Sounds Of Two Eyes Opening - Southern California Life : Skate/Beach/Punk 1969-1982

Download Free (EPUB, PDF)

Spot landed in Hermosa Beach, CA in the mid-1970s. A serious musician, he helped build Media Art Recording Studio and stumbled into photojournalism via Easy Reader, the local news weekly. Hermosa proved to be a crossroads abounding with oddball roller skaters who were mostly overshadowed by Venice disco rollers and the Dogtown-inspired leaps into professional skateboarding (never mind that the first skateboard competition ever was in Hermosa in 1963). Then, in the late 70s, a cultural shift hit, fueled largely by music. This time the South Bay was in the vanguard. Spot became the in-house producer and engineer at SST Records—the label founded in 1978 by Greg Ginn as a vehicle for Black Flag, the band that defined LA hardcore. Between 1979 and 1985, he recorded, mixed, produced or co-produced most of SST’s pivotal acts, working on all of Black Flag’s greatest releases, and on classic albums by the Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Saint Vitus, Descendents, Big Boys, Hüsker Dü, The Dicks, Subhumans and Misfits. Throughout this period, Spot remained a master photographer who documented various Los Angeles subcultures in intelligently composed black-and-white photographs. As this volume reveals, there was no distinction between the musical and the visual—he heard what he saw; saw what he heard—hence, the title of this collection. Spanning the late 1960s through the early 1980s, Sounds of Two Eyes Opening offers an amazing portrait of Southern California beach life, set against the dark clubs and rehearsal spaces of the burgeoning punk scene.

Hardcover: 276 pages

Publisher: Sinecure Books (October 31, 2014)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1938265106

ISBN-13: 978-1938265105

Product Dimensions: 1 x 8.5 x 11 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #852,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #179 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Lifestyle & Events > Lifestyle #279 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Musical Genres > Punk #2375 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Popular

Great collection of photos from legendary punk rock engineer/producer Spot. Captures the vibe and energy that was the South Bay/LA in the late 70's and early 80's. Plenty of punk rock and beach culture along with skateboarding but also includes all the roller skating going on at the time. If you are interested in youth culture from the 70's and 80's, then this book is a must have.

Amazing Photos! Made me free so good to see all of these old Hermosa Beach Pictures! Thank You so much for having the insight at the time to document life as we knew it!

Very cool pictures and so incredible to learn about the awesome punk history of the South Bay

Spot is an all around amazing guy. The pictures in this book are incredible!

Sounds of Two Eyes Opening - Southern California Life : Skate/Beach/Punk 1969-1982 Southern Cooking: Southern Cooking Cookbook - Southern Cooking Recipes - Southern Cooking Cookbooks - Southern Cooking for Thanksgiving - Southern Cooking Recipes - Southern Cooking Cookbook Recipes Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982 Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening Skate the World: Photographing One World of Skateboarding Punk Rock Etiquette: The Ultimate How-to Guide for DIY, Punk, Indie, and Underground Bands Southern Sayins' & Sass: A Chalkboard Coloring Book: Well Bless Your Heart: Southern Charm & Southern Sayings Funny Coloring Books For Grownups & ... ... Relaxation Stress Relief & Art Color Therapy) The Boom of the Eighties in Southern California (California Classics) LeSutra Model Beach Volleyball Team Runways lookbook 2016 - 02 (LeSutra Model Beach Volleyball Lookbook 2016) Plant Life in Field and Garden (Yesterday's Classics) (Eyes and No Eyes Book 3) Manga Drawing Books How to Draw Manga Eyes: Learn Japanese Manga Eyes And Pretty Manga Face (Drawing Manga Books : Pencil Drawings for Beginners) (Volume 4) Lessons from the Sand: Family-Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach (Southern Gateways Guides) Episcopal Hymnal 1982 Blue: Basic Singers Edition The Hymnal 1982, according to the use of The Episcopal Church GENERAL MOTORS Firebird, 1982-92 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual) Punks, Poets & Provocateurs: New York City Bad Boys, 1977-1982 Corvette, 1966-1982: Shop Manual (Motorbooks Workshop) Porsche 944: All models 1982-1991 (Essential Buyer's Guide) The Collected Poems of Wendell Berry, 1957-1982 The Hymnal 1982: Basic Singers