Tuesday 9 October 2012

When the Drumming Stops - Steven Wishnia

Book Details

Country: USA
Language: English
Genre: Modern Fiction
Publisher: Manic D Press, Inc.
Publication Date: 2012


Fictional Artist: The Gutter Astronomers
Genre: Punk
Country: USA
Real World Analogue: Wishnia's own False Prophets, a punk group that recorded two albums for Alternative Tentacles.

Jacket Blurb
Bass player and rapidly aging punk rocker Underend Vicodini is an unlikely hero. He loves New York City like nobody's business but does it still love him despite his lack of affluence and influence? His former band, The Gutter Astronomers, was riding high in the 1980s, releasing albums and touring across the country playing to packed nightclubs filled with eager fans, but the Great Recession finds the band members middle-aged and struggling not to drown in the seas of gentrification and disillusion. When lead singer Mickey gets an offer to reunite the band, he jumps at it. But can the old bandmates overcome their acrimonious break up? Can they get back into it without shredding their lives? Can Underend Vicodini find inner peace and, more importantly, a reasonably priced apartment below 14th Street or in Brooklyn?

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