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(2nd edition of 400 copies) 'I'm Just The Drummer' the Bob Bert artist compendium of photography and interviews, establishes his irreplaceable link between the 1970s No Wave movement thru the 80s and 90s contemporary noise rock scene. Although Bert's immediate work is best known drumming in his wide array of musical projects he's been involved with (such as SONIC YOUTH, PUSSY GALORE, CHROME CRANKS, LYDIA LUNCH, and many more) since the early 1980s, the focus of his book isn't drum-centric as it is an encapsulation of the artistic world he's developed within. It's not a drumming instructional guide, or a critical assessment of how the drummers in bands are treated, but a 215 page guide through Bob's musically adventurous life, and what a ride! Starting out with his teenage love of photography and his process of capturing the underground downtown figureheads as well as the emerging unknown No Wave bands, Bob was just as much of an enthusiastic fan of music as he was a fixture in some of the most crucial music of the 1980s, 90s, and beyond.