Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records
By: Jim Ruland
4.03
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A no-holds-barred narrative history of the iconic label that brought the world Black Flag, Hüsker D…
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4.55
Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition
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By: Mark Yarm
4.27
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
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3. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
By: Michael Azerrad
4.22
Format: 522 pages, Paperback
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4. American Hardcore: A Tribal History
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3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Hardcore punk was an underground tribal movement created with anger and passion but ultimately dest… read more
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4.55
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
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By: Bob Mould
3.76
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
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By: Jim Ruland , None
3.46
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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10. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
By: Werner Herzog
4.25
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
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By: Will Hermes
4.23
Format: 529 pages, Hardcover
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3.81
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
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13. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir
By: Sly Stone
3.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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14. Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)
By: Dan Ozzi
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
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4.29
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16. Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records
By: Jim Ruland
4.03
Format: None pages, Audiobook
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17. Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond
By: Geezer Butler
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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18. Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion
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3.88
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19. Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion
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4.12
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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20. Punk Paradox: A Memoir
By: Greg Graffin
4.12
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21. The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana
By: Michael Azerrad
4.47
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
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