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
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
Punk -- The Best of Punk Magazine
It Books, December 2011. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. The very best of Punk--the legendary magazine thatdefined an era--finds new life in this stunning anthology, featuring originalarticles along with behind-the-scenes commentary and the backstory on eachissue as told by editor-in-chief John Holmstrom. Punkwas the Bible of the urban counterculture movement. It..... More
Just Kids
Ecco, November 2010. Trade Paperback. WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "Reading rocker Smith's account of her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, it's hard not to believe in fate. How else to explain the chance encounter that threw them together, allowing both to blossom? Quirky and spellbinding." -- People It..... 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. More than just a new direction in music, punk rock ignited a cultural revolution. Its intense, exciting emergence in the Bay Area is captured in Punk 77. In more than 100 searing, fully-captioned photos -- including early shots of The Damned, The Ramones, Blondie..... 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
