Pig City
Author | : Andrew Stafford |
Publisher | : University of Queensland Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2014-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780702253331 |
ISBN-13 | : 0702253332 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: From cult heroes the Saints and the Go-Betweens to national icons Powderfinger and international stars Savage Garden, Brisbane has produced more than its share of great bands. But behind the music lay a ghost city of malice and corruption. Pressed under the thumb of the Bjelke-Petersen government and its toughest enforcers—the police—Brisbane's musicians, radio announcers, and political activists braved ignorance, harassment and often violence to be heard. This updated, 10th anniversary edition features a scathing new introduction by the author, assessing the changing shape of Brisbane, its music, and troubling developments since the return of the state of Queensland to conservative governance.