"This new, reactionary music was called Punk. It tossed the dominant Rock culture into the garbage can. The only rule was to break the rules." - Steven Blush

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"This new, reactionary music was called Punk. It tossed the dominant Rock culture into the garbage can. The only rule was to break the rules." - Steven Blush
American Hair Metal by Steven Blush: 2006 vs. 2024 re-release
Author Steven Blush announces book signings
Official press release: As a city that represents endless possibilities, New York has been the setting for the dawning of new movements, styles, and genres. In the 20th century, the birth of Rock music represented a connection between art forms and the city’s socioeconomic, racial, and sexual variants. The latest book by American Hardcore author Steven Blush, entitled NEW YORK ROCK: From The Rise…
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Steven Blush, a music journalist from NYC.
"I grew up thinking I was a weirdo, but I met like-minded people and figured out I wasn't such a freak after all." If that's what "HC" did for them, then the scene succeeded.
Steven Blush
Hardcore was a way of life, something that they had to do.
Steven Blush
Gunna go snuggle in bed with my true love.
American Hardcore: A Tribal History by Steven Blush.
Girl's suck.
80's Ruled.
American Hardcore