The Downtown Pop Underground: New York City and the Literary Punks, Renegade Artists, DIY Filmmakers, Mad Playwrights, and Rock 'n' Roll Glitter Queens Who Revolutionized Culture

The Downtown Pop Underground: New York City and the Literary Punks, Renegade Artists, DIY Filmmakers, Mad Playwrights, and Rock 'n' Roll Glitter Queens Who Revolutionized Culture cover
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  • Added: 2025-10-22
  • Updated: 2025-10-22
  • Reviews: 3
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Goodreads · Kembrew McLeod · 2018-10-23
excellent 4.16

The book provides a detailed and engaging look at the cultural revolution in New York City during the 1960s and early 70s. It highlights the interconnectedness of various alternative worlds and their impact on the city's cultural landscape.

This book is a fascinating exploration of the cultural scene in New York City during the 1960s and early 70s. The author takes a kaleidoscopic tour of the city, focusing on how deeply interconnected all the alternative worlds were during this era. The book provides a detailed and engaging look at the cultural revolution that took place, highlighting the impact of literary punks, renegade artists, DIY filmmakers, mad playwrights, and rock 'n' roll glitter queens. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the cultural history of New York City.


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    Award-winning author Kembrew McLeod takes a kaleidoscopic tour of the city during the 1960s and early '70s and focuses on how deeply interconnected all the alternative worlds and ...

    The Downtown Pop Underground takes a kaleidoscopic tour of Manhattan during this era and shows how deeply interconnected all the alternative worlds and ...

    McLeod's deft and generous book tells of a constellation of avant-garde squatters, divas, and dissidents who reinvented the world.

Everand · 2018-01-01
great 3.70

The book is praised for its deft and generous telling of a constellation of avant-garde figures who reinvented the world. It offers a unique perspective on the cultural revolution in New York City.

This book is highly praised for its deft and generous telling of a constellation of avant-garde squatters, divas, and dissidents who reinvented the world. It offers a unique perspective on the cultural revolution that took place in New York City during the 1960s and early 70s. The author provides a detailed and engaging look at the interconnectedness of various alternative worlds and their impact on the city's cultural landscape. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the cultural history of New York City.


Quick quotes

    McLeod's deft and generous book tells of a constellation of avant-garde squatters, divas, and dissidents who reinvented the world.

    The Downtown Pop Underground takes a kaleidoscopic tour of Manhattan during this era and shows how deeply interconnected all the alternative worlds and ...

    Take a wild ride through the cultural creativity and revolutionary energy that was brewing in a small neighborhood in downtown New York City during the ...

Microcosm Publishing · 2018-01-01
brilliant 4.00

The book offers a wild ride through the cultural creativity and revolutionary energy that was brewing in downtown New York City. It provides a detailed and engaging look at the cultural revolution that took place.

This book offers a wild ride through the cultural creativity and revolutionary energy that was brewing in a small neighborhood in downtown New York City during the 1960s and early 70s. The author takes a kaleidoscopic tour of the city, focusing on how deeply interconnected all the alternative worlds were during this era. The book provides a detailed and engaging look at the cultural revolution that took place, highlighting the impact of literary punks, renegade artists, DIY filmmakers, mad playwrights, and rock 'n' roll glitter queens. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the cultural history of New York City.


Quick quotes

    Take a wild ride through the cultural creativity and revolutionary energy that was brewing in a small neighborhood in downtown New York City during the ...

    The Downtown Pop Underground takes a kaleidoscopic tour of Manhattan during this era and shows how deeply interconnected all the alternative worlds and ...

    McLeod's deft and generous book tells of a constellation of avant-garde squatters, divas, and dissidents who reinvented the world.