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Born to rock Born to rock Gordon Korman High school senior Leo Caraway, a conservative Republican, learns that his biological father is a punk rock legend. OL109531W
Punk Punk Charlotte Guillain Gives an introduction to punk culture, its people, development and characteristics. Includes activities. OL15022374W
Zero Zero Tom Leveen After graduating from a Phoenix, Arizona, high school, aspiring artist Amanda "Zero" Walsh unexpectedly begins a relationship with a drummer in a punk rock band, which helps her come to terms with he… OL16624481W
Punk rock blitzkrieg Punk rock blitzkrieg Marky Ramone "The inside story behind one of the most revered bands in music history during the early days of punk rock in New York, from legendary drummer Marky Ramone. Rolling Stone ranked the Ramones at #26 on… OL17828194W
The rise and fall of the Gallivanters The rise and fall of the Gallivanters Mary Jane Beaufrand In 1983, a band led by a David Bowie lookalike prepares to compete in a battle of the bands at a possibly evil brewery, and must also cope with the fact that bass player Evan is getting sicker and si… OL17885728W
Katja from the punk band Katja from the punk band Simon Logan Katja plans to use a potent drug she has stolen for her boyfriend as a means of getting off a secluded island where out-of-control industry destroys people, and as she tries to escape, Katja is force… OL18011956W
Please kill me Please kill me Legs McNeil,Gillian McCain A contemporary classic, **Please Kill Me** is the definitive oral history of the most nihilistic of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Richard Hell, the Ramones, and scores of other punk figures lend their… OL19303066W
Zero Avenue Zero Avenue Dietrich Kalteis "Set to the cranking beat and amphetamine buzz of Vancouver's early punk scene, Zero Avenue follows Frankie Del Rey, a talented and rising punk star who runs just enough dope on the side to pay the b… OL19724231W
Straight-edge Straight-edge Tony Rettman "Starting in 1981 via Minor Threat's revolutionary call to arms, the clean and positive straight edge hardcore punk movement took hold and prospered during the 1980s, earning a position as one of the… OL19730818W
Strangled Strangled Phil Knight An examination of the English punk band the Stranglers and their outsider status. OL19997135W
Ramones at 40 Ramones at 40 Martin Popoff Chronicles in words and photos the music of the legendary band that helped spearhead the punk rock movement, from their early days in New York City to their last tour and album. Published to coincide… OL20032235W
Oh so pretty Oh so pretty Rick Poynor,Toby Mott Collector/artist Toby Mott, has amassed an exhaustive archive of printed matter relating to the history of British punk. Collected here are selected images from the Mott Collection-- posters, flyers… OL20043505W
Can't Stand up for Falling Down Can't Stand up for Falling Down Allan Jones viii, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm OL21143858W
Fury's Hour Fury's Hour Warren Kinsella 296 pages : 23 cm OL3613424W
The dance of days The dance of days Mark Andersen,Mark Jenkins "Washington DC's creative, politically insurgent punk scene is studied for the first time by local activist Mark Andersen and arts writer Mark Jenkins. The nation's capital gave birth to the most fer… OL36909515W
Punk Rock: So What? Punk Rock: So What? Roger Sabin It's now over twenty years since punk pogo-ed its way into our consciousness. Punk Rock So What?brings together a new generation of academics, writers and journalists to provide the first comprehensi… OL4279029W
Beige Beige Cecil Castellucci Katy, a quiet French Canadian teenager, reluctantly leaves Montréal to spend time with her estranged father, an aging Los Angeles punk rock legend. OL5730795W
Lexicon devil Lexicon devil Brendan Mullen This book is a surreal trip into the parallel universe of the Germs, a story told by the people who were there and augmented by rarely seen photos. Enigmatic punk-messiah Darby Crash comes alive in t… OL5814921W
The History of Punk Rock The History of Punk Rock Brenden Masar Books in Lucent's Music Library focus on the music, the musicians, the instruments, and on music's place in cultural history. The history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression at th… OL5838836W
Beer, blood and cornmeal Beer, blood and cornmeal Bob Calhoun 366 p. [32] p. of plates : 23 cm OL8822462W
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