Punk Press by
The punk movement sprang up on the east coast in the late 1960s. It crossed the Atlantic and virtually exploded in London and Paris. This dynamic counter movement churned out heaps of photocopied, hand stapled fanzines that expressed ideas, music and works of art. Some became professional magazines. By creating its own press, the punk movement secured its place and its voice in the history of 20th century art and culture. The book Punk Press compiles the stunning graphics created by these publications, spanning from the East Village, to East London, to the Left Bank, featuring multiple collages, cutouts and handcrafted typography, standing as a visual tour through one of music's most influential movements.
Made in the UK by
The second monograph by celebrated music photographer Janette Beckman captures 'the look' of the musicians and kids who were loudly defining an era that continues to reverberate throughout pop culture. Made in the UK documents the years between 1977 and 1983, a time when British music pushed every boundary. Due to Beckman's career within Melody Maker, she had unique access to the musicians topping the UK charts - icons of an era when music had an agenda. Beckman's gritty aesthetic placed her on good footing among the kids and the attitude in her portraits never dies.
The Stooges : how "I wanna be your dog" uncovers the ascension of younger Boomers and older Gen Xers by
Explores the legitimacy of punk rock music within the Baby Boomer and Gen X generations by considering the original recording, two cover versions and the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony's live performance of the Stooges' song "I wanna be your dog".
Punk by
Recreating the complete story of the punk phenomenon -- including where it came from and what it turned into -- Punk is a massive and visually stunning record of five years that changed the world: from 1975 to 1979. Collecting the testimony of more than 260 artists, record producers, designers, and journalists -- including John Cale, Debbie Harry, Joe Strummer, Maureen Tucker, Gerard Malanga, Lou Reed, Johnny Rotten, Danny Fields, Legs McNeil, Bob Gruen, David Byrne, Iggy Pop, Tommy Ramone, William S. Burroughs, Terry Southern, Cherry Vanilla, and Malcolm McLaren, former manager and ringleader of the Sex Pistols -- Punk brings to life the profound effect punk music had on global popular culture in the words of those who created it. With reverberations in style, fashion, attitude and philosophy, the birth of punk music released the greatest shockwaves in the popular culture since The Beatles. Punk tells the story through the words of the people who were closely tiedto the mania and through hundreds of contemporaneous color and black-and-white photographs.
Anyone Can Do It by
For more than three decades, a punk underground has repeatedly insisted that 'anyone can do it'. This underground punk movement has evolved via several micro-traditions, each offering distinct and novel presentations of what punk is, isn't, or should be. Underlying all these punk micro-traditions is a politics of empowerment that claims to be anarchistic in character, in the sense that it is contingent upon a spontaneous will to liberty (anyone can do it - in theory). How valid, though, is punk's faith in anarchistic empowerment? Exploring theories from Derrida and Marx, Anyone Can Do It: Empowerment, Tradition and the Punk Underground examines the cultural history and politics of punk. In its political resistance, punk bears an ideological relationship to the folk movement, but punk's faith in novelty and spontaneous liberty distinguish it from folk: where punk's traditions, from the 1970s onwards, have tended to search for an anarchistic 'new-sense', folk singers have more often been socialist/Marxist traditionalists, especially during the 1950s and 60s. Detailed case studies show the continuities and differences between four micro-traditions of punk: anarcho-punk, cutie/'C86', riot grrrl and math rock, thus surveying UK and US punk-related scenes of the 1980s, 1990s and beyond.
We Got Power! by
As teenagers in 1981, David Markey and his best friend Jordan Schwartz founded We Got Power, a fanzine dedicated to the hardcore punk music community in their native Los Angeles. Their text and cameras captured the early punk spirit of Black Flag, the Minutemen, Social Distortion, Youth Brigade and many others at the height of their precocious punk powers. In the process, the duo's amazing photographs also captured the dilapidated suburbs, abandoned storefronts and dereliction of the era - a rubble strewn social apocalypse that demanded a youth uprising!
Punk 45 by
This book is a revelatory guide to hundreds and hundreds of original 7" record cover sleeve designs - visual artefacts found at the heart of the most radical and anarchistic musical movement of the 20th century. Punk Rock 45 Soundsystem! is introduced (and co-compiled) by Jon Savage, author of the acclaimed definitive history of punk, England's Dreaming. As well as the encyclopaedic visual imagery featured inside, the book also includes a number of interviews with celebrated designers involved in creating punk's original iconic imagery. The revolutionary do-it-yourself ethic of punk was applied to the aesthetic of design as much as it was to music, and record sleeves acted as lo-fi signifiers of anarchy, style, fashion, politics and more with an urban and suburban invective courtesy of the 1000s of new bands - punk, post-punk, pre-punk, nearly-punk and more - that emerged at the end of the 1970s. This book is an exhaustive, thorough and exciting celebration of the stunning artwork of punk music - everything from the most celebrated and iconic designs through to the stark beauty of the cheapest do-it-yourself lo-fi obscurities.
'77 the Year of Punk and New Wave by
The first punk album was released in 1977 with The Damned's debut, and era-defining singles by The Sex Pistols and The Clash followed, as well as key records by lesser acts like Buzzcocks and Tom Robinson. '77 is a detailed history of all of the 200 UK punk or new wave artists who released a record in 1977, making the most complete document of the punk scene that thrived before punk's revolutionary spirit burned out.
Punk Is Dead by
An exposition of the lasting impact of punk on visual culture worldwide. Punk slipped quietly under the cultural radar before rising again to inspire new generations of creative and idealistic artists and musicians. This work features an essay by one of the most respected voices of the fiercely independent DIY music underground, Ian Mackaye. Other contributors include Malcolm McLaren, Vincent Gallo and Matt Burosso.
White Riot by
From the Clash to Los Crudos, skinheads to afro-punks, the punk rock movement has been obsessed by race. And yet the connections have never been traced in a comprehensive way. White Riot is the definitive study of the subject, collecting first-person writing, lyrics, letters to zines, and analyses of punk history from across the globe. This book brings together writing from leading critics such as Greil Marcus and Dick Hebdige, personal reflections from punk pioneers such as Jimmy Pursey, Darryl Jenifer and Mimi Nguyen, and reports on punk scenes from Toronto to Jakarta.
The Gun Is Loaded by
The Gun is Loaded narrates Lydia Lunch's evolution from No Wave singer and performer, through art-house actor, to spoken word poet and celebrated author. Featuring prose, poems and narrative alongside her own recent photography projects and a visually stunning collection of archive material, The Gun is Loaded is a provocative and powerful book.
Damaged by
Rise above -- Spray paint the walls -- Six pack -- What I see -- TV party -- Thirsty and miserable -- Police story -- Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie -- Depression -- Room 13 -- Damaged II -- No more -- Padded cell -- Life of pain -- Damaged I.
Plastic letters by
Fan mail -- Denis -- Bermuda Triangle blues (Flight 45) -- Youth nabbed as sniper -- Contact in Red Square -- (I'm always touched by your) presence, dear -- I'm on E -- I didn't have the nerve to say no -- Love at the pier -- No imagination -- Kidnapper -- Detroit 442 -- Cautious lip -- Bonus tracks: Once I had a love (A.K.A. The disco song) -- Scenery -- Poets problem -- Detroit 442 (live).
The story of The Clash by
The magnificent seven -- Rock the casbah -- This is radio Clash -- Should I stay or should I go -- Straight to hell -- Armagideon time --Clampdown -- Train in vain -- The guns of Brixton -- I fought the law --Somebody got murdered -- Lost in the supermarket -- Bankrobber -- White man in Hammersmith Palais -- London's burning -- Janie Jones -- Tommy gun -- Complete control -- Capital radio one -- White riot -- Career opportunities -- Clash city rockers -- Safe European home -- Stay free -- London calling -- Spanish bombs -- English civil war -- Police and thieves.
Look mom no head by
Dames, booze, chains and boots -- Two headed sex change -- Blow up your mind -- Hard-workin' man -- Miniskirt blues -- Alligator stomp -- I wanna get in your pants -- Bend over, I'll drive -- Don't get funny with me -- Eyeball in my martini -- Hipsville 29 B.C. -- The strangeness in me -- Wilder wilder faster faster
Young, loud and snotty by
Sonic reducer (3:05) -- All this and more (2:49) -- What love is (2:08) -- Not anymore (3:38) -- Ain't nothin' to do (2:25) -- Caught with the meat in your mouth (2:06) -- Hey little girl (3:01) -- I need lunch (3:36) -- High tension wire (3:05) -- Down in flames (2:15) -- Not any more ; Ain't nothin' to do (Medley) (7:15)
Live through this by
Violet (3:24) -- Miss World (2:58) -- Plump (2:34) -- Asking for it (3:29) -- Jennifer's body (3:40) -- Doll parts (3:31) -- Credit in the straight world (3:10) -- Softer, softest (3:20) -- She walks on me (3:24) -- I think that I would die (3:36) -- Gutless (2:15) -- Rock star (2:42)
Closer by
Atrocity exhibition -- Isolation -- Passover -- Colony -- A means to an end -- Heart and soul -- Twenty four hours -- The eternal -- Decades
Rude hieroglyphics by
Punk rockers Lydia Lunch and Exene Cervenka deliver scathing commentaries on the contemporary American political, economic, and social establishment. Among their targets are religion, welfare reform, anti-abortion activists, the criminal justice system, and the CIA
Kick out the jams by
Ramblin' rose -- Kick out the jams -- Come together -- Rocket reducer no. 62 (rama lama fa fa fa) -- Borderline -- Moter city in burning -- I want you right now -- Starship
New York Dolls by
Personality crisis (3:41) -- Looking for a kiss (3:18) -- Vietnamese baby (3:38) -- Lonely planet boy (4:09) -- Frankenstein (orig.) (5:58) -- Trash (3:08) -- Bad girl (3:03) -- Subway train (4:20) -- Pills (2:47) -- Private world (3:38) -- Jet boy (4:40)
Greatest hits by
You really got me (2:13) -- All day and all of the night (2:22) --Set me free (2:12) -- Who'll be the next in line (2:01) -- Come on now (1:45) -- Everybody's gonna be happy (2:15) -- I need you (2:25) -- Till the end of the day (2:20) -- Tired of waiting for you (2:30) -- A well respected man (2:41) -- You do something to me (2:25) -- You still want me (1:59) -- Stop your sobbing* (2:04) -- Dedicated follower of fashion (3:02) --I'm not like everybody else (3:27) -- Where have all the good times gone (2:47) -- Sunny afternoon (3:30)
Horses by
Gloria : in excelsis deo / P. Smith (5:54) -- Redondo Beach / P. Smith, R. Soul, L. Kaye (3:24) -- Birdland / P. Smith ... [et al.] (9:16) --Free money / P. Smith, L. Kaye (3:47) -- Kimberly / P. Smith, A. Lanier, I. Kral (4:26) -- Break it up / P. Smith, T. Verlaine (4:05) -- Land. Horses / P. Smith ; Land of a thousand dances / Chris Kenner, Antoine Dominoe ; La mer (de) / P. Smith (9:56) -- Elegie / P. Smith, A. Lanier (2:42)
New hope for the wretched: Metal priestess by
New hope. Tight black pants -- Monkey suit -- Living dead -- Test tube babies -- Won't you -- Concrete shoes -- Squirm (live) -- Want you baby -- Dreamlover -- Sometimes I -- Corruption -- Butcher baby -- Bonus. Tight black pants (live) -- Living dead (live) -- Sometimes I (live) -- Metal priestess. Lunacy -- Doom song -- Sex junkie (live) -- Black leather monster -- 12 noon -- Masterplan (live)
Ramones by
Blitzkrieg bop -- Beat is on the brat -- Judy is a punk -- I wanna be your boyfriend -- Chain saw -- Now I wanna sniff some glue -- I don't wanna go down to the basement -- Loudmouth -- Havana affair -- Listen to my heart -- 53rd & 3rd -- Let's dance -- I don't wanna walk around with you -- Today your love, tomorrow the world -- Bonus tracks: I wanna be your boyfriend (demo) -- Judy is a punk (demo) -- I don't care (demo) -- I can't be (demo) -- Now I wanna sniff some glue (demo) -- I don't wanna be learned, I don't wanna be tamed (demo) -- You should never have opened that door (demo) -- Blitzkreig bop (single version)
The scream by
Pure (1:46) -- Jigsaw feeling (4:36) --Overground (3:48) -- Carcass (3:48) -- Helter skelter (3:42) -- Mirage (2:48) -- Metal postcard (4:10) -- Nicotine stain (2:56) -- Suburban relapse (4:06) --Switch (6:46)
Never mind the bollocks, here's the Sex Pistols by
Disc 1: Holidays in the sun -- Bodies -- No feelings -- Liar -- Problems--God save the queen -- Seventeen --Anarchy in the U.K. -- Sub-mission --Pretty vacant -- New York-- EMI.
Disc 2: Seventeen -- Satelite -- Feelings -- Just me -- Submission -- Nookie -- No future -- Problems -- Lots of fun -- Liar -- Who was it? -- New York (looking for a kiss) -- Problems -- No feelings -- Pretty vacant -- Sub-mission -- No feelings -- EMI -- Seventeen -- Anarchy in the UK
The Stooges by
1969 (4:05) -- I wanna be your dog (3:10) -- We will fall (10:15) -- No fun (5:15) -- Real cool time (2:29) -- Ann (3:00) -- Not right (2:49) -- Little doll (3:21)
Marquee moon by
See no evil -- Venus -- Friction -- Marquee moon -- Elevation -- Guiding light -- Prove it -- Torn curtain
The Who sings my generation by
Out in the street (2:30) -- I don't mind (2:32) -- The good's gone (3:59) -- La la la lies (2:12) -- Much too much (2:45) -- My generation (3:15) -- The kids are alright (2:42) -- Please, please, please (2:45) -- It's not true(2:30) -- The ox (3:49) -- A legal matter (2:47) -- Instant party (circles) (3:05)
Love is the song we sing: San Francisco nuggets, 1965-1970 by
Four decades ago, legions of young people trekked to San Francisco and its famed Haight Asbury district, the epicenter for the youth-driven counterculture revolution that was transforming American culture. They came for peace, politics, community, love...and they came for the music, the most enduring legacy of that very special place and time. It has proven to be the element that really tells the true story of San Francisco in the 1960s. The city, and the Bay Area overall, were exploding with spectacular talent, including pre-eminent icons the Grateful Dead, Santana and the Jefferson Airplane as well as countless other acts that brought San Francisco's expansive sonic vibe to national, and ultimately worldwide, prominence. And, just as aspiring hippies and youthful seekers of summer lovin' flocked westward to savor the Golden State's golden age, musical talent from across the country descended on the City by the Bay including Texan Janis Joplin and Chicagoan Steve Miller. They all added to the amazing stash of sounds that remains a cornerstone of contemporary music, and they're all featured here, superstars and lesser known talents alike. The set's four discs explore this musical phenomenon from diverse vantage points for a kaleidoscopic sonic tapestry that is both vintage and timeless.
Nuggets II: original artyfacts from the British Empire and beyond, 1965-1969 by 
Nuggets Vol 1: original artyfacts from the first psychedelic era (1965-1968) by
Vol. 1 : I had to much too dream (Last night) (The Electric Prunes) -- Dirty water (The Standells) -- Night time (The Strangeloves) -- Lies (The Knickerbockers) -- Respect (The Vagrants) -- A public execution (Mouse) -- No time like the right time (The Blues Project) -- Oh yeah (The Shadows of Knight) -- Pushin' too hard (The Seeds) -- Moulty (The Barbarians) -- Don't look back (The Remains) -- An invitation to cry (The Magicians) -- Liar, liar (The Castaways) -- You're gonna miss me (The Thirteenth Floor Elevators) -- Psychotic reaction (Count Five) -- Hey Joe (The Leaves) Romeo and Juliet (Michael and the Messengers) -- Sugar and spice (The Cryan Shames) -- Baby please don't go (The Amboy Dukes) -- Tobacco Road (The Blues Magoos) -- Let's talk about girls (Chocolate Watch Band) -- Sit down, I think I love you (The Mojo Men) -- Run, run, run (The Third Rail) -- My world fell down (Sagittarius) -- Open my eyes (Nazz) -- Farmer John (The Premiers) -- It's-a-happening (The Magic Mushrooms)
Germfree adolescents by
The day the world turned Dayglo (2:50) -- Obsessed with you (2:26) -- Genetic engineering (2:46) -- Identity (2:21) -- I live off you (2:06) -- Germfree adolescents (3:10) -- Art-i-ficial (3:21) -- Let's submerge (3:23) -- Warrior in Woolworths (3:03) -- I am a poseur (2:30) -- I can't do anything (2:55) -- Highly inflammable (2:32) -- Age (2:36) -- Plastic bag (4:51) -- I am a cliche (1:52) -- O bondage up yours! (2:48)
Clockwork Orange County by
"It was the late 1970's. Many Californians objected to the spike-haired kids with tattoos and the police force didn't understand them. No one believed the Cuckoo's Nest, a little club in Southern California, would launch the careers of so many great punk bands, spawn the first ever "Mosh pit" and fuel a multi-billion dollar youth culture that still endures today"--Container.
Live and pissed 1988 by
G. G. Allin was a notorious non-conformist whose stage antics included performing in the nude, smearing excrement all over himself and the audience, attacking the audience and mutilating himself. This footage documents his 1988 performance at the Covered Dog Saloon in San Francisco along with interviews and other live performance excerpts.
The Ramones: End of the century by
Special features: Theatrical trailer ; Deleted scene "Clem Burke as Elvis Ramone" ; Joey Ramone radio interview from FM 106.3 ; Johnny Ramone interview excerpts ; Richie Ramone interview excerpts ; Marky Ramone drum techniques ; Joe Strummer interview excerpts ; Tommy Ramone interview excerpts ; Debbie Harry and Chris Stein interview excerpts ; "Who wrote what on the first 3 albums" by Tommy Ramone.
