A Hardcore Heart: Adventures in a D.I.Y. Scene

By David Gamage

Packed with first-hand stories and unpolished nuggets, this book plots a path through UKHC in the '90s as it developed into an underground scene.

Focusing on the people; artists, promoters, venues, record labels and fanzines, and following the evolution of the author's bands, it looks at the intricacies of the post-punk genre a

• Language: English
• Publisher: Earth Island Books
• Release date: Feb 14, 2023
• ISBN: 9781739647742

David Gamage

David Gamage is a musician and author. He's played in bands since his teens, including Couch Potatoes, Joeyfat, Rydell, Come The Spring and The Atlantic Union Project, and is an active part of the alternative music scene, having promoted gigs, edited a fanzine, and run a record label.​He established his current label, Engineer Records, back in 1999 and continues releasing great records to this day, with well over 350 releases and counting. His first book was 'Punk Faction : BHP '91 to '95', a collection of fanzine interviews and articles. His mammoth new book is 'A Hardcore Heart', a 666-page monster of a love-letter to the alternative music scene. He is currently working on his third book.​David lives with his wife and two sons in East Sussex, and when he's not playing with his family and their five cats, or writing, he enjoys travelling, strangling his guitar and introducing others to obscure rock bands.

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