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1 online resource |
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Cover; Praise for Pig City; Author biography; Title page; Imprint page; contents; author's note -- the wrong road; author's note; introduction -- know your product; pineapples from the dawn of time (1971-1979); 1 -- a million people staying low; 2 -- guerrilla radio; 3 -- the most primitive band in the world; 4 -- the striped sunlight sound; 5 -- task force versus the brisbane punks; 6 -- swept away; ups and downs (1980-1989); 7 -- last of the leather age; 8 -- everybody moves; 9 -- brisbane blacks; 10 -- too much acid; 11 -- ss brigade; 12 -- cyclone hits expo; affirmation (1990-2000) |
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13 -- rock against work!14 -- spring hill fair; 15 -- black ticket day; 16 -- the human jukebox; 17 -- new suburban fables; 18 -- today your love, tomorrow the world; epilogue -- no, your product; notes; appendix -- cast of characters; bibliography; permissions; acknowledgments; index; Picture section |
| Summary |
From cult heroes the Saints and the Go-Betweens to national icons Powderfinger and international stars Savage Garden, Brisbane has produced more than its share of great bands. But behind the music lay a ghost city of malice and corruption. Pressed under the thumb of the Bjelke-Petersen government and its toughest enforcers-the police-Brisbane's musicians, radio announcers, and political activists braved ignorance, harassment and often violence to be heard. This updated, 10th anniversary edition features a scathing new introduction by the author, assessing the changing shape of Brisbane, its mu |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rock music -- Australia -- Brisbane (Qld.) -- History and criticism
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Rock groups -- Australia -- Brisbane (Qld.)
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Rock music -- Political aspects -- Australia -- Brisbane (Qld.)
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Manners and customs.
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Politics and government.
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Rock groups.
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Rock music.
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Rock music -- Political aspects.
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Brisbane (Qld.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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Brisbane (Qld.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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Queensland -- Brisbane.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1306878047 |
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9781306878043 |
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9780702254673 |
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0702254673 |
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