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The Long Beach Public Library is pleased to present our new "Meet the Music Makers" series!
Join us live on Zoom for an intimate conversation with S. W. Lauden, Ira Elliot, Shari Page and host Darren Paltrowitz. Register below to submit your questions!
Whether they're self-taught bashers or technical wizards, drummers are the thrashing, crashing heart of our favorite punk bands. In Forbidden Beat, some of today's most respected writers and musicians explore the history of punk percussion with personal essays, interviews and lists featuring their favorite players and biggest influences. From 60s garage rock and proto-punk to 70s New York and London, 80s hardcore and D-beat to 90s pop punk and beyond, Forbidden Beat is an uptempo ode to six decades of punk rock drumming.
CONTRIBUTORS: Tré Cool, Ira Elliot, Curt Weiss, John Robb, Hudley Flipside, Bon Von Wheelie, Joey Shithead, Matt Diehl, D.H. Peligro, Mike Watt, Lynn Perko-Truell, Pete Finestone, Laura Bethita Neptuna, Jan Radder, Jim Ruland, Eric Beetner, Jon Wurster, Lori Barbero, Joey Cape, Marko DeSantis, Mindy Abovitz, Steven McDonald, Kye Smith, Ian Winwood, Phanie Diaz, Benny Horowitz, Shari Page, Urian Hackney, and Rat Scabies.
Ira Elliot is and has been the drummer in Nada Surf for the past twenty-five years but has known the other members of the band for thirty-five years since he was a member, and they were fans of The Fuzztones. He lives with his lovely wife, Jen, and daughter, Vivian, in sunny, Sarasota, Florida.
Shari Page is the drummer for the band THICK. She first took drum lessons during elementary school after attending an activity fair with her mom on Long Island. She picked drumming up again as a tween and bought her first drum set with babysitting money. She met her future bandmates in THICK after seeing a Craigslist ad titled “Two Girls One Drummer.”
S. W. Lauden is the editor/interviewer for Forbidden Beat: Perspectives on Punk Drumming. He's also the co-editor of Go All The Way: Literary Appreciations of Power Pop and the sequel, Go Further. His Greg Salem punk rock PI series includes Bad Citizen Corporation, Grizzly Season, and Hang Time. Steve’s a father, husband, writer, and drummer living in Los Angeles.
Darren Paltrowitz is an LBNY resident, music journalist, and host of the podcast "Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz." He has written for the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal.
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