No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes: An Oral History

A project in Trenton, NJ by Amy Yates Wuelfing & Steven DiLodovico
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No Slam Dancing is an oral history of 80s/90s-era punk & metal told through the portal of one club—Trenton, NJ's City Gardens.
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Dates: Jun 26th -> Jul 26th (30 days)
Project By: Amy Yates Wuelfing & Steven DiLodovico
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Latest News

Joy Division/New Order Legend Talks to Amy Yates Wuelfing About Playing City Gardens!!!!!!

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook sat for an interview with No Slamdancing author Amy Yates Wuelfing today to talk about City Gardens (as well as some other things). Check out a snippet of Amy's interview here.  (Read More)

In Effect Hardcore Talks About "No Slamdancing" Book!!!!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Chris Wynne over at In Effect Hardcore shows some love to No Slamdancing, No Stagediving, No Spikes.   (Read More)

No Slamdancing Author Interviews Milo from the Descendents;

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
No Slamdancing author Amy Yates Wuelfing sat with Milo Aukerman for an interview about City Gardens and about the frontman's lengthy time playing music. Amy and Milo covered a pretty wide range of topics. You can here a quick snippet of the... (Read More)

Check Out These City Gardens Pint Glasses Now Available For a $100 Contribution!!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a look at the specially-made, limited edition City Gardens pint glasses. From now until the end of our Kickstarter campaign we will give you two pint glasses with every $100 contribution along with a $10 gift card to Randy Now's Man Cave in... (Read More)

Kickstarter campagin for Book on Trenton NJ’s City Gardens club

July 16th - via: adequacy.net
TRENTON, NJ - At last! No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes: An Oral History of the Legendary City Gardens is going to press! After many years of hard work, tears, stops and starts, the book is documenting Trenton’s legendary nightspot is complete and there is currently a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for design and printing. (Read More)

THE NIGHT THE EXPLOITED STORMED TRENTON!!!! "No Slamdancing Authors Release New Excerpt!!!!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the most infamous nights in City Gardens lore; the authors have released a new excerpt from "No Slamdancing" and it tells the story of the night the locals faced off against Wattie and The Exploited. You can read the excerpt here. (Read More)

New Mancave Rewards Added to Incentives Packages!!!!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
The Kickstarter campaign for No Slamdancing, No Stagediving, No Spikes: An Oral History of the Legendary City Gardens has now partnered up with Randy Now and his Bordentown shop Randy Now's Mancave to add some extra incentives to the rewards... (Read More)

"No Slam Dancing" Authors Interviewed In Jersey Beat

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
No Slam Dancing authors Amy Yates Wuelfing and Steven DiLodovico were recently interviewed by Jim Testa for the long-running Jersey Beat. Check out the interview here.  (Read More)

New "No Slam Dancing" T-Shirt Design Revealed!!!!!!

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
It is our pleasure to unveil these killer new shirts designed by Jersey's own Bruce Boyd. Bruce, who played drums for the Hardcore outfit Pagan Babies (who played City Gardens a few times) has been an artist for many years now. Known for his graffiti... (Read More)

"No Slam Dancing" Partners Up With Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market!

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
It is our great pleasure to announce that we have hooked up with the folks over at the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market to offer extra incentives packages to contributors. The Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market works with the same DIY ethos that City Gardens... (Read More)

"No Slam Dancing" Excerpt Teaser Released!

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
In an effort to spike interest in both the book and its corresponding Kickstarter campaign, authors Amy Yates Wuelfing and Steven DiLodovico have released an excerpt from the forthcoming "No Slam Dancing, No Stage Diving, No Spikes: An Oral History... (Read More)

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