Steven Blush
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Steven Blush

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STEVEN BLUSH is the author of AMERICAN HARDCORE: A Tribal History (Feral House, 2001), AMERICAN HAIR METAL (Feral House, 2006), .45 DANGEROUS MINDS: The Most Intense Interviews From Seconds Magazine (Creation, 2008), LOST ROCKERS: Broken Dreams and Crashed Careers (powerHouse, 2016), NEW YORK ROCK: From The Rise of the Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB (Macmillan, 2017), BUSTIN' BALLS: Pro Sports, Pop Culture, Progressive Politics (Blush Books/Feral House, 2020), and the new WHEN ROCK MET DISCO: The Story of How The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, KISS, Queen, Blondie and More Got Their Groove On in the Me Decade (Backbeat, 2023). He wrote and produced the award-winning documentary film AMERICAN HARDCORE: The History of American Punk Rock 1980-1986 (Sundance Film Festival, Sony Pictures Classics), and is Executive Producer of an upcoming major documentary about World Team Tennis, inspired by BUSTIN' BALLS. Blush was the editor and publisher of Seconds Magazine, the music editor of Paper Magazine, and has had bylines in over 50 publications, like Spin, High Times, and The Times of London. Blush got his start at age 19 promoting DC Hardcore shows by the likes of Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Minor Threat and Trouble Funk. For years he was a New York City club DJ-promoter, noted for his DJing residencies at Carmelitas, Pyramid, Mars, Nell's, and Limelight, his "Röck Cändy" and "Bitch" parties at Don Hill's, and his sound design for fashion designer Stephen Sprouse. Blush spends most of his quality time raising a family in New York.
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    • The Story of How The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, KISS, Queen, Blondie and More Got Their Groove On in the Me Decade
    • Written by: Steven Blush
    • Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
    • Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release Date: 09-05-23
    • Language: English
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