The Encyclopedia of Punk
November 26th, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in News
The Encyclopedia of Punk ($19. 56 at Amazon) lives up to its name with A-Z coverage of approximately 500 bands, zines, clubs, labels, subgenres and scenesters.
The text is peppered with hundreds of pages that capture the movement in all its sweaty, ripped denim and tattooed glory.
With a cover the size of a vinyl jacket and 400 glossy pages that make the tome thicker and heavier than your first laptop, it should make for an impressive presence on any self-respecting punk enthusiasts’ coffee table — or that old speaker box doubling as one.
November 27th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Nice post Wade!
Great for trying to find just the right gift for someone.
I’m a fool for music books.
Maybe you can highlight a few more between now and Christmas?
I’ll send lei in with a good one I recently read, “This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession”.
November 28th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Thanks. Perhaps CL could put together a 10 best music reads of 2008 feature…We’ll discuss when I return from vacation next Monday.
November 28th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Psychotic Reactions and Carbuerator Dung by Lester Bangs (ed. Greil Marcus)
Mystery Train by Greil Marcus
Please Kill Me compiled by Legs McNeil
Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azzerad
Unknown Legends of Rock n’ Roll by Richie Unterberger
Those are a few of my favorites, but I’m weird.