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Looking at the evolution of punk from its inception in 1975 to 2020, Listen to Punk Rock! Exploring a Musical Genre delves into the lasting impact of the genre throughout society today. This book provides readers with a fuller picture of punk rock as an inclusive genre with continuing relevance. Organized in a roughly chronological manner, it starts with an introduction that explains the musical and cultural forces that shaped the punk genre. Next, 50 entries cover important punk bands and subgenres, noting female punk bands as well as bands of color. The final part of the book discusses how punk has influenced other musical genres and popular culture. The book gives those new to the genre an overview of important bands and products related to the movement in music, including publications, fashion, and films about punk rock. Notably, it pays special attention to diversity within the genre, discussing bands often overlooked or mentioned only in passing in most histories of the movement, which focus mainly on The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Ramones as the pioneers of punk.
List of contents
Series Foreword
Preface
1. Background and History
2. Must-Hear Music
Against Me!
Transgender Dysphoria BluesAlice Bag:
Alice BagBad Brains:
I Against IBad Religion:
Stranger Than FictionBikini Kill:
Pussy WhippedBlack Flag:
DamagedBlondie:
Plastic LettersBuzzcocks:
Singles Going SteadyThe Clash:
London CallingThe Cramps:
Songs the Lord Taught UsCrass:
The Feeding of the 5000The Damned:
Damned, Damned, Damned (Expanded Edition)
Dead Boys:
Young, Loud, and SnottyDead Kennedys:
Fresh Fruit for Rotting VegetablesDeath:
For the Whole World to SeeThe Dropkick Murphys:
Going Out in StyleFrench Punk:
Punk 45: Les Punks: The French ConnectionFugazi:
Repeater and Minor Threat: "Straight Edge"
The Germs:
GIGogol Bordello:
Super Taranta!Green Day:
Dookie and
American IdiotThe Jam:
In the CityL7:
Bricks Are HeavyLas Vulpes:
Me Gusta SerMe First and the Gimmie Gimmies:
Rake It In: The Greatest HitsMisfits:
Walk Among UsMojo Nixon and Skid Roper:
Bo-Day-Shus!!!The Muffs:
The MuffsPansy Division:
DefloweredThe Pogues:
Rum, Sodomy, and the LashPunk Christmas Music
Pussy Riot:
Kill the SexistThe Raincoats:
The RaincoatsThe Ramones:
Ramones (Fortieth Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Rancid: .
And Out Come the WolvesRichard Hell and the Voidoids:
Blank GenerationThe Runaways:
The RunawaysThe Sex Pistols:
Never Mind the Bollocks: Here's the Sex PistolsShonen Knife:
Alive! in OsakaSiouxsie and the Banshees:
The ScreamThe Slits:
CutPatti Smith:
HorsesSocial Distortion:
Hard Times and Nursery RhymesThe Stooges:
Raw PowerTaqwacore
War on Women:
Capture the FlagWatch This! Documentaries, Feature Films, and Videos
Women in Punk
X:
Los AngelesX-Ray Spex:
Germfree Adolescents (Reissue)
3. Impact on Popular Culture
4. Legacy
Bibliography
Index
About the author
June Michele Pulliam teaches courses on horror fiction and film, young adult fiction, and women's and gender studies at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
