Punk Rock Books

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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.19 — 36,226 ratings — published 1996
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.21 — 339,520 ratings — published 2010
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England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.07 — 7,320 ratings — published 1991
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Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.21 — 17,655 ratings — published 2001
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American Hardcore: A Tribal History American Hardcore: A Tribal History (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,954 ratings — published 2001
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Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)
by (shelved 9 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.37 — 6,179 ratings — published 2021
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Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,899 ratings — published 2010
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Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.32 — 10,838 ratings — published 2015
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Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,220 ratings — published 2016
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Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,191 ratings — published 2014
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We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,745 ratings — published 2001
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The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise! The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise! (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.68 — 727 ratings — published 1995
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From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,722 ratings — published 1993
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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.39 — 11,260 ratings — published 2024
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Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.10 — 9,022 ratings — published 1994
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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.83 — 36,405 ratings — published 2015
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Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,080 ratings — published 2013
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Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Books) Hairstyles of the Damned (Punk Planet Books)
by (shelved 5 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.73 — 5,957 ratings — published 2004
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Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,204 ratings — published 1997
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A Visit from the Goon Squad A Visit from the Goon Squad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.70 — 245,894 ratings — published 2010
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Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.99 — 808 ratings — published 2009
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Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation's Capital (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,047 ratings — published 2001
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The High Desert The High Desert (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,462 ratings — published 2022
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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.44 — 164,109 ratings — published 2021
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The First Rule of Punk The First Rule of Punk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,932 ratings — published 2017
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Face It Face It (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.62 — 9,163 ratings — published 2019
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Lonely Boy Lonely Boy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,928 ratings — published 2017
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My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,140 ratings — published 2016
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Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982 Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.98 — 482 ratings — published 2017
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Girl in a Band Girl in a Band (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.67 — 31,311 ratings — published 2015
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Fat Kid Rules the World Fat Kid Rules the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.80 — 8,244 ratings — published 2003
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Let Fury Have the Hour: The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer Let Fury Have the Hour: The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.82 — 295 ratings — published 2004
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Punk Rock: An Oral History Punk Rock: An Oral History (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.01 — 642 ratings — published 2006
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Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 Rip it Up and Start Again. Post-punk 1978-1984 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,177 ratings — published 2005
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We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet : The Collected Interviews We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet : The Collected Interviews (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,297 ratings — published 2001
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In the Fascist Bathroom: Punk in Pop Music, 1977-1992 In the Fascist Bathroom: Punk in Pop Music, 1977-1992 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.84 — 763 ratings — published 1993
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Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,604 ratings — published 1994
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Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,713 ratings — published 1989
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Banned in D C: Photos and Anecdotes from the DC Punk Underground Banned in D C: Photos and Anecdotes from the DC Punk Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.24 — 354 ratings — published 1988
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Punk Paradox: A Memoir Punk Paradox: A Memoir (Audiobook)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.09 — 835 ratings — published
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More Fun In The New World: The Unmaking And Legacy Of L.A. Punk More Fun In The New World: The Unmaking And Legacy Of L.A. Punk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.22 — 594 ratings — published 2019
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Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,171 ratings — published 2017
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NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.55 — 5,513 ratings — published 2016
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I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.63 — 2,440 ratings — published 2013
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Dharma Punx: A Memoir Dharma Punx: A Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,464 ratings — published 2003
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Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 4.03 — 557 ratings — published 2009
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Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.96 — 435 ratings — published 2001
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Destroy: The Definitive History of Punk Destroy: The Definitive History of Punk (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.82 — 11 ratings — published 1996
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Babylon's Burning: From Punk to Grunge Babylon's Burning: From Punk to Grunge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.60 — 245 ratings — published 2007
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Punk Rock: So What? Punk Rock: So What? (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as punk-rock)
avg rating 3.49 — 72 ratings — published 1999
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Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinGirl in a Band by Kim  GordonClothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys by Viv AlbertineGirls to the Front by Sara MarcusThe Riot Grrrl Collection by Lisa Darms
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Please Kill Me by Legs McNeilThe Riot Grrrl Collection by Lisa DarmsThe Rest is Propaganda by Steve IgnorantGet in the Van by Henry RollinsGirls to the Front by Sara Marcus
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Richard Cucarese
“Incremental change is the clarion call of cowards.”
Richard Cucarese, PUNKS

“We’ve always been a very lazy band,” admits the vocalist, “And we’ve always spent most of our time drinking, so whenever anyone booked a studio, we’d get it done as quickly as possible so we could get down the pub. We never wanted to spend much time with the actual production side of things, so that got left to the guy in the studio, who probably had very little allegiance to punk. So we always had a bad sound, but I think a lot of bands back then often did.”
Ian Glasper, Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984

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