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Wire's Pink Flag
Continuum International Publishing 2009; US$ 8.95In contrast with many of their punk peers, Wire were enigmatic and cerebral, always keeping a distance from the crowd. Although Pink Flag appeared before the end of 1977, it was already a meta-commentary on the punk scene and was far more revolutionary musically than the rest of the competition. They found more compelling uses for those three mythical... more...
When the Drumming Stops
Manic D Press, Inc. 2012; US$ 15.00Will an '80s punk band - now middle-aged and struggling in the Great Recession - discover anything when they reunite? more...
Brit Wits
Intellect 2011; US$ 10.00Humor, as much as any other trait, defines British cultural identity. It is crucial in the English sense of nation, argues humor scholar Andy Medhurst; To be properly English you must have a sense of humor, opines historian Antony Easthope. Author Zadie Smith perceives British humor as a national coping mechanism, stating, You... more...
You're Wondering Now: The Specials from Conception to Reunion
Cherry Red Books 2010; US$ 14.99Against the backdrop of the demise of punk, social unrest, and the coming to power of Margaret Thatcher, the Specials burst onto the scene with their unique brand of music in 1979?sweeping up the nation's youth with their edgy, politically charged message and iconic 2 Tone branding. Thirty years later, as the band celebrate their anniversary with... more...
NO MORE HEROES
Cherry Red Books 2012; US$ 13.13In 1976 music changed forever with the arrival of a self-empowering alternative to the bloated, sterile rock music of the day. From Cardiff to Caithness, from Portrush to Plymouth, bands promoted their own gigs, designed their own artwork and organised their own pressing and distribution. This exhaustive book, based on over 200 interviews with the... more...
ARMED WITH ANGER
Cherry Red Books 2012; US$ 13.13Following on from his successful trilogy of books about the UK?s underground punk scene of the Eighties, Ian Glasper?s ?Armed With Anger: How UK Punk Survived The Nineties? is the fourth and final book in this well-received, critically-acclaimed series, this time focusing on the much-maligned period of the Nineties. Thought by many to be an absolute... more...
The DAY THE COUNTRY DIED
Cherry Red Books 2012; US$ 10.94The Day The Country Died' is the long-awaited follow-up to Ian Glasper's successful 'Burning Britain', and sees the author exploring in minute detail the obscure, esoteric, UK anarcho-punk scene of the early Eighties. If the bands in 'Burning Britain' were loud, political and uncompromising, those examined in 'The Day The Country Died' were even more... more...
The Day the Country Died
Cherry Red Books 2007; US$ 11.99If the bands in Burning Britain were loud, political, and uncompromising, those examined in Ian Glasper's new book were even more so. With Crass and Poison Girls opening the floodgates, the arrival of bands like Zoundz, Flux of Pink Indians, Conflict, Subhumans, Dirt, The Mob, Omega Tribe, and Icons of Filth heralded a new age of honesty and integrity... more...
Armed with Anger
Cherry Red Books 2013; US$ 15.99The fourth installment in Ian Glasper's legendary journey into the heart of UK punk and hardcore explores the punk underground's transformation as the gritty 1980s gave way to the 1990s Glasper leaves no stone unturned when exploring the inspirations and motivations that drove the acts of this overlooked era of punk. From Therapy?, Understand,... more...
Screaming for Change
Lexington Books 2012; US$ 54.99Screaming for Change examines the ideology of punk rock. Previous work enlightened our understanding of the genre of punk without uncovering, ultimately, what punk asks us to do and believe. This study proposes that punk should be understood as a way of seeing the world, as a way of reasoning, or, essentially, as a philosophy on its own terms. more...









