Unlike other volumes on the punk era that focus on just the music and primarily on British punk bands "Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture" spans the full expanse of punk as it happened in the United States, from the late-1960s blast from Iggy Pop and the Stooges to the full explosion of punk in the mid 1970s to its next-generation resurgences and continuing aftershocks.
"Punks" covers it all not just music, but the punk influence on film, fashion, media, and language. Readers will see how punk spread virally, through fan-created magazines, record labels, clubs, and radio stations,...
Unlike other volumes on the punk era that focus on just the music and primarily on British punk bands "Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture" sp...
