Smash!: Green Day, the Offspring, Rancid, Nofx, and the '90s Punk Explosion
By: Ian Winwood
3.83
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of '90s punk rock told through the prism of Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, Ranci…
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1. Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
By: Sara Marcus
3.97
Format: 367 pages, Paperback
Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of Riot Grrrl, the radical feminist uprising tha… read more
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"i want to scream because no matter how much I scream, no one will listen."-Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
"The girls couldn't block out these things and they didn't want to; they wanted to stay acutely aware of the war against them so they could fight back."-Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
2. Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
By: Chuck Klosterman
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Empirically proving that -- no matter where you are -- kids wanna rock, this is Chuck Klosterman's … read more
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"It might sound chauvinistic, but there is a sad reality in rock music: Bands who depend on support from females inevitably crash and burn."-Chuck Klosterman, Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
"I sometimes wonder how many hours of my life I have wasted bitching about keyboards. The use of keyboards and synthesizers is the Roe v. Wade of '80s metal. It was-without question-the lamest instrum…"-Chuck Klosterman, Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota
3. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
By: Michael Azerrad
4.22
Format: 522 pages, Paperback
This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of… read more
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"Rock'n'roll is a teenage sport, meant to be played by teenagers of all ages--they could be 15, 25 or 35. It all boils down to whether they've got the love in their hearts, that beautiful teenage spir…"-Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
4. NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
By: Jeff Alulis , NOFX , Billy Joe Armstrong
4.55
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
The candid, hilarious, shocking, occasionally horrifying, and surprisingly moving New York Times be… read more
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"From 111 Mike " I never travel with drugs because I don't want to get caught at the airport, so if I ever have any coke or ecstasy left over after night of partying I tuck it in the pages of the Bibl…"-Jeff Alulis, NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
5. Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone
By: Marky Ramone
4.00
Format: 240 pages,
The “entertaining and enlightening” (Stephen King) final word on the genius and mischie… read more
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6. Based on a True Story
By: Norm Macdonald
4.51
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the actor, gambler, ra… read more
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7. White Line Fever: The Autobiography
By: Lemmy Kilmister , Janiss Garza
3.04
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
One of music's most notorious frontmen leads a headbanging, voyeuristic odyssey into sex, drugs, an… read more
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8. Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
By: Lizzy Goodman
4.16
Format: 622 pages, Hardcover
An intriguing oral history of the post-9/11 decline of the old-guard music industry and rebirth of … read more
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9. Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
By: Laura Jane Grace
4.33
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
ONE OF BILLBOARD'S "100 GREATEST MUSIC BOOKS OF ALL TIME" The provocative transgender advocate and … read more
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10. Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk
By: John Doe , Tom DeSavia
3.80
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Under the Big Black Sunexplores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to har… read more
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11. Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God
By: Greg Graffin , Steve Olson
5.00
Format: 224 pages,
A provocative look at the collision between religion and science-by the founding member of the cult… read more
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12. Girl in a Band
By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more
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- nonfiction
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"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band
13. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
14. Batman '89
By: Sam Hamm
3.61
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
Continuing the adventures of the Dark Knight from Tim Burton's classic movie Batman, Batman '89 pul… read more
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15. 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
By: Rob Harvilla
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of ge… read more
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"There is no true, clean, definitive way to separate the art from the artist. Art fully separated from the artist ceases, in a fundamental way, to be art at all. The artist gives the art meaning."-Rob Harvilla, 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
16. None of This Rocks: A Memoir
By: Joe Trohman
4.06
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Lead guitarist and cofounder of Fall Out Boy shares personal stories from his youth and his experie… read more
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17. Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America
By: Abraham Riesman
3.75
Format: 464 pages, ebook
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Riveting, essential reading.” —Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganl… read more
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18. Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion
By: Tom Beaujour
4.07
Format: 535 pages, Hardcover
Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic and often intensely creative wellspring of escapism that pe… read more
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19. Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation
By: Steven Hyden
4.14
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A leading music journalist’s riveting chronicle of how beloved band Pearl Jam shaped the times, and… read more
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"One of the many musical distinctions of my lifetime that used to seem important and now is completely forgotten is the difference between “alternative"-Steven Hyden, Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation
20. Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
By: Chris Payne
4.41
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An explosive oral history of emo's takeover from 1999 to 2008, featuring MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, FA… read more
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" Jonathan Daniel: I mean, people knew "Sins." That song was so big everywhere. But yeah, I don't think they knew the band as much. I remember Panic! went to see Kanye in Vegas, and Pete asked Kanye i…"-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
" Jim Adkins: ...There was a girl who wrote us, explaining how she felt like an outsider at her school because the punk rock kids wouldn't accept her, even though she liked us and a lot of the really …"-Chris Payne, Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
21. Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock
By: Steven Hyden
3.93
Format: 320 pages, ebook
The author of the critically acclaimed Your Favorite Band is Killing Me offers an eye-opening explo… read more
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"Just try to find an uncompelling photo of Fleetwood Mac taken at any point between 1975 and 1987. I've spent hours scouring Google Images in search of a single Fleetwood Mac band photo to which I am …"-Steven Hyden, Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock
22. Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)
By: Dan Ozzi
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well tol… read more
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23. 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… read more
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24. Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs
By: Andrew Rannells
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Candid, hilarious essays from the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls, and Big Mouth on anxiety, ambi… read more
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25. Traitor Rock (Cadia #3)
By: Justin D. Hill
4.06
Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition
Book 3 of the Cadian series The second book of the Minka Lesk story arc follows on from the stor… read more
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26. Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
By: Vivien Goldman
3.79
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music jou… read more
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27. Smash!: Green Day, the Offspring, Rancid, Nofx, and the '90s Punk Explosion
By: Ian Winwood
3.83
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A group biography of '90s punk rock told through the prism of Green Day, The Offspring, NOFX, Ranci… read more
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28. Batman, Vol. 6: Bride or Burglar?
By: Tom King
3.82
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
The path to the altar has never been so dangerous! Not long after Batman announces his engagemen… read more
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29. Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion
By: Bad Religion
4.12
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From their beginnings as teenagers experimenting in a San Fernando Valley garage dubbed "The Hell H… read more
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30. Punk Paradox: A Memoir
By: Greg Graffin
4.12
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A historical memoir and cultural criticism of punk rock’s evolution, by the legendary singer-songwr… read more
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31. Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk
By: Sam McPheeters
4.13
Format: 265 pages, Paperback
How can so many people pledge allegiance to punk, something with no fixed identity? Depending on wh… read more
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"Until YOT, conservatism thrived in the germy corners of punks scenes. When it popped up in public, it took the forms of extremists, usually skinheads, people whose shitty behavior forced a fight or f…"-Sam McPheeters, Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk
