Punk Rock
An Oral History
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Pop & Rock, Punk, Theory & Criticism, History & Criticism, Reference
| Author: | John Robb | ISBN: | 9781604868388 |
| Publisher: | PM Press | Publication: | July 17, 2012 |
| Imprint: | PM Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Robb |
| ISBN: | 9781604868388 |
| Publisher: | PM Press |
| Publication: | July 17, 2012 |
| Imprint: | PM Press |
| Language: | English |
Vibrant and volatile, the punk scene left an extraordinary legacy of music and cultural change, and this work talks to those who cultivated the movement, weaving together their accounts to create a raw and unprecedented oral history of punk in the United Kingdom. From the Clash, Crass, Henry Rollins, and John Lydon to the Sex Pistols, the Stranglers, and the Buzzcocks, this reference features more than 150 interviews that encapsulate the most thrilling wave of rock and roll pop culture ever seen. Ranging from its widely debated roots in the late 1960s to its enduring influence on modern bands, fashion, and culture, this history brings to life the energy and anarchy as no other book has done.
Vibrant and volatile, the punk scene left an extraordinary legacy of music and cultural change, and this work talks to those who cultivated the movement, weaving together their accounts to create a raw and unprecedented oral history of punk in the United Kingdom. From the Clash, Crass, Henry Rollins, and John Lydon to the Sex Pistols, the Stranglers, and the Buzzcocks, this reference features more than 150 interviews that encapsulate the most thrilling wave of rock and roll pop culture ever seen. Ranging from its widely debated roots in the late 1960s to its enduring influence on modern bands, fashion, and culture, this history brings to life the energy and anarchy as no other book has done.
