Bomp! was both the brainchild, and the unorthodox corporate logo of rock & roll rebel legend Greg Shaw. His major legacy was the two magazines Bomp! (Who Put The Bomp) and its predecessor Mojo Navigator, both wild treasure troves of writing and graphics that gave birth to the modern rock press -- and Bomp! records, the first and the last of the true independent labels.
Shaw and a team of now legendary writers - Lester Bangs, Greil Marcus, Ken Barnes, and even Iggy Pop - not only tell the story of rock'n'roll from the ground up but also give a vivid insight into the actual dawn of modern rock writing.
This first ever collection includes lavish, full-color, facsimile pages from ultra-rare magazines thought to be lost to the world, chronicling the furious progress of outlaw music as it happened.
Illustrated with personal correspondence, photos, in-depth interviews and major features on :
- The Grateful Dead
- The Doors' first ever fanzine interview
- The Ramones
- Janis Joplin and Big Brother & The Holding Company
- Blondie
- Brian Wilson
- The Troggs
- The Standells
- The Runaways
- Sky Saxon
- Country Joe & The Fish
- The Birth of Surf
Plus rare and never-before-seen photos of Iggy, Blondie, Stiv Bators, Weirdos, Germs, and many more, record and concert reviews (from Elvis Presley to the Sex Pistols), as well as contributions from Lenny Kaye, Mike Stax, Brendan Mullen, Peter Case, and others.
Bomp : Saving The World One Record At A Time
by Suzy Shaw & Mick Farren
Ammo 2007
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BORN IN THE GARAGE! BOMP PART 2, Edited by MIKE STAX and SUZY SHAW.
A heavyweight celebration of the roots of rock fandom. Eye-popping cover
art by the immortal WILLIAM STOUT. This is the ultimate anthology of rock
'n' roll fandom from its inception to its mid/late 1970s heyday.
BOOK INCLUDES
300 pages of reproductions from Greg Shaw's pioneering 70s era zines
WHO PUT THE BOMP and BOMP!
ESSAYS BY Jon Savage, Alec Palao, Ken Barnes, Suzy Shaw and Mike Stax
60s GARAGE AND BEAT
SURF MUSIC
BRITISH INVASION
GIRL GROUPS
ROCKABILLY
ACID PUNK
and PSYCHEDELIA,
Obsessively detailed DISCOGRAPHIES and LABEL LISTINGS, plus reams of
readers' letters and never before published material. The sheer volume of
historical information is almost mind-boggling. Also included are reprints
from Shaw's obscure personal zines, METANOIA and LIQUID LOVE, circulated
in 1970-72 to just a handful of friends and fellow writers.
Aside from including a huge selection of Shaw's insightful writing, BOMP!
2 also includes rare early work by celebrated rock scribes like
Ken Barnes,
Lester Bangs,
Lenny Kaye,
Richard Meltzer,
Dave Marsh,
Mike Saunders,
Phast Phreddie and more.
FEATURING ARTWORK BY UNDERGROUND ARTISTS like
Jay Kinney,
William Stout and
Tim Kirk
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BOMP 2 - Born In The Garage's Friend Space (Top 39)
Just discovered yesterday, due to this book, that my group's [The U.S. Mods] 45 was deemed worthy to be reviewed in the never-released-until-now Bomp #22.
This is so grossly criminally ridiculous that we don’t even have to mention her implementation of medical fees for women who have been raped in her state. Should hobbies such as animal killing suffice in regard to the value of this person? A pure Christian prompt to have the OTHER HUMAN BEING, unbeliever/questioner of HER fundamentalist Faith, be killed! We want peace in each of our lives. If that is your goal, we encourage you to vote for Obama. For Americans, who need translation, “Hussein” means “Beautiful”: in plain English. I would pick, in a second, this first name if I was left with a choice between: “Walker” or “Dick.”
The same ones who are depriving 80% of the entire World population, species and vegetal, of what is left to satisfy their deep, deeply abysmal, safes and pockets.
So, what will it be?
The Time has come! There is No return!
“Will it be an old, late 19th Century Conservative, who after gloriously commendable days (at a time when soldiers were spit upon by their fellow Americans and most of my friends are still visiting Mental facilities under the V A supervision) has already plentifully fulfilled his financial greed and married Cindy Lou Hensley McCain, the chair of Hensley & Co., founded by her father and one of the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributors in the United States, (just have a look at their IRS income files to KNOW those people are NOT concerned by YOU, just like the Bush Dynasty wasn’t, and NO matter their late disclaim of NOT pertaining to the most disastrous politics ever, they ARE part of the herd).” “Am I willing to realize that in his last-chance attempt for power McCain has dared to opt for the treacherous irresponsibility to leave the country at the mercy of an uneducated female Kaiser whose sole understanding of international relations is a look (through binoculars) at Russia while her excuse for not being prepared to deal with North America Ethnic conflicts is that Alaska is far from the Mexican borders?”
Please, Get up Your Couch; leave behind French Fries, Twinkies and Beers To Go AND VOTE!!!
OK! Now, there are No 2 ways about it! Deep down inside their souls and hearts, Native and Caucasian North American, Hispanic, Asian, or whatever their ethnic origin, Voters have to ask themselves: “Am I A Racist? Or NOT?” (I do realize it’s not an easy task for you have to turn over some corners of your Being and face the darkest side of your mind.)
“Am I ready/desirous to have an Icon of Slavery as the 44th President of the United States of America?” (A French Senegalese dear friend of mine and I took on a Journey from NYC to LA, via San Francisco, back to NYC in a Greyhound bus in the Summer of 1966. A travel, I would title: “Uneasy Riders” that left us with a sour taste in the confrontation of hate: non-stop harassment by policemen, passers-by and white Americans. We did reach a moment of grace when we finally arrived at the University of Berkeley and joined in an exhilarating rally for Martin Luther King. That was ONLY 42 years ago!)
“Am I going to keep on believing those enormously unbelievable prevaricators who have invaded the U S Government in 1998 using President Bill Clinton’s trial to take over a disassembled Administration and torn apart Democratic Movement?” “Am I dumb and gullible or shutting my eyes even though I KNOW?” “Is there anything that propels me to Happiness and let me deliberately be part of the big lies, greed and murders to let my Racism capture my Soul and knock off my place in Heaven?” “Am I so enraged and so afraid the White House (built with a pure white and finest French plaster of Paris) will turn Black?” “Am I prone to become poorer taking away with me ALL my compatriots by stupidly electing Liars, Cheaters, Warmongers, hateful Christians and Money hungry happy few, again and again?”
Check out our long awaited auction since October '07. We will be posting approx. 1,000 soul/funk/r&b, etc 45s with sound clips!! New listings will continue until Friday Feb 22.
The book's great! Check out the review on Funtopia and Keep it Together! myspace blog!
... Keep it together, and don't forget to boogie! -------------------------------------- Keep it Together! Cosmic Boogie with the Deviants and Pink Fairies, by Rich Deakin, with an introduction by Mick Farren, published by Headpress - OUT NOW!!!!
Hey! Suzy.....the book is great I'm about halfway through it now. Man,lot's of interesting stuff I didn't even know. You know I been dealing with Bomp! since 1977.
BORN IN THE GARAGE! BOMP PART 2, Edited by MIKE STAX and SUZY SHAW.
