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Love Rock Revolution
Love Rock Revolution
Written by Mark Baumgarten
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781570618222
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Love Rock Revolution
K Records and the Rise of Independent Music
Written by Mark Baumgarten


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $17.95

Punk isn't a sound--it's an idea! In 1982, K Records released its first cassette and put its own spin on punk's defiant manifesto: You don't need anyone's permission to make music. Thirty years later, the label continues to operate in the underground while rightfully claiming a role as one of the... Read more >
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Love Rock Revolution
K Records and the Rise of Independent Music
Written by Mark Baumgarten


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $17.95

Punk isn't a sound--it's an idea! In 1982, K Records released its first cassette and put its own spin on punk's defiant manifesto: You don't need anyone's permission to make music. Thirty years later, the label continues to operate in the underground while rightfully claiming a role as one of the... Read more >
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Balance
Balance
Written by Tom Barry and Sophia, Foreword by Ian Glasper
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781935613367
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Balance
European Hardcore Music
Written by Tom Barry and Sophia
Foreword by Ian Glasper


Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: December 13, 2011
Price: $40.00

Borne out of the American punk scene of the late 1970s, hardcore music raged through the '80s, spreading to towns and cities across the globe. Balance focuses on the current European scene, documenting the lives of musicians who strike a balance between their day jobs and this vital musical force. From... Read more >
Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed
Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed
Written by Paul Trynka
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767927222
Our Price: $11.99
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Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed

Written by Paul Trynka


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: December 7, 2011
Price: $11.99

“Fellow rock stars, casual members of the public, lords and media magnates, countless thousands of people will talk of their encounters with this driven, talented, indomitable creature, a man who has plumbed the depths of depravity, yet emerged with an indisputable nobility. Each of them will share an admiration and appreciation... Read more >
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The Strangest Tribe
The Strangest Tribe
Written by Stephen Tow
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781570617430
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The Strangest Tribe
How a Group of Seattle Rock Bands Invented Grunge
Written by Stephen Tow


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $18.95

Grunge isn’t dead – but was it every truly alive? Twenty years after the height of the movement, The Strangest Tribe redefines grunge as we know it. Stephen Tow takes a second look at the music and community that vaulted the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden to international fame... Read more >
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The Strangest Tribe
How a Group of Seattle Rock Bands Invented Grunge
Written by Stephen Tow


Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $18.95

Grunge isn’t dead – but was it every truly alive? Twenty years after the height of the movement, The Strangest Tribe redefines grunge as we know it. Stephen Tow takes a second look at the music and community that vaulted the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mudhoney, and Soundgarden to international fame... Read more >
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We Got the Neutron Bomb
We Got the Neutron Bomb
Written by Marc Spitz and Brendan Mullen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307566249
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We Got the Neutron Bomb
The Untold Story of L.A. Punk
Written by Marc Spitz and Brendan Mullen


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2010
Price: $13.99

Taking us back to late ’70s and early ’80s Hollywood—pre-crack, pre-AIDS, pre-Reagan—We Got the Neutron Bomb re-creates word for word the rage, intensity, and anarchic glory of the Los Angeles punk scene, straight from the mouths of the scenesters, zinesters, groupies, filmmakers, and musicians who were there.

“California was wide-open sex—no condoms... Read more >
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The Portable Henry Rollins
The Portable Henry Rollins
Written by Henry Rollins
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307568090
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The Portable Henry Rollins

Written by Henry Rollins


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2009
Price: $16.99

Henry Rollins is an artist whose legendary, no-holds-barred performances encompasses music, acting, and written and spoken word.  As Details magazine said when it named Rollins the 1994 Man of the Year: "through two decades of rage and discipline, Henry Rollins has transformed himself from an L.A. punk rocker into a universal soldier.  His... Read more >
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Sound Kapital
Sound Kapital
Supplement by Yuli Chen, Photographed by Matthew Niederhauser, Introduction by Chairman Ca
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781576875216
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Sound Kapital

Supplement by Yuli Chen
Photographed by Matthew Niederhauser
Introduction by Chairman Ca


Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $24.95

China exists today in a liminal realm, caught between the socialist idealism of old and a calamitous drive for wealth spurned by recent free-market reforms. This seemingly unbridgeable gap tears at the country’s social fabric while provoking younger generations to greater artistic heights. The unique sound emerging from Beijing’s underground delves deeply into this void, aggressively questioning... Read more >
The Taqwacores
The Taqwacores
Photographed by Kim Badawi, Foreword by Michael Muhammad Knight
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781576875001
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The Taqwacores
Muslim Punk in the USA
Photographed by Kim Badawi
Foreword by Michael Muhammad Knight


Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2009
Price: $35.00

Writer Michael Muhammad Knight coined the term "taqwacore" for his novel about a Muslim punk house in Buffalo, NY, which Knight initially distributed from the back of his car as a DIY photocopied zine. In time, the book found widespread publication through Autonomedia and garnered supporters, even inspiring the first woman-led... Read more >
Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed
Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed
Written by Paul Trynka
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767923200
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Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed

Written by Paul Trynka


Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $15.99

“Fellow rock stars, casual members of the public, lords and media magnates, countless thousands of people will talk of their encounters with this driven, talented, indomitable creature, a man who has plumbed the depths of depravity, yet emerged with an indisputable nobility. Each of them will share an admiration and appreciation... Read more >
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Made in the UK
Made in the UK
Text by Vivien Goldman and Paolo Hewitt, Photographed by Janette Beckman, Foreword by Paul Smith
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781576873939
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Made in the UK
The Music of Attitude 1977-1983 (pH Classic)
Text by Vivien Goldman and Paolo Hewitt
Photographed by Janette Beckman
Foreword by Paul Smith


Format: Hardcover, 132 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2006
Price: $18.00

“The mid-1970s was England’s darkest, dreariest hour. The UK was sliding deeper into unemployment, reeling from strike after strike, power cuts, the three-day work week, and IRA bombs. It was time for a new order and in London’s restless streets a handful of snotty young men, feisty females, and first generation... Read more >
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Made in the UK
Made in the UK
Text by Vivien Goldman and Paolo Hewitt, Photographed by Janette Beckman, Foreword by Paul Smith
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781576872635
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Made in the UK
The Music of Attitude 1977-1983
Text by Vivien Goldman and Paolo Hewitt
Photographed by Janette Beckman
Foreword by Paul Smith


Format: Hardcover, 132 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2005
Price: $35.00

“The mid-1970s was England’s darkest, dreariest hour. The UK was sliding deeper into unemployment, reeling from strike after strike, power cuts, the three-day work week, and IRA bombs. It was time for a new order and in London’s restless streets a handful of snotty young men, feisty females, and first generation... Read more >
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