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Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day Paperback - 2009
by Jack Boulware; Silke Tudor
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An oral history of the modern punk-revival's West CoastBirthplaceOutside of New York and London, California's BayArea claims the oldest continuous punk-rock scene in the world.Gimme Something Better brings this outrageous and influentialpunk scene to life, from the notorious final performance of the SexPistols, to Jello Biafra's bid for mayor, the rise of Maximum RocknRollmagazine, and the East Bay pop-punk sound that sold millionsaround the globe. Throngs of punks, including members of the DeadKennedys, Avengers, Flipper, MDC, Green Day, Rancid, NOFX,and AFI, tell their own stories in this definitive account, from theinnovative art-damage of San Francisco's Fab Mab in North Beach,to the still vibrant all-ages DIY ethos of Berkeley's Gilman Street.Compiled by longtime Bay Area journalists Jack Boulware and SilkeTudor, Gimme Something Better chronicles more than two decadesof punk music, progressive politics, social consciousness, and divinedecadence, told by the people who made it happen.
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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 the East Bay pop-punk sound that sold millions around the globe. Throngs of punks, including members of the Dead Kennedys, Avengers, Flipper, MDC, Green Day, Rancid, NOFX, and AFI, tell their own stories in this definitive account, from the innovative art-damage of San Francisco?s Fab Mab in North Beach, to the still vibrant all-ages DIY ethos of Berkeley?s Gilman Street. Compiled by longtime Bay Area journalists Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor, Gimme Something Better chronicles more than two decades of punk music, progressive politics, social consciousness, and divine decadence, told by the people who made it happen.
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 the East Bay pop-punk sound that sold millions around the globe. Throngs of punks, including members of the Dead Kennedys, Avengers, Flipper, MDC, Green Day, Rancid, NOFX, and AFI, tell their own stories in this definitive account, from the innovative art-damage of San Francisco?s Fab Mab in North Beach, to the still vibrant all-ages DIY ethos of Berkeley?s Gilman Street. Compiled by longtime Bay Area journalists Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor, Gimme Something Better chronicles more than two decades of punk music, progressive politics, social consciousness, and divine decadence, told by the people who made it happen.
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- Title Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day
- Author Jack Boulware; Silke Tudor
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Publication date 2009-09-01
- Features Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780143113805 / 0143113801
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 in (20.83 x 13.97 x 3.05 cm)
- Age range 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Category Music/Songbooks
- Library of Congress subjects Punk rock musicians - California - San, Punk rock music - California - San Francisco
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009031041
- Dewey Decimal Code 781.66
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- Vanity Fair, 10/01/2009, Page 136
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