Examines the impact of punk on fashion, focusing on its do-it-yourself, rip-it-to-shreds ethos, the antithesis of couture.
The book includes interviews with key members of the punk subculture, including new conversations with people who participated in the punk scene in the 1970s and 1980s.
As author Raymond A. Patton argues, punk eroded the boundaries and political categories that defined the Cold War Era, replacing them with a new framework based on identity as conservative or progressive.
Next, 50 entries cover important punk bands and subgenres, noting female punk bands as well as bands of color. The final part of the book discusses how punk has influenced other musical genres and popular culture.
Central to the book is the thesis that punks placed themselves as the rear-guards, not the avant-gardes, a statement which was in made by Danish punks in 1981, when they called themselves "bagtropperne".
From London's Clash and Sex Pistols to the Ramones' NYC protopunk, from Iggy Pop to the Misfits, this volume depicts some of our culture's seminal moments and iconic characters.
This book, based on extensive original research, examines the nature of punk culture in contemporary Russia.
Revised and expanded edition of the punk classic with six new interviews and a new introduction, bringing the definitive book of conversations with the underground's greatest minds up to 2007.
He could turn any event—even having a cup of coffee at 3 A.M. at Zucky's—into some sort of picaresque adventure. He was never boring and he never got bored, which made it easier to overlook ash in your chow.
The stores were “our base for not only selling tickets, but also to gauge the market and see what artists the people were buying to determine whom they would want to see in concert,” Goldberg explains.14 He went on to become Peoria's ...
Presents a history of punk, introduces influential people, and explores how punk influences modern music and artists.