Name: 33 1/3: Richard Hell And The Voidoids' Blank Generation
Brand: Pete Astor

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9781623561222

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2014-06-05

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Bloomsbury

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Pete Astor

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Music

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Pete Astor is a British songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work with The Loft, The Weather Prophets and Ellis Island Sound. Born on August 13, 1960, he has made significant contributions to the indie music scene.

With a career spanning several decades, Pete Astor has established himself as an influential figure in the music industry. His collaborations with bands such as *The Chesterfields*, *The Orchids*, and *BMX Bandits* have showcased his versatility as an artist.

Astor's unique blend of indie pop and rock has earned him a dedicated fan base. Drawing inspiration from artists like *Felt*, *The Jazz Butcher*, and *Robert Forster*, his music captivates listeners with its melodic hooks and introspective lyrics.

To wander the streets of a bankrupt, often lawless, New York City in the early 1970s wearing a T-shirt with PLEASE KILL ME written on it was an act of determined nihilism, and one often recounted in the first reports of Richard Hell filtering into the pre-punk UK. Pete Astor, an archly nihilistic teenager himself at the time, was most impressed. The fact that it emerged (after many years) that Hell himself had not worn the T-shirt but had convinced junior band member Richard Lloyd to do so, actually fitted very well with Astor s older, wiser self looking back at Blank Generation. Richard Hell was an artist who could not only embody but also frame the punk urge; having seeded and developed the essential look and character of punk since his arrival in New York in the late 1960s, he had just what was needed to make one of the defining records of the era. This study combines objective, academic perspectives along with culturally centred subjectivities to understand the meanings and resonances of Richard Hell and the Voidoids Blank Generation

33 1/3: Richard Hell And The Voidoids' Blank Generation

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