Punk Rock: An Oral History

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With its own fashion, culture and chaotic energy, punk rock boasted a do-it-yourself ethos that allowed anyone and everyone to take part. Vibrant and volatile, the punk scene left an extraordinary legacy of music and cultural change. In Punk Rock: An Oral History, John Robb talks to many of those who cultivated the movement, such as John Lydon, Lemmy, Siouxsie Sioux, Mick Jones, Chrissie Hynde, Malcolm McLaren, Henry Rollins and Glen Matlock, weaving together their accounts to create a raw and unprecedented oral history of UK punk.

John Robb is the founder of the 1970s punk rock band the Membranes and is a current member of the group Goldblade. He is the author of Death to Trad Rock, The North Will Rises Again: Manchester Music City 1976-1996, and The Stone Roses. He lives in Manchester, England. Lars Fredriksen is a member of the punk rock band Rancid. He lives in Oakland, California.

"Its unique brand of energy helps make it a riot all its own." --Harp Magazine "John Robb is a great writer...and he is supremely qualified in my opinion to talk about punk rock." --Mick Jones, The Clash "John Robb is as punk rock as The Clash." --Alan McGee