Ralph Heibutzki

Mark Andersen

An impassioned history of the final, turbulent years of The Clash under the dark shadow of Reagan and Thatcher.

Reagan, Thatcher, and the Last Stand of a Band That Mattered

We Are the Clash

"For six intense years, Sonic's Rendezvous lit up the Detroit rock scene, after the demise of its flagship bands, the MC5, the Rationals, and the Stooges, among many others. Follow the narrator, Taper Tom, and author Chairman Ralph, as they retrace the ups and downs of Fred 'Sonic' Smith's post-MC5 musical adventures, in comic form! It's all here, from the group's formation in 1974, to the creation of its best-known song, the Detroit rock anthem, 'City Slang,' the summer '78 Eurostrike Tour with Iggy Pop, the group's breakup in 1980, and its last hurrah -- coming, appropriately enough, in Ann Arbor! You'll hear from the principals themselves -- Fred (lead guitar, vocals), Scott Morgan (vocals, rhythm guitar), Gary Rasmussen (bass), and the late Rock Action, Scott Asheton (drums) -- as well as the colorful local characters they meet along the way, including Cover Band Carl, Metal Mike, and Second Chance Sammy. Forty-five years after its release, that seminal single, 'City Slang,' and the band that recorded it, remain the object of vivid rumor, speculation and street talk, as larger than life now, as they were back then. Now you can revisit those days, and that era, thanks to this DIY comic book release! (70 pages, black & white, w/spot color).--Author's description.

The Sonic's Rendezvous Band Story

City Slang

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DANNY GATTON

The Life & Times of Danny Gatton

Unfinished Business

Danny Gatton

(Book). Danny Gatton was a players' guitar player, hailed by both Rolling Stone and Guitar Player as the greatest unknown guitarist anywhere. His legend has only grown since his untimely suicide in 1994, along with appreciation for his blinding speed, effortless genre-hopping, flawless technique, and never-ending appetite for tinkering and problem-solving. Drawing from first-hand interviews with dozens of friends, family members and fellow musicians, Unfinished Business places Gatton's musical contributions into context, and documents his influence on those peers who admired him most, including Albert Lee, Vince Gill, Arlen Roth and Lou Reed.

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