TY - BOOK AU - Hockenos,Paul TI - Berlin calling: a story of anarchy, music, the Wall, and the birth of the new Berlin SN - 9781620971956 AV - DD881.3 U1 - 943.1550881 22/ger PY - 2017/// CY - New York PB - The New Press KW - City and town life KW - Germany KW - Berlin KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 KW - Social change KW - Post-communism KW - Political culture KW - Popular music KW - Popular culture KW - HISTORY / Europe / Eastern KW - ART / Art & Politics KW - MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Punk KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism KW - Berlin (Germany) KW - Social conditions KW - 1990- KW - Social life and customs KW - Fellow KW - Bosch Fellow in Public Policy KW - Class of Spring 2000 KW - Berlin Collection N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; I. West Berlin -- Learning to Love the Wall -- Bowie's Berlin -- Wall City Rock -- Free Republic of Kreuzberg -- II. East Berlin -- Flowers in the Red Zone -- Glasnost from Below -- III. The New Berlin -- The Miracle Year -- One Nation, One State, One City -- Peace, Joy, Pancakes -- Conclusion: Berlin Now -- Epilogue -- Index of Personal Names N2 - "An exhilarating journey through the subcultures, occupied squats, and late-night scenes in the anarchic first few years of Berlin after the fall of the Wall. Berlin Calling is a gripping account of the 1989 'peaceful revolution' in East Germany that upended communism and the tumultuous years of artistic ferment, political improvisation, and pirate utopias that followed. It's the story of a newly undivided Berlin when protest and punk rock, bohemia and direct democracy, techno and free theater were the order of the day. In a story stocked with fascinating characters from Berlin's highly politicized undergrounds--including playwright Heiner Muller, cult figure Blixa Bargeld of the industrial band Einsturzende Neubauten, the internationally known French Wall artist Thierry Noir, the American multimedia artist Danielle de Picciotto (founder of Love Parade), and David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust incarnation--Hockenos argues that the DIY energy and raw urban vibe of the early 1990s shaped the new Berlin and still pulses through the city today. Just as Mike Davis captured Los Angeles in his City of Quartz, Berlin Calling is a unique account of how Berlin became hip, and of why it continues to attract creative types from the world over"--Provided by publisher; I. West Berlin -- Learning to Love the Wall -- Bowie's Berlin -- Wall City Rock -- Free Republic of Kreuzberg -- II. East Berlin -- Flowers in the Red Zone -- Glasnost from Below -- III. The New Berlin -- The Miracle Year -- One Nation, One State, One City -- Peace, Joy, Pancakes -- Conclusion: Berlin Now -- Epilogue -- Index of Personal Names UR - http://d-nb.info/114463735X/04 UR - http://thenewpress.com/books/berlin-calling ER -