Gimme Something Better
The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day
$38.99
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2009
Summary
An endlessly fascinating and frankly addictive masterpiece of safety-pin journalism.
An oral history of the modern punk-revival’s West Coast Birthplace
Outside of New York and London, California’s Bay Area claims the oldest continuous punk-rock scene in the world. Gimme Something Better brings this outrageous and influential punk scene to life, from the notorious final performance of the Sex Pistols, to Jello Biafra’s bid for mayor, the rise of Maximum RocknRoll magazine, and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143113805 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143113801 |
| Author: | Jack Boulware, Silke Tudor |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 471g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
” [An] endlessly fascinating and frankly addictive masterpiece of safety-pin journalism.” – Austin Chronicle
“When I thought I will never read – or even enjoy – another oral history book about punk Boulware and Tudor deliver this great documentary of one of the more important scenes.” – Trust Fanzine
About The Author
Jack Boulware
Jack Boulware is an author, writer, and freelance columnist. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post, Playboy, Maxim, Salon, the San Francisco Chronicle, and SF Weekly. He is the cofounder of San Francisco’s Litquake literary festival, and the author of Sex, American Style and San Francisco Bizarro.
Silke Tudor’s writing has appeared in the Village Voice, Spin, and Tattoo Savage. She worked for ten years as a columnist and nightlife editor at SF Weekly, where she produced the annual SF Weekly Music Awards. She lives in New York City.
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