Punk category: 246 books
by Eric Morse
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
One of The Globe and Mail's Best Books of 2015
"A punk primer for the youngest set....Yi's incredibly detailed clay figures are a kinetic and inspired art choice. Their crazy creativity matches the expressive spirit of punk....As [Morse] points out, the best way to learn about punk it...
Transnational Punk Communities in Poland
From Nihilism to Nothing Outside Punk
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
A Transnational History of Punk Communities in Poland is a multi-regional study of the history and contemporary condition of two Polish punk communities: the one in Warsaw and surrounding areas, and the Upper Silesian region: both rich in varied and sometimes conflicting punk traditions. The author,...
My So-Called Punk
Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion---How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
When it began, punk was an underground revolution that raged against the mainstream; now punk is the mainstream. Tracing the origins of Grammy-winning icons Green Day and the triumphant resurgence of neo-punk legends Bad Religion through MTV's embrace of pop-punk bands like Yellowcard, music journalist...
Global Punk
Resistance and Rebellion in Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Global Punk examines the global phenomenon of DIY (do-it-yourself) punk, arguing that it provides a powerful tool for political resistance and personal self-empowerment. Drawing examples from across the evolution of punk – from the streets of 1976 London to the alleys of contemporary Jakarta –...
Networks of Sound, Style and Subversion
The Punk and Post-Punk Worlds of Manchester, London, Liverpool and Sheffield, 1975-80
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015
In this important book Nick Crossley examines the birth of punk in the UK and its transformation, within a short period of time, into post-punk. Dominant explanations of these developments have tended to focus upon strains and frustrations, both social and aesthetic, which are said to have provoked...
Disco's Out...Murder's In!
The True Story of Frank the Shank and L.A.'s Deadliest Punk Rock Gang
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs.
The Los Angeles, Orange County, and South Bay punk scenes, populated by blue collar kids...
Screaming for Change
Articulating a Unifying Philosophy of Punk Rock
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Screaming for Change advances an understanding of punk rock by going beyond description of punk as a musical, political, social, and cultural genre of communication. Previous scholarship about punk rock has primarily dealt with those boundaries of genre. Previous scholars neglected to examine the...
The Politics of Punk
Protest and Revolt from the Streets
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
Punk rock has long been equated with the ever-shifting concepts of dissent, disruption, and counter-cultural activities. As a result, since its 1970s and 1980s incarnations, when bands in Britain—from The Clash and Sex Pistols to Angelic Upstarts, U.K. Subs, and Crass—offered alternative political...
One Chord Wonders
Power and Meaning in Punk Rock
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Originally published in 1985, One Chord Wonders was the first full-length study of the glory years of British punk. The book argues that one of punk’s most significant political achievements was to expose the operations of power in the British entertainment industries as they were thrown into confusion...
We Owe You Nothing
Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
“Collects some of [Punk Planet’s] best interviews from the past half-decade . . . serves as a reminder that punk is not just music but a movement.” —The A.V. Club
Updated with six more interviews and a new introduction, the expanded edition of We Owe You Nothing is the definitive book...
by Barry J. Faulk, Brady Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Punk Rock Warlord explores the relevance of Joe Strummer within the continuing legacies of both punk rock and progressive politics. It is aimed at scholars and general readers interested in The Clash, punk culture, and the intersections between pop music and politics, on both sides of the Atlantic....
Armed with Anger
How UK Punk Survived the Nineties
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
The fourth installment in Ian Glasper's legendary journey into the heart of UK punk and hardcore explores the punk underground's transformation as the gritty 1980s gave way to the 1990s
Glasper leaves no stone unturned when exploring the inspirations and motivations that drove the acts of...
More Fun in the New World
The Unmaking and Legacy of L.A. Punk
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Sequel to Grammy-nominated bestseller Under the Big Black Sun, continuing the up-close and personal account of the L.A. punk scene, with 50 rare photos
Picking up where Under the Big Black Sun left off, More Fun in the New World explores the years 1982 to 1987, covering the dizzying pinnacle...
by Marco Ferrarese
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Between 2010 and 2015, travel writer, author and metal punk guitarist Marco Ferrarese was the one and only ‘white elephant in the room’ of the Malaysian metal punk scene. A European inbred metal punk fool stranded in a globalised world of transnational extreme music chop suey. In this highly electric...