We Can Be the New Wind

[scannest]

I imagine just about everyone here would have some interest in this book.

‘We Can Be The New Wind’ captures the era when bands throughout the world were blending more melodic and experimental styles whilst heading in an alternative rock direction for hardcore punk. It is the early encyclopaedia of powerful pop-punk. Including in-depth profiles of both the bigger names and more underground players that helped push this new sound forward and interviews with over 150 bands, such as 7 Seconds, Husker Du, Dream Syndicate, Hard-Ons, Camper Van Beethoven, The Plimsouls and To Damascus. More than 900 bands from all over the world, active from 1980 to 1989, get an interesting and insightful mention.

Here's the publishers page (they also did our very own Welly's book 'Directions to the Outskirts of Town'

https://www.earthislandbooks.com/our-books-more-info

There's also a FB page for updates:

https://www.facebook.com/NewWindTheBook1980.1989

Now, the cover on the publishers page is an awesome Doughboys photo, but it looks like Brian Walsby has done some new artwork. Can you name everyone drawn?

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[lewdd]

Thanks for sharing. I will probably buy this and the new Ian Glasper book that I didn't know about that was on that page of the link too.

[captain2man]

I can't read the subject line and then not immediately go "whoa-oh" in my head.

[xxxMidgexxx]

Dream Syndicate???

What do they have to do with this topic?

[scannest]

They might not make the top 800, but if yer gonna include 900 bands that might extend to the Dream Syndicate.

[lewdd]

I can't read the subject line and then not immediately go "whoa-oh" in my head.

That happened to me too

[Marc M]

Really looking forward to this. If I have a favorite genre of music, the stuff covered in this book, whatever it's called, is it.

[xxxMidgexxx]

Really looking forward to this. If I have a favorite genre of music, the stuff covered in this book, whatever it's called, is it.

Is Justice League in it? You should be.

[Hal]

I can't read the subject line and then not immediately go "whoa-oh" in my head.

LOL, same.

[Marc M]

Really looking forward to this. If I have a favorite genre of music, the stuff covered in this book, whatever it's called, is it.

Is Justice League in it? You should be.

Yep. This is the third book I've been asked to interview for, and the first one to actually happen.