1st Edition

Punk Rock: So What? The Cultural Legacy of Punk

Edited By Roger Sabin Copyright 1999
264 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

It's now over twenty years since punk pogo-ed its way into our consciousness. Punk Rock So What? brings together a new generation of academics, writers and journalists to provide the first comprehensive assessment of punk and its place in popular music history, culture and myth. The contributors, who include Suzanne Moore, Lucy OBrien, Andy Medhurst, Mark Sinker and Paul Cobley, challenge... Read more
List of figures, list of contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART I Shock waves and ripple effects, PART II Experience, memory and historiography, Index

Biography

Roger Sabin

"The best book of its kind on the market."- CerclesPop.com

'Sabin's book provides a stimulating survey of just what is at stake as punk becomes history.' - Arlis News-Sheet

'...thought provoking and entertaining. ... my favourite chapter was Mark Sinker's immaculately written piece on the ettiquette of punk.' - Rolling Stone