Punk category: 246 books

Cover of Dexys Midnight Runners: Young Soul Rebels
by Richard White
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Dexys Midnight Runners were one of the most misunderstood and overlooked groups of the 1980s. At the centre of it all, their front man and originator, Kevin Rowland, had a reputation for maintaining control and domination over Dexys at all costs. In the first comprehensive history of the band,...
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I, Doll

Life and Death with the New York Dolls

by Arthur Killer Kane
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009

When the New York Dolls' bassist died suddenly at age 55 in 2004, he left behind not only their timeless music-and many thousands of fans and friends-but a memoir of the Dolls' early years. This distinctive and extroverted voice of an undisciplined showman is presented with an introduction and epilogue...
Cover of Blondie: Parallel Lives
by Dick Porter, Kris Needs
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017

Parallel Lives is the definitive biography of Blondie, the iconic New York band led by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. One of the most iconic groups of their generation, Blondie experienced an unparalleled rise to global superstardom during the late 1970s, topping charts and breaking...
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by William English
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2012

Freddie Mercury fronted the legendary rock group Queen. With songs such as "Don't Stop Me Now", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "I want To Break Free", it's no wonder he was voted the greatest male singer of all time.  This is his story.  The unofficial Freddie Mercury Biography.
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Twilight of the Gods

A Journey to the End of Classic Rock

by Steven Hyden
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018

National 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" selection The author of the critically acclaimed Your Favorite Band is Killing Me offers...
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Dreadnaught

King of Afropunk

by D. H. Peligro
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013

A no-holds-barred memoir of legendary Dead Kennedys and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer D.H. Peligro, Dreadnaught chronicles Peligro from his pre-DK years growing up in a deprived St. Louis ghetto to San Francisco with Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray, and Klaus Flouride-from Los Angeles with the Chili Peppers...
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Lobotomy

Surviving the Ramones

by Dee Dee Ramone, Veronica Kofman
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016

Lobotomy is a lurid and unlikely temperance tract from the underbelly of rock 'n' roll. Taking readers on a wild rollercoaster ride from his crazy childhood in Berlin and Munich to his lonely methadone-soaked stay at a cheap hotel in Earl's Court and newfound peace on the straight and narrow, Dee...
Cover of Kurt Cobain: Club 27
by William English
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011

Before the charts were littered with generic urban music, there was the generation of grunge when songs was simplified into powerful riffs, and lyrics had emotion. Focusing upon passionate teenage angst, rather than clubbing and getting loaded. Amy Winehouse was recently omitted to the legendary 27...
Cover of Pete Doherty
by William English
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012

Some say hes an untalented junky, others call him a free-thinking libertine, Kate Moss ex or the spokesman for his generation; Pete Doherty is nothing if not divisive of opinion. Notorious for his prodigious drug intake and his stints behind bars, yet revered by many for his song writing and his impressive...
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Husker Du

The Story of the Noise-Pop Pioneers Who Launched Modern Rock

by Andrew Earles
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2010

Bob Mould, Grant Hart, and Greg Norton formed Hüsker Dü in 1979 as a wildly cathartic outfit fueled by a cocktail of anger, volume, and velocity. Here's the first book to dissect the trio that countless critics and musicians have cited as one of the most influential bands of the 1980s. Author Andrew...
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My Riot

Agnostic Front, Grit, Guts & Glory

by Roger Miret, Jon Wiederhorn
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019

“Miret’s captivating and harrowing, no-holds-barred account of a life lived in the trenches . . . You don’t have to be a major Agnostic Front fan to get maximum enjoyment out of this book. . . . A compelling read.” ―Classic Rock Revisited "Miret’s memorable, affecting stories...
Cover of Skinheads 1979-1984
by Derek Ridgers
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014

"In early '79 I was already engaged in what eventually turned out to be a lengthy photographic study of the New Romantics (though back then they were not known as such). I'd been documenting this nascent scene in the Soho nightclub 'Billy's' and, one evening, a group of about half-a-dozen skinheads...
Cover of Festivals - A Beginners Guide
by William English
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011

First year at a Festival? Heading to the UK and want to get involved with one of our most loved musical traditions. Grab your tent, wellies and this guide and you'll have everything you need!
Cover of Journey to the Centre Of The Cramps
by Dick Porter
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015

Based upon work and materials compiled for the acclaimed and now much sought after 2007 Cramps biography A Short History of Rock'n'Roll Psychosis, Journey To The Centre Of The Cramps goes far beyond being a revised and updated edition: Completely overhauled, rewritten and vastly expanded, it now represents...
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