Michael Turner’s novel-in-verse about the legendary punk band Hard Core Logo’s reunion tour transforms the rock ’n’ roll road experience into a tale of broken dreams and shattered friendships. The feature film was released in the U.S. by Quentin Tarantino.
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—NOW (NOW )
"A bitterly enjoyable and humorously hard-edged insider's look into the music industry—a rollicking glimpse between the liner notes."
—Toronto Star (Toronto Star )
"Turner's clear observations and dark wit illuminate real-life rock 'n' roll more forcefully than any number of celebrity bios ever could"
—The Georgia Straight (Georgia Straight )
—NOW (NOW )
"A bitterly enjoyable and humorously hard-edged insider's look into the music industry—a rollicking glimpse between the liner notes."
—Toronto Star (Toronto Star )
"Turner's clear observations and dark wit illuminate real-life rock 'n' roll more forcefully than any number of celebrity bios ever could"
—The Georgia Straight (Georgia Straight )
About the Author
Born in North Vancouver, Canada, 1962. Fiction and poetry: Company Town (1991), Hard Core Logo (1993), Kingsway (1995), American Whiskey Bar (1997), and The Pornographer's Poem (1999). Awards include the 1999 BC Book Prize for Fiction and a 1996 Genie Award for Music/Original Song; as well, a finalist for the 1991 Dorothy Livesay BC Book Prize for Poetry. Lives in Vancouver, where, in addition to books and screenplays, he writes art essays and edits ArsenalAdvance, a literary/visual art imprint he founded with Arsenal Pulp Press in 1998.
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Hard Core Disappointment,
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It seems like Hard Core Logo is an example of a book that was not quiet as good as the film that was made out of it. Perhaps I expected too much upon seeing the excellent film first, but I can't help but be disappointed with the book. It's novel in verse format is clever, although skimpy. I feel that Turner had a great story to tell, but left out all the best parts. The characters are underdeveloped and the whole story feels empty and unfulfilling. It is a very short book (it took me about three times as long to watch the movie than read the book), and while this is not necessarily a bad thing, I felt that there had to be more in this book to make it work. A great idea, a great basis for a movie, this book is a bit too hollow to be thoroughly enjoyed. Check out American Whisky bar instead, it's way better and a great book in itself.
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THIS BOOK BLEW ME AWAY!!!,
By Mat Thompson (Sudbury, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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I had seen the movie Hard Core Logo years ago when it first premiered here in Canada, but never picked up the book until a friend recommended it to me. He read it in one sitting and told me I wouldn't be able to put it down. Well, I took it to work with me and finished it before the shift ended! This is the most amazingly written book I have ever read.Hard Core Logo is the story of a punk band on one last tour trying to regain not only the glory of their past days atop the Punk Genre, but also to rekindle the flame they used to have for the business, and get paid as well. What makes this book so interesting is that it is written in verse, telling the story through poems, song lyrics, answering machine messages, letters and the diary of Ox, the bands neurotic bass player. The characters, the setting and the entire story is laid out just by the spoken and written words of the band members. You don't need any more explanation beyond what is given to you. It may sound strange, but no book has ever grabbed me the way this one did! You just have to read it to understand how different and how good it really is!
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I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about the behind the scene antics of rock bands on the road. It is very amusing and you can really picture all these things happening while the band is trying to get back together etc. The characters are really fresh and make you feel like you are a part of the crowd.
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My name is Laura Cromartie and I am writing to you for two reasons: 1) because you don't have a telephone; and 2) because I am wondering whether your band, Hard Core Logo, would consider doing a reunion show in order to raise money for the Green World Coalition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hard Core Logo, Joe Dick, Billy Tallent, Green World Coalition, Bucky Haight, Joe Hill, New York City, Robert Satiacum New!
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My name is Laura Cromartie and I am writing to you for two reasons: 1) because you don't have a telephone; and 2) because I am wondering whether your band, Hard Core Logo, would consider doing a reunion show in order to raise money for the Green World Coalition. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hard Core Logo, Joe Dick, Billy Tallent, Green World Coalition, Bucky Haight, Joe Hill, New York City, Robert Satiacum New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- John Henry (Read-It! Readers En Espanol) (Read-It! Readers En Espanol: Tall Tales Green Level) (Spanish Edition) by Christianne C. Jones on page 31
- Company Town by Michael Turner on page 184
- Screening Gender, Framing Genre: Canadian Literature into Film by Peter Dickinson on 19 pages
- Weird Sex and Snowshoes: And Other Canadian Film Phenomena by Katherine Monk on page 87, page 88, and page 101
- Vancouver: Secrets of the City by Shawn Blore on page 121, and page 164
- One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema by George Melnyk on page 215, and Back Matter
- Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada (Reference Guides to the World's Cinema) by Peter Harry Rist on page 91, and Back Matter
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