NYC Rocker May 1980 pages (Suicide, Ric Ocasek, Scene Coverage, Ford Fairline)
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NYC Rocker May 1980 pages (Suicide, Ric Ocasek, Scene Coverage, Ford Fairline)
$19.75
New York City Rocker, May 1980 issue - pages 23, 24, 29, 30
Page 30 features a partial article and large photograph of Suicide, legendary synth-punk pioneers (Alan Vega and Martin Rev) alongside Ric Ocasek and Greg Hawkes (both of The Cars). Ric Ocasek produced Suicide's second album. The article is written by Roy Trakin.
Page 24 features The Adventures Of Ford Fairline - Chapter Three: Robots in Hell, written by Rex Weiner. This series was eventually covered on the big screen in the infamous Andrew Dice Clay movie of the same name.
Page 29 features New Wave/Local Scene coverage of early East Coast new wave/punk hotspots like Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ and Aldo's Hideaway. Artists mentioned in the coverage include Kiss, Patti Smith, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Marianne Faithfull, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Graham Parker, Bruce Springsteen, the B-52s, Nick Lowe, and Joe Jackson.