In Heaven Everything is Fine : the unsolved life of Peter Ivers and the lost history of New Wave Theatre
Josh Frank Josh Frank with Charlie Buckholtz
Bok Engelsk 2010
| Utgitt | New York : Soft Skull , cop. 2010
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| Omfang | 327 s. : ill.
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| Opplysninger | Har litteraturliste, diskografi, filmografi og register. - In the late seventies and early eighties, Saturday Night Live and National Lampoon were leading a comedy renaissance, while punk and new wave turned the music world on its head. At the nexus was the underground cable-access show New Wave Theatre, hosted by the visionary Peter Ivers. Pre-MTV, the show forged a groundbreaking union between comedy and punk, placing comedians such as John Belushi, Chevy Chase, and Harold Ramis onstage with bands such as Black Flag, the Dead Kennedys, and Fear. But just as it was on the cusp of mainstream recognition, New Wave Theatre came to a sudden end on March 3, 1983, when Ivers was found beaten to death in his downtown Los Angeles loft. The show was forgotten, but Ivers influence on pop culture has lasted. A magnetic creative force whose circle included Doug Kenney, Jello Biafra, and David Lynch as well as Ramis and Belushi, Ivers was also a fascinating musician. He recorded seven albums, though his centerpiece song on the soundtrack of Lynch's cult classic Eraserhead has been perhaps his greatest legacy. Now Josh Frank brings this underappreciated and compelling creative figure to life for a new generation.
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| ISBN | 9781593762704(h.) : 250 kr
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