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We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk
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A great book on the Hollywood punk scene circa 1978, and I'm in it, too.…more

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Andy
Jan 03, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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Since I'm all over this book I'm not going to review it (other than the five stars), however I just want to comment that some reviewers have gone into a New York vs. Los Angeles punk debate. That wasn't Brendan Mullen's intention: he simply wanted to document a brief period of time when the Hollywood punk scene was a strange, underground phenomenon.

I think Brendan should have put a time period in the title (1977-1980) as it would have been less disappointing for readers expecting SST and Orange
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Ray
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