Bibliograph

Punk rock, an oral history, John Robb ; edited by Oliver Craske ; introduction by Henry Rollins

Type

Label

Punk rock, an oral history, John Robb ; edited by Oliver Craske ; introduction by Henry Rollins

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Punk rock

Oclc number

801388488

Responsibility statement

John Robb ; edited by Oliver Craske ; introduction by Henry Rollins

Sub title

an oral history

Summary

Vibrant and volatile, the punk scene left an extraordinary legacy of music and cultural change, and this work talks to those who cultivated the movement, weaving together their accounts to create a raw and unprecedented oral history of punk in the United Kingdom. From the Clash, Crass, Henry Rollins, and John Lydon to the Sex Pistols, the Stranglers, and the Buzzcocks, this reference features more than 150 interviews that encapsulate the most thrilling wave of rock and roll pop culture ever seen

Table Of Contents

1950-1969 : the roots of punk -- 1970-1974 : glam rock and other early seventies revolutions -- 1975 : I'm not an abortion : the birth of punk -- 1976 : part I : into chaos -- 1976 : part II : year Xerox -- 1976 : part III : punk becomes a dirty word -- 1977 : part I : the explosion -- 1977 : part II : in 1977, I hope I go to heaven -- 1977 : part III : generation why -- 1978 : no map or address -- 1979 : the second wave peaks -- 1980-84 : protest and survive

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