City Baby: Surviving in Leather, Bristles, Studs, Punk Rock, and G.B.H

This is a story about living without a safety netand getting away with it. Teenage punk rock milkman Ross Lomas strapped on a bass and joined G.B.H onstage in 1981. Leading the charge of U.K. hardcore punk, G.B.H lit up British pubs, European squats, and American highways with a wall of sound and mile-high spikes. Living by his own rules, for better or for worse, Ross Lomas riots with violent skinheads, metal hippies, rip-off managers, Neil Sedaka, and the Argentine cavalry, and tries to make sense of adulthood. Ross and his G.B.H family dont escape unscathed, but they never surrender. Always doing what they felt like and having a laughabsolutely captivating.Vive le Rock The full, warts and all story of the band, a gripping read. Full of crazy punk rock antics from around the worldraw and honestSidewalk To Ross credit, he drills uncomfortably deep into the darkest corners of his psyche. An uneasy but always compelling read.Record Collector UK

Author: Ross Lomas
Publisher: Bazillion Points LLC
Published: 11/24/2015
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781935950158
ISBN10: 1935950150
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Reference
- Music | Genres & Styles | Punk
- Music | Genres & Styles | Heavy Metal