It's our first day on the What'cha Readin' Book Club with our book of the month for September, Treat Me Like Dirt : An Oral History Of Punk In Toronto And Beyond 1977-1981 by Liz Worth,, and on today's show, aside from reflecting upon the first few chapters that I've read, I have my last five copies of the book to offer to the first bloggers who correctly answer questions I pose on-air.
Aside from learning a lot about Canadian independent music pioneers like Teenage Head, Simply Saucer, the Diodes, and Viletones among others, I've been really immersed in how Worth's book reflects Toronto and Hamilton historically. We kinda take it for granted now but, in the mid-to-late seventies, apparently it was a real struggle for bands to find places to play, particularly those experimenting with this yet-to-be-named, aggressive form of raw rock 'n' roll. I'm compelled myself and I hope you will be too.
Do you have anything interesting you can tell us about the history of your town's music scene?
I have five copies of Treat Me Like Dirt to offer up on today's show. I'm gonna pose five questions on the air today and if you end up being the first person to post the winning answer to one of them on the blog, you win! All winners, please e-mail vish_khanna [at] cbcradio3.com with "Bullet Proof Something" in the subject line, and your blog moniker and shipping address in your message.
Otherwise, what'cha readin'?