff from his spell in PIL is interesting. He paints Levine in a pretty bad light (if you are reading, sorry Keith!).

All in all, a pretty good read.

Have read that before (can't remember where). Joe tried to get him in the band but he wasn't interested.

Me too and you have to remember they had got their shit together and recorded demos at Pathway and released a single on Chiswick. They were riding high on the coattails of Dr. Feelgood and with Joe's energy could've given Eddie & the Hot Rods a run for their money.

[white man]

I'm taking Billy Idols and Viv Albertines with me.

Viv's is good let me know if Billy's is worth a read please.

half way through Billy's. The man has seen and done a lot. Never knew he spent the first years of his life in New Jersey hence the drawl. Was also shagging don letts' girlfriend during the roxy days where he built the stage. hola from Portugal

met Billy Idol in Falkirk in 1978. He was a right twat! Only interested in the girls who were there, had no time at all for anyone else.

Its sex drugs and rock and roll with Idol. Or at least it was. Once he left the stage it was drugs and girls. Mind you he wouldn't have been spoilt for choice concerning the latter in Falkirk
VA's book it a belter mind. It actually gets more interesting after her music career ground to a halt.

[white man]

Reading Chrissie Hyndes now.