Roadies : the secret history of Australian rock 'n' roll / Stuart Coupe
- Bib ID:
- 7731352
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Coupe, Stuart, 1956-, author
- Description:
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- Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2018
- ©2018
- xxiii, 312 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9780733638749
- Summary:
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This is your backstage pass to the hidden side of the music industry - the tantrums, the fights, the tensions, the indulgence, the sex, the alcohol, the drugs, the overdoses. The roadies see it all, and now they are sharing their secrets. Roadies are the unsung heroes of the Australian music industry. They unload the PAs and equipment, they set it all up, they make sure everything is running totally smoothly before, during and after the gigs. Then they pack everything up in the middle of the night, put it in the back of the truck and hit the road to another town - to do it all over again. They are there at the pre- and post-show parties. They silently bear witness to overdoses, the groupies, the obsessive fans. They are part of - and often organise - all the craziness that goes on behind the scenes of the concerts and pub gigs you go to. From The Rolling Stones to AC/DC, Bob Marley to Courtney Love, Sherbet to The Ted Mulry Gang, INXS to Blondie - these guys have seen it all. And now they're talking. The Roadies' Creed: If it's wet, drink it. If it's dry, smoke it. If it moves, **** it. If it doesn't move, throw it in the back of the truck.
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- Secret history of Australian rock 'n' roll
- Secret history of Australian rock and roll
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