Punk rock : an oral history / John Robb ; edited by Oliver Craske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robb, John, 1961-

Contributor:

Craske, Oliver.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punk rock music--History and criticism.

Punk rock music.

Punk rock musicians--Interviews.

Punk rock musicians.

Rock groups--Interviews.

Rock groups.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (585 p.)

Other Title:

Oral history

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : PM Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal><B>John Robb</B> is the founder of the 1970s punk rock band the Membranes and is a current member of the group Goldblade. He is the author of <I>Death to Trad Rock</I>, <I>The North Will Rises Again: Manchester Music City 1976-1996</I>, and <I>The Stone Roses</I>. He lives in Manchester, England. <B>Lars Fredriksen</B> is a member of the punk rock band Rancid. He lives in Oakland, California.

Contents:

Cover; About the author; About the editor; Copyright; Contents; The Contributors; Foreword by Michael Bracewell; Foreword by Henry Rollins; Intro; 1 1950-69: The Roots of Punk; 2 1970-74: Glam Rock and Other Early Seventies Revolutions; 3 1975: I'm Not an Abortion: The Birth of Punk; 4 1976 Part I: Into Chaos; 5 1976 Part II: Year Xerox; 6 1976 Part III: Punk Becomes a Dirty Word; 7 1977 Part I: The Explosion; 8 1977 Part II: In 1977, I Hope I Go To Heaven; 9 1977 Part III: Generation Why; 10 1978: No Map or Address; 11 1979: The Second Wave Peaks; 12 1980-84: Protest and Survive; Outro

AcknowledgementsPicture Credits; Lyric Credits; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

"First published by Ebury Press in Great Britain, 2006"--T.p. verso.

"Introduction by Henry Rollins"--Cover.

ISBN:

1-60486-840-6

OCLC:

830163300