Greg Shaw (1949 - Los Angeles, October 19, 2004) was a US music critic. Biography modifies wikitesto
Independent, historical music recorder, underground producer, lived between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
In the seventies with his wife and business associate Suzy Shaw creates Bomp! magazine of which he is curator and publisher. Among others, Lester Bangs, Greil Marcus, Richard Meltzer, Ken Barnes (USA Today's Music Editor) and Rodney Bingenheimer collaborate. In 1974 Bomp! he also became a Discography House publishing a long series of artists including Devo, The Weirdos, Iggy Pop, Stiv Bators and the Dead Boys.
At the same time, he collaborates with several other specialized headmasters, including Creem, Phonograph Record Magazine and occasionally Rolling Stone, publishing two books, one dedicated to Elton John, the other to Doors.
Always in the '70s works for the Sire Records note
In the eighties launches what was defined by the "garage rock" specialists around the world known in Europe as "garage punk": an extremely underground genre born originally in the sixties and recognizable by raw sound and sound production essential.
At the same time Greg, a great disk collector, cares for Rhino Records the compilation necklace titled Pebbles, inspired by Nuggets, a series of collections produced in '70 by Lenny Kaye.
With Bomp! participates in the same years at Midem, the great international music industry fair held annually in Cannes (France).
Greg Shaw dies in 2004 at the age of 55. Links externalize the wikitesto
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