Punk category: 246 books

Against the backdrop of the demise of punk, social unrest, and the coming to power of Margaret Thatcher, the Specials burst onto the scene with their unique brand of music in 1979-sweeping up the nation's youth with their edgy, politically charged message and iconic 2 Tone branding. Thirty years...

There’s No Bones in Ice Cream, by Sylvain Sylvain, is the inside story of glam heroes the New York Dolls outrageous, defiant, sleaze kings, transgender posers, drug casualties and victims, not just of their own excess but of an unsympathetic music industry that simply didn’t know how to process...

Blondie -- the most successful band of the punk/new wave movement -- have sold over 40-million records worldwide.The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame-inductees effortlessly cross genres such as pop, rock, disco, reggae, rap, jazz and dance -- as evidenced by their #1 hit singles Denis, Heart Of Glass,...

A thoroughly researched study of the origins of the New York City punk scene, focusing on Television and their extraordinary debut record.

“We were living through the realities of war and bringing the war onto the stage... Everybody hated us, man” Alan Vega Born out of the city's vibrant artistic underground as a counter-cultural performance art statement, opposing the war by mirroring its turmoil, Suicide became the most...

"So Real It Hurts is the perfect title for this collection. It's a mission statement. A few bleeding slices straight from the butcher shop. A sampler from an enormous archive of work that will, no doubt, be pored over by grad students, book lovers, film historians, music nerds and straight-up perverts...

With his critically acclaimed Rip It Up and Start Again, renowned music journalist Simon Reynolds applied a unique understanding to an entire generation of musicians working in the wake of punk rock. Spawning artists as singular as Talking Heads, Joy Division, The Specials, Siouxsie and the Banshees,...

This acclaimed collection of photographs includes never before seen images and exclusive interviews with one of the most influential bands of the punk era. Presented in a hardback slipcase with a signed photo from Bob Gruen.

Malickis Happy Corn Club: An Album Companion A collection of lyrical poetry written by brado creamed corn, the front man of Niagara Falls, Ontario’s punk rock band Malickis Happy Corn Club, and producer of the Electronic project known as the Fallen Robots. Suggested for mature audiences only....

A showcase of the lyrics that G. W. Sok wrote during the three decades that he was with the band The Ex, this musical compendium features more than 250 pieces: a mixture of lyrics, poetry, and political ranting. The Ex is an internationally acclaimed Dutch group that blurred the lines between indie,...

In 1975 Eddie and the Hot Rods burst onto the music scene and quickly built up a massive following. The band from south Essex were young, full of energy ... and the singer 'shook his ass'. For a time they were arguably the biggest live band in the UK. Hit singles and albums followed; they filled clubs...

Total Blam Blam #2 is a fanzine/ebook hybrid that concentrates on the music of the 1970s, particularly Glam Rock & Punk. This issue includes interviews with ex-Slits guitarist Viv Albertine and former ‘White Stuff’ fanzine editor Sandy Robertson; there’s also a look at the Sex Pistols in 1976...

The Jesus and Mary Chain's swooning debut Psychocandy seared through the underground and through the pop charts, shifting the role of noise within pop music forever. Post-punk and pro-confusion, Psychocandy became the sound of a generation poised on the brink of revolution, establishing Creation Records...

In 1983, at the height of their fame and success, punk band The Clash simply disintegrated. This is the full story of what really happened, as told to film-maker Danny Garcia by members of the band and those who knew them.A Clash fan since his teenage years, film-maker Danny Garcia set out...