Punk Rock
Peter and the Wolves
Smog Veil Records, November 2020. First Edition. Paper Back. Six' x Nine'; French-folds. Clean, sound, without markings, carefully read. Adele Bertei's musical leanings can be accurately described as punk, no wave, disco, and synth-pop. What is described on the cover blurb as her 'music career' began in a band called..... More
American Hardcore: A Tribal History
Feral House, 2001. Oversize Softcover. Hardcore punk was an underground tribal movement created with anger and passion but ultimately destroyed by infighting and dissonance. This oral history includes photographs, discographies, and a complete national perspective on the genre. Quarto (7' x 10') 6th printing (of first edition); Clean, sound. Creased..... More
Elvis Has Left the Building: The Day the King Died
Overlook Hardcover, July 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Nearly forty years after his death, rock's ultimate legend and prototype just won't go away and his influence and legacy are to be found not just in music today, but the world over. Elvis Presley has permeated the modern world in ways that..... More
Public Works
Drag City, January 2005. First Edition. Soft Cover. Satirical essays and short stories born from the singular imagination of a forerunner of the alternative music scene make up this collection. The works show the songwriter s impressive command of language and distinctive storytelling abilities, combining the best of his dry..... More
Going Underground : American Punk 1979-1992
Zuo Press, 2006. Oversize Softcover. 2nd edition of Zuo Press original paperback with cover photo of the late great Randy Turner (1949 - 2005) singer for Austin legends the Big Boys. Quarto. (8&1/2' x 11') Mild user wear. More
Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
Picador, February 1995. Trade Paperback. "I have no time for lies and fantasy, and neither should you. Enjoy or die..." --"John Lydon" Punk has been romanticized and embalmed in various media. An English class revolt that became a worldwide fashion statement, punk's idols were the Sex Pistols, and its sneering..... More
Forced Exposure No. 5
Jimmy Johnson, 1982. Stapled Magazine. Quarto: Eight & 1/2' x Eleven'; Contents include feature/cover story on the fantastic Misfits and shorter bits on D.O.A., Effigies, Youth Brigade & Kil Slug and a bunch of record reviews both 7' singles & L.P.s. Clean, sound, with light toning. Overall it is in..... More
The Gun is Loaded
Black Dog Publishing, July 2008. Paper Back. The Gun is Loaded narrates Lydia Lunch's evolution from No Wave singer and performer, through art-house actor, to spoken word poet and celebrated author. Featuring prose, poems and narrative alongside her own recent photography projects and a visually stunning collection of archive material..... More
No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980
Abrams Image, June 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. No Wave is the first book to visually chronicle the collision of art and punk in the New York underground of 1976 to 1980. This in depth look at punk rock, new wave, experimental music, and the avant-garde art movement of the 70s..... More
Englands Dreaming : Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond (Fully Explanded and Updated with new introduction by the author)
St Martin's Griffin, January 2002. Trade Paperback. England'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 story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the..... More
Just Kids
Ecco, November 2010. Trade Paperback. WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as a...... More
Just Kids
Ecco, November 2010. Trade Paperback. WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as a...... More
Punk '77: An Inside Look at the San Francisco Rock n' Roll Scene, 1977 (Expanded 3rd Edition)
Re/Search Publications, April 2006. Trade Paperback. Cultural Writing. PUNK '77 is told in a mosaic of anecdotes, rants, gossips, and self-aggrandizements by the prototypical punks, scenesters, musicians and artists who lived the explosion of the San Francisco punk scene circa 1977, ending with the Sex Pistols' infamous last performance January..... More
Inner City Sound: Punk and Post-Punk in Australia, 1976-1985
Verse Chorus Press, September 2005. Paper Back. The bands that spearheaded the late 1970s punk scene in Australia--the Saints, Birthday Party, Radio Birdman, and the Go-Betweens--are among the most important of their time. Inner City Sound is the classic account of the explosive development of that scene. Original articles from..... More
Punk on 45: Revolutions on Vinyl 1976-79
Plexus Publishing, 2006. Reprint. Paper Back. The punk explosion of the mid-1970s unleashed an amazing wave of creativity, both musically and graphically. As punk's DIY, cut-and-paste ingenuity gave rise to groundbreaking designers like Jamie Reid and Neville Brody, the picture sleeve became an essential aspect of any new single. Featuring..... More
