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On The Road With The Ramones

by MonteA Melnick, Frank Meyer ...

The Ramones' music has influenced nearly every power pop, punk, alternative, and metal band. Monte A. Melnick served as The Ramones tour manager from their early New York club days in the '70s to their farewell gigs in 1996. He was the fifth Ramone and was there through the arrests, the ODs the fights, the break-ups, the make-ups, the girlfriends, the hotels and the binges.Filled with memorabilia ... Read more

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The Ramones' music has influenced nearly every power pop, punk, alternative, and metal band. Monte A. Melnick served as The Ramones tour manager from their early New York club days in the '70s to their farewell gigs in 1996. He was the fifth Ramone and was there through the arrests, the ODs the fights, the break-ups, the make-ups, the girlfriends, the hotels and the binges.Filled with memorabilia
... Read more
Teenage Kicks: My Life as an Undertone

by Michael Bradley ...

Michael Bradley joined his school friend's group in Derry, Northern Ireland in the summer of 1974. They had two guitars and no singer. Four years later the Undertones recorded 'Teenage Kicks', John Peel's favourite record, and became one of the most fondly remembered UK bands of the post punk era. Sticking to their punk rock principles, they signed terrible deals, made great records and had a ... Read more

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Michael Bradley joined his school friend's group in Derry, Northern Ireland in the summer of 1974. They had two guitars and no singer. Four years later the Undertones recorded 'Teenage Kicks', John Peel's favourite record, and became one of the most fondly remembered UK bands of the post punk era. Sticking to their punk rock principles, they signed terrible deals, made great records and had a
... Read more
Kurt Cobain: Club 27

by William English ...

Before the charts were littered with generic urban music, there was the generation of grunge when songs was simplified into powerful riffs, and lyrics had emotion. Focusing upon passionate teenage angst, rather than clubbing and getting loaded. Amy Winehouse was recently omitted to the legendary 27 club, but before her there was Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim ... Read more

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Before the charts were littered with generic urban music, there was the generation of grunge when songs was simplified into powerful riffs, and lyrics had emotion. Focusing upon passionate teenage angst, rather than clubbing and getting loaded. Amy Winehouse was recently omitted to the legendary 27 club, but before her there was Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim
... Read more
The Clash - Uncensored On the Record

by Ray Lowry and Ben Myers ...

When punk arrived in the UK in the mid-seventies it sent shock waves around the country. Spearheading the musical assault on all we had previously known were The Clash - a mighty punk rock machine that exhilarated its audience and that dared to draw on influences such as dub reggae, rockabilly and ska. After The Clash, rock music was never quite the same again.This amazing eBook opens with a ... Read more

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When punk arrived in the UK in the mid-seventies it sent shock waves around the country. Spearheading the musical assault on all we had previously known were The Clash - a mighty punk rock machine that exhilarated its audience and that dared to draw on influences such as dub reggae, rockabilly and ska. After The Clash, rock music was never quite the same again.This amazing eBook opens with a
... Read more
The Rocky Horror Show: As I Remember It

by Rayner Bourton ...

Rayner Bourton, original Rocky Horror and all 'round nice guy, has released this wonderful new book with his memories of the early days of The Rocky Horror Show. It gives a brilliant insight from the first auditions though the original Theatre Upstairs production to the Kings Road shows.For the true Rocky Horror fans, this book is a mine of information, with many descriptions of how the show ... Read more

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Rayner Bourton, original Rocky Horror and all 'round nice guy, has released this wonderful new book with his memories of the early days of The Rocky Horror Show. It gives a brilliant insight from the first auditions though the original Theatre Upstairs production to the Kings Road shows.For the true Rocky Horror fans, this book is a mine of information, with many descriptions of how the show
... Read more
Amy Winehouse

by William English ...

Series series Club 27
They tried to make her go to rehab. She said no. “All my life I have been loud to the point of being told to shut up. The only reason I have had to be this loud is because you have to scream in my family to be heard”.These are words from an essay written by Amy for her application into the Sylvia Young Theatre School. The words are an indicator of her childhood. They are reflective of her life and ... Read more

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They tried to make her go to rehab. She said no. “All my life I have been loud to the point of being told to shut up. The only reason I have had to be this loud is because you have to scream in my family to be heard”.These are words from an essay written by Amy for her application into the Sylvia Young Theatre School. The words are an indicator of her childhood. They are reflective of her life and
... Read more
The Most Interesting Man in the World

by Vinnie Stigma ...

The Godfather of New York City hardcore and founding member of Agnostic Front invites you into his lower east side pad to regale you with tales from his extraordinary life among mobsters, punk rockers, and a bevy of iconic artists and personalities—none of whom is as interesting or fascinating as the inimitable Vinnie Stigma!Born Vincent Capuccio on December 3, 1955, Vinnie Stigma—as his countless ... Read more

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The Godfather of New York City hardcore and founding member of Agnostic Front invites you into his lower east side pad to regale you with tales from his extraordinary life among mobsters, punk rockers, and a bevy of iconic artists and personalities—none of whom is as interesting or fascinating as the inimitable Vinnie Stigma!Born Vincent Capuccio on December 3, 1955, Vinnie Stigma—as his countless
... Read more
Sex Pistols: The Inside Story

by Fred Vermorel, Judy Vermorel ...

The Sex Pistols’ story is one of opportunity and outrage; arising from the chaotic slums of the punk movement, Jonny Rotten and Sid Vicious typified the anarchy and anger of their generation like none-other. In little over three years the Sex Pistols had transformed popular music and paved the way the likes of the Ramones and The Clash to gain recognition and acceptance in their wake.In a ... Read more

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The Sex Pistols’ story is one of opportunity and outrage; arising from the chaotic slums of the punk movement, Jonny Rotten and Sid Vicious typified the anarchy and anger of their generation like none-other. In little over three years the Sex Pistols had transformed popular music and paved the way the likes of the Ramones and The Clash to gain recognition and acceptance in their wake.In a
... Read more
Reichsrock

The International Web of White-Power and Neo-Nazi Hate Music

by Kirsten Dyck ...

From rap to folk to punk, music has often sought to shape its listeners’ political views, uniting them as a global community and inspiring them to take action. Yet the rallying potential of music can also be harnessed for sinister ends. As this groundbreaking new book reveals, white-power music has served as a key recruiting tool for neo-Nazi and racist hate groups worldwide.Reichsrock shines a ... Read more

$26.00 CAD

From rap to folk to punk, music has often sought to shape its listeners’ political views, uniting them as a global community and inspiring them to take action. Yet the rallying potential of music can also be harnessed for sinister ends. As this groundbreaking new book reveals, white-power music has served as a key recruiting tool for neo-Nazi and racist hate groups worldwide.Reichsrock shines a
... Read more
Hell's Bent On Rockin'

The History Of Psychobilly

by Craig Brackenridge ...

As the bastard genre of Rock 'n' Roll and the forgotten offspring of Punk, a history of Psychobilly is long overdue. Despite being starved of the oxygen of mainstream music press attention for over 25 years, Psychobilly has thrived in the underground building a network of fiercely loyal followers and produced a huge number of bands who each peddle their own brand of the genre. The book follows the ... Read more

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As the bastard genre of Rock 'n' Roll and the forgotten offspring of Punk, a history of Psychobilly is long overdue. Despite being starved of the oxygen of mainstream music press attention for over 25 years, Psychobilly has thrived in the underground building a network of fiercely loyal followers and produced a huge number of bands who each peddle their own brand of the genre. The book follows the
... Read more
Night Comes Down

by Bob Short ...

Night Comes Down by Bob ShortIf nothing is true and Gods and Morality are banished, is everything permitted?For some, Punk was about a handful of big‐name bands who built careers fighting about their supreme importance in the general scheme of things. For most of us spikey haired critters, punk was a lifestyle, a place where all the weird kids got together to play; all those outsiders who could ... Read more

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Night Comes Down by Bob ShortIf nothing is true and Gods and Morality are banished, is everything permitted?For some, Punk was about a handful of big‐name bands who built careers fighting about their supreme importance in the general scheme of things. For most of us spikey haired critters, punk was a lifestyle, a place where all the weird kids got together to play; all those outsiders who could
... Read more
Punk Pedagogies in Practice

Disruptions and Connections

Edited by Francis Stewart, Laura Way ...

Series series Global Punk
With practitioners, management and policy makers continuing to critically examine pedagogical practice in post 16 education, the need to engage in conversations concerning the exact nature of this practice remains extremely pertinent.This collection develops existing work on punk pedagogies by connecting up theory and practices whilst simultaneously disrupting current accepted approaches to ... Read more

$99.26 CAD

With practitioners, management and policy makers continuing to critically examine pedagogical practice in post 16 education, the need to engage in conversations concerning the exact nature of this practice remains extremely pertinent.This collection develops existing work on punk pedagogies by connecting up theory and practices whilst simultaneously disrupting current accepted approaches to
... Read more
Thom Yorke - Radiohead & Trading Solo

by Trevor Baker ...

Radiohead is a band with few peers - acclaimed, multi-platinum-selling, globe-trotting and a critics’ favourite. At the epicentre are the strangely compelling and yet unusual features of their mercurial lead singer, Thom Yorke, one of rock music’s most enigmatic personalities. This is the first ever biography of Yorke... The tale of the extraordinary drive, ambition and perfectionism of just one ... Read more

$7.82 CAD

Radiohead is a band with few peers - acclaimed, multi-platinum-selling, globe-trotting and a critics’ favourite. At the epicentre are the strangely compelling and yet unusual features of their mercurial lead singer, Thom Yorke, one of rock music’s most enigmatic personalities. This is the first ever biography of Yorke... The tale of the extraordinary drive, ambition and perfectionism of just one
... Read more
Jugo-Rock

La vita, la musica e l’amore al tempo della guerra

by Arrigo Bernardi, Pierpaolo Capovilla ...

Estate del 1990. Un diciottenne di Karlovac, Croazia, ha appena terminato la scuola superiore. Passa il tempo tra musica punk e scazzottate. I genitori, preoccupati per il suo comportamento turbolento, decidono di mandarlo a lavorare in Germania. Un’esperienza intensa e formativa, interrotta però bruscamente dalla chiamata per il servizio militare. Un anno di fatiche, umiliazioni e violenza in una ... Read more

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Estate del 1990. Un diciottenne di Karlovac, Croazia, ha appena terminato la scuola superiore. Passa il tempo tra musica punk e scazzottate. I genitori, preoccupati per il suo comportamento turbolento, decidono di mandarlo a lavorare in Germania. Un’esperienza intensa e formativa, interrotta però bruscamente dalla chiamata per il servizio militare. Un anno di fatiche, umiliazioni e violenza in una
... Read more
The Sound Of The Machine

by Karl Bartos ...

Some of the most beautiful, era-defining music has been co-composed by Karl Bartos. ‘The Robots’, ‘Computer Love’, ‘Neon Lights’, ‘Tour De France’ and Kraftwerk’s 1982 number one single ‘The Model’ all contain his deft musical touch. For the first time, in The Sound of the Machine, Bartos speaks candidly and with wit and humour about his life in Kraftwerk, a band widely acknowledged as being one ... Read more

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Some of the most beautiful, era-defining music has been co-composed by Karl Bartos. ‘The Robots’, ‘Computer Love’, ‘Neon Lights’, ‘Tour De France’ and Kraftwerk’s 1982 number one single ‘The Model’ all contain his deft musical touch. For the first time, in The Sound of the Machine, Bartos speaks candidly and with wit and humour about his life in Kraftwerk, a band widely acknowledged as being one
... Read more
Die Klasse von 77

Ein Punkrock-Roman

by Francis Kirps ...

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1977. In einem verschlafenen Nest irgendwo in der Provinz geht das Leben seinen gewohnten, langweiligen Gang. Das ändert sich, als das erste Album der Ramones den Weg ins Kinderzimmer unseres neunjährigen Helden findet. Von nun an ist nichts mehr so, wie es war. Die neue Musik aus New York wirkt wie ein Weckruf, ein Signal zum Aufbruch aus der Provinz. Zusammen mit seinem ... Read more

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Wir schreiben das Jahr 1977. In einem verschlafenen Nest irgendwo in der Provinz geht das Leben seinen gewohnten, langweiligen Gang. Das ändert sich, als das erste Album der Ramones den Weg ins Kinderzimmer unseres neunjährigen Helden findet. Von nun an ist nichts mehr so, wie es war. Die neue Musik aus New York wirkt wie ein Weckruf, ein Signal zum Aufbruch aus der Provinz. Zusammen mit seinem
... Read more
Conform To Deform

The Weird & Wonderful World Of Some Bizzare

by Wesley Doyle ...

The rise and fall of Some Bizzare—the label that introduced the world to Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, and The The—is the great untold story of alternative music.Along with Factory, Mute, and Creation, Some Bizzare was the vanguard of outsider music in the 1980s. The label’s debut release reads like a who’s who of electronic music, featuring early tracks from Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Blancmange, and ... Read more

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The rise and fall of Some Bizzare—the label that introduced the world to Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, and The The—is the great untold story of alternative music.Along with Factory, Mute, and Creation, Some Bizzare was the vanguard of outsider music in the 1980s. The label’s debut release reads like a who’s who of electronic music, featuring early tracks from Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Blancmange, and
... Read more
Bunnyman

Post-War Kid to Post-Punk Guitarist of Echo and the Bunnymen

by Will Sergeant ...

Will Sergeant is a sonic master of the universe. - Courtney LoveThis is the true story of one small boy, me, Will Sergeant, navigating the 60’s and 70’s, a woolly-back (hick) spawned one drunken night on the outskirts of a Nazi pocked and battered Liverpool, growing up with the spectre of WW2 still creeping about most adults padlocked minds. I trudge on into a piss wet 1970s, just as the pustules ... Read more

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Will Sergeant is a sonic master of the universe. - Courtney LoveThis is the true story of one small boy, me, Will Sergeant, navigating the 60’s and 70’s, a woolly-back (hick) spawned one drunken night on the outskirts of a Nazi pocked and battered Liverpool, growing up with the spectre of WW2 still creeping about most adults padlocked minds. I trudge on into a piss wet 1970s, just as the pustules
... Read more
Dexys Midnight Runners: Young Soul Rebels

by Richard White ...

Dexys Midnight Runners were one of the most misunderstood and overlooked groups of the 1980s. At the centre of it all, their front man and originator, Kevin Rowland, had a reputation for maintaining control and domination over Dexys at all costs.In the first comprehensive history of the band, author, Richard White, has conducted in-depth interviews with former members on the experience of being a ... Read more

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Dexys Midnight Runners were one of the most misunderstood and overlooked groups of the 1980s. At the centre of it all, their front man and originator, Kevin Rowland, had a reputation for maintaining control and domination over Dexys at all costs.In the first comprehensive history of the band, author, Richard White, has conducted in-depth interviews with former members on the experience of being a
... Read more
Alternatives to Valium

How Punk Rock Saved a Shy Boy’s Life

by Alastair McKay ...

“A few years ago, I asked Tom Petty how his songs had been influenced by his life. As a rule, songwriters aren’t keen on unpicking their work, and Petty was no exception. He didn’t want to get into specifics. ‘Life is so difficult,’ he said. ‘And easy. It’s just a chain of spontaneous events.’”Alastair McKay’s own life was inspired and informed by music, so his book takes the form of an album, ... Read more

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“A few years ago, I asked Tom Petty how his songs had been influenced by his life. As a rule, songwriters aren’t keen on unpicking their work, and Petty was no exception. He didn’t want to get into specifics. ‘Life is so difficult,’ he said. ‘And easy. It’s just a chain of spontaneous events.’”Alastair McKay’s own life was inspired and informed by music, so his book takes the form of an album,
... Read more
Die Story von Crass: George Berger

by George Berger ...

In der Zeit, in welcher der Punkrock den Zeitgeist beherrschte, waren Crass an der Spitze der Bewegung und definierten neue Maßstäbe.Crass waren also nicht nur das Gesicht des Anarcho-Punk, sondern auch die Speerspitze einer revolutionären Bewegung.Sie waren eine der ersten Bands die ihre eigenen Platten, Filme und Magazine veröffentlichten und auf ihrer Autokratie bestanden. Sie setzten mit ... Read more

$12.95 CAD

In der Zeit, in welcher der Punkrock den Zeitgeist beherrschte, waren Crass an der Spitze der Bewegung und definierten neue Maßstäbe.Crass waren also nicht nur das Gesicht des Anarcho-Punk, sondern auch die Speerspitze einer revolutionären Bewegung.Sie waren eine der ersten Bands die ihre eigenen Platten, Filme und Magazine veröffentlichten und auf ihrer Autokratie bestanden. Sie setzten mit
... Read more
Through The Crack In The Wall

The Secret History Of Josef K

by Johnnie Johnstone ...

‘Everything was just so intense. There was an alienation and awkwardness about Josef K, but that was actually very true to life for me. Listening today I find really difficult because it brings back so many memories, so many ghosts and characters from the past.’ Paul Haig‘A lot of what Josef K were about was as much to do with what not to play as what to play. Josef K could never have anything ... Read more

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‘Everything was just so intense. There was an alienation and awkwardness about Josef K, but that was actually very true to life for me. Listening today I find really difficult because it brings back so many memories, so many ghosts and characters from the past.’ Paul Haig‘A lot of what Josef K were about was as much to do with what not to play as what to play. Josef K could never have anything
... Read more
Whatever Happened to Slade?

When The Whole World Went Crazee!

by Daryl Easlea ...

Slade were the most iconic group of the 1970s glam rock era. Although the original quartet – Dave Hill, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea and Don Powell – ceased working as a unit in the nineties, memories of the group remain strong, thanks mainly to their remarkable, enduring, festive single, 'Merry Xmas Everybody'. But there is so much more to the band than just that one record. Whatever Happened To Slade? ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

Slade were the most iconic group of the 1970s glam rock era. Although the original quartet – Dave Hill, Noddy Holder, Jim Lea and Don Powell – ceased working as a unit in the nineties, memories of the group remain strong, thanks mainly to their remarkable, enduring, festive single, 'Merry Xmas Everybody'. But there is so much more to the band than just that one record. Whatever Happened To Slade?
... Read more
A Furious Devotion

The Life of Shane MacGowan

by Richard Balls ...

Punk protagonist, legendary drinker, Irish musical icon. The complete and extraordinary journey of the Pogues’ notorious frontman from outcast to national treasure has never been told – until now. A Furious Devotion vividly recounts the experiences that shaped the greatest songwriter of his generation: the formative trips to his mother’s homestead in Tipperary, the explosion of punk which changed ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

Punk protagonist, legendary drinker, Irish musical icon. The complete and extraordinary journey of the Pogues’ notorious frontman from outcast to national treasure has never been told – until now. A Furious Devotion vividly recounts the experiences that shaped the greatest songwriter of his generation: the formative trips to his mother’s homestead in Tipperary, the explosion of punk which changed
... Read more

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