Genres & Styles - Punk
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What about Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot
$19.95 Read morePunk arrived in Soviet Russia in 1978, spreading slowly at first through black market vinyl records and soon exploding into state-controlled performance halls, where authorities found the raucous yout… [more below]
- Series: Punx
- Author: Herbert, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1621064042
- Language: English
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Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock
$19.99 Add to cartNational Bestseller * Named one of Rolling Stone’s Best Music Books of 2018 * One of Newsweek’s 50 Best Books of 2018 * A Billboard Best of 2018 * A New York Times Book Review “New and Noteworthy” sel
- Author: Hyden, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0062657135
- Language: English
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No Machos or Pop Stars: When the Leeds Art Experiment Went Punk
$27.95 Add to cartAfter punk’s arrival in 1976, many art students in the northern English city of Leeds traded their paintbrushes for guitars and synthesizers. In bands ranging from Gang of Four, Soft Cell, and Delta 5… [more below]
- Author: Butt, Gavin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1478018631
- Language: English
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Chuco Punk: Sonic Insurgency in El Paso
$21.95 Read moreAn immersive study of the influential and predominantly Chicanx punk rock scene in El Paso, Texas.
Punk rock is known for its daring subversion, and so is the West Texas city of El Paso. In Chuco Punk
- Series: American Music
- Author: López, Tara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 147732481X
- Language: English
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England’s Dreaming, Revised Edition: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond
$42.00 Add to cartEngland’s Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational st
- Author: Savage, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: January 18 2002
- ISBN10: 0312288220
- Language: English
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Dead Boys 1977: The Lost Photographs: The Lost Photographs
$29.99 Read moreIn this gorgeous coffee table book, discover never-before-seen photographs of the Dead Boys before they took off. Taken in 1977 by the band’s roommate Dave Treat, these photographs showcase a particul
- Author: Treat, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: August 29, 2023
- ISBN10: 0578190737
- Language: English
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Sex Pistols: I Wanna Be Me
$34.95 Add to cartAmidst the chaos that was the Sex Pistols, it’s often forgotten just what a powerful band they were, and what great records they made. The Sex Pistols were no ordinary group.
Their story might be short
- Author: Simpson, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1786751240
- Language: English
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Too Fast to Live Too Young to Die: Punk & Post Punk Graphics 1976-1986
$39.95 Read morePraise for the Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die exhibition:
“A fascinating look at how punk and new wave music met the eye” New York Times
“An absolute joy” Financial Times
The largest unique collec
- Author: Krivine, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1911641360
- Language: English
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Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the Mc5, and My Life of Impossibilities
$21.99 Add to cartThe first memoir by Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and cofounder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5
“Voyeuristically dramatic.”–THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
In January 1969, bef- Author: Kramer, Wayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 21 2020
- ISBN10: 0306921529
- Language: English
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Complicated Fun: The Birth of Minneapolis Punk and Indie Rock, 1974-1984 — An Oral History
$24.95 Add to cartIn the early 1970s, the Minneapolis music scene was no scene at all. Radio stations played Top 40 music; bars and clubs booked only rock cover bands and blues bands. Meanwhile, cities like New York, D
- Author: Collins, Cyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: April 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1681340321
- Language: English
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Speak in Tongues: An Oral History of Cleveland’s Infamous DIY Punk Venue
$16.95 Read more- Series: Scene History
- Author: Sandy, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1648410642
- Language: English
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The Clash: All the Albums All the Songs
$39.95 Add to cartTHE STORIES BEHIND EVERY STUDIO TRACK FROM THE ONLY BAND THAT MATTERS.
Established in 1976 at the fore London’s punk rock insurgence, The Clash would outlast their peers while creating some of the mo
- Author: Popoff, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1629639346
- Language: English
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Punk Rock: An Oral History
$24.95 Add to cartWith its own fashion, culture, and chaotic energy, punk rock boasted a do-it-yourself ethos that allowed anyone to take part. Vibrant and volatile, the punk scene left an extraordinary legacy of music
- Author: Robb, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: July 17 2012
- ISBN10: 1604860057
- Language: English
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Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo
$23.99 Add to cartNothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo tells the story of a cultural moment that’s happening right now-the nexus point where teen culture, music, and the web converge to create something ne
- Author: Greenwald, Andy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 15 2003
- ISBN10: 0312308639
- Language: English
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More Fun in the New World: The Unmaking and Legacy of L.A. Punk
$16.99 Add to cartThis sequel to Grammy-nominated bestseller Under the Big Black Sun continues the up-close and personal account of the L.A. punk scene–and includes fifty rare photos.
Picking up where Under the Big Bl- Author: Doe, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0306922134
- Language: English
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Punk: The Definitive Guide to the Blank Generation and Beyond
$34.43 Add to cartPunk: The Definitive Guide to the Blank Generation and Beyond serves as the most exhaustive treatment of the punk movement–not only its music, which Rich Weidman exhaustively details from the proto-p
- Author: Weidman, Rich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: January 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1493062409
- Language: English
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Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day
$19.99 Add to cartThe full story of the rise and spectacular comeback of the band hailed as the saviors of punk rock.
It’s hard to believe that in early 2004 Green Day was considered over — the band was still togethe- Author: Spitz, Marc
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 13 2007
- ISBN10: 1401309127
- Language: English
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Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984
$29.95 Add to cartAs the Seventies drew to a close and the media declared punk dead and buried, a whole new breed of band was emerging from the gutter. Harder and faster than their ’76-’77 predecessors, not to mention
- Author: Glasper, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: August 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1604867485
- Language: English
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The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk
$16.95 Add to cartBased in part on the recent interviews with more than 125 people–among them Tommy Ramone, Chris Stein (Blondie), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Hilly Kristal (CBGBs owner), and John Zorn–this book … [more below]
- Author: Beeber, Steven Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1556527616
- Language: English
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Punk Is Dead, Punk Is Everything
$45.00 Add to cartBack by popular demand in a new paperback edition, Punk is Dead exposes the lasting impact of punk on visual culture worldwide. Hundreds of flyers, photos, set lists, vintage fashions and other epheme… [more below]
- Author: Turcotte, Bryan Ray
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 3943330621
- Language: English
