Punk: The illustrated history of a music revolution

by Adrian Boot, Chris Salewicz

Charting the rise of punk as it grew beyond the confines of London's Westway and King's Road into a worldwide movement, this book uses previously unpublished images from film footage. The story is told particularly from the Clash's point of view, and focuses on punk's social force.

Genres: Music, Punk, Nonfiction

157 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this at first because the pictures were awsome and it talked about of a lot of the music I used to listen to whn I was younger. I read it from cover to cover after that learning a bit about the music I used to love along the way. It covers from the talking Heads and Blondie through the new wavers like the cure and Siousxie so its a damned good read!!

[Shane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clunky, amateurish, and irritating with flashes of clarity and insight ala the 'genre' its covering, which reminded me of what Ron Swanson said to Ann (on the telly show "Parks and Recreation") at her farewell party: goodbye Ann, I've enjoyed parts of our time together.