Sunday, February 16, 2014

Ben Hamper and Take No Prisoners


Ben Hamper defined the humor and heartache of life on the line in Flint in the pages of his bestselling book Rivethead: Tales of the Assembly Line. But he also was instrumental in establishing Flint's punk scene in the eighties via his dramatically unrehearsed radio show Take No Prisoners. It offered a lifeline to Flint kids who did not share the local populace's love of Billy Joel and Foreigner. Chris Kissel and Chuck Armstrong chronicle it all on their podcast, Pressed in America. Listen here. You'll be glad you did.

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Thanks for commenting. I moderate comments, so it may take a while for your comment to appear. You might enjoy my book about Flint called "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City," a Michigan Notable Book for 2014 and a finalist for the 33rd Annual Northern California Book Award for Creative NonFiction. Filmmaker Michael Moore described Teardown as "a brilliant chronicle of the Mad Maxization of a once-great American city." More information about Teardown is available at www.teardownbook.com.