Word: do-it-yourself
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Inspired by the do-it-yourself ethic of the British new wave scene, independent labels and imports are exerting an increasingly powerful influence on the American music industry. Devo, Pere Ubu, the Shoes, the Romantics and 20/20 all parlayed self-financed and independently distributed singles or albums into major label deals. Several majors have attempted to keep abreast of the times by striking up distribution deals with leading British independents--Polydor with Radar, CBS with Stiff, Atlantic with Virgin and A&M with the recently formed International Record Syndicate...
...protect themselves and their families against the onslaught of starving urbanites who manage to escape the cities, many survivalists have turned their homes into virtual arsenals. As a guide, they can use Kurt Saxon's The Poor Man's James Bond, a handbook of "improvised weaponry and do-it-yourself mayhem," with simple instructions for making firearms, tear gas, explosives, zip guns and even flamethrowers. Saxon, 48, is an Ozarks-based writer and publisher. Like many survivalists, he is inspired by romantic notions of frontier self-reliance. He has six guns of his own, and come Armageddon...
...Lumber Co., a national chain, sells the ultimate do-it-yourself job: kits for designing and building houses practically from scratch. Containing everything except the foundation, plumbing and wiring, they range in size from bungalows to two-story colonials. In just one week this summer, 17 modern pioneers paid an average of $12,000 each to raise their own roofs...
...do-it-yourself trend in carpentry, plumbing, electrical work and auto repair is winning ever more converts. People seem increasingly willing to channel the refuse of daily existence-cans, bottles, newspapers-into recycling systems. Some restaurants report more calls for doggie bags for taking home leftovers. A few garbage collectors complain about a decrease in good recyclable items in the trash. Observers report an increase in the number of otherwise genteel people scouting curbside junk heaps for usable stuff such as carpets and furniture. Many people, it is said, are even learning to turn out lights when they...
...crusade against technology. Assassinations would have been frequent. Unrest would have swept through high schools. A grain glut might have triggered an agricultural depression. A breakdown of the cities would have produced chaos beyond anything ever seen before. Some urban areas would have banned the use of gasoline-powered automobiles. Do-it-yourself facelifts would have been on the market...